Author Topic: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos  (Read 24772 times)

Akira

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #45 on: January 24, 2017, 04:29:21 »
Disorder in my neighborhood...
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« Reply #46 on: January 24, 2017, 04:55:53 »
Cosmic voids...
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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #47 on: January 24, 2017, 05:44:43 »
Akira, nice perspective on the bare tree.

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #48 on: January 24, 2017, 05:50:24 »
Thanks, Jack!
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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #49 on: January 24, 2017, 07:11:11 »
Old abandoned road covered with sand, rocks, and debris, former Smoky Jack campground, Yosemite National Park.

Old Road by Bill de Jager, on Flickr

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #50 on: January 24, 2017, 20:43:28 »
Akira, I like the second one more.  The even distribution of the picture elements is more pleasing to the eye/mind in this case.
I wonder if "Random Distribution" might have been a better thread title?
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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #51 on: January 25, 2017, 00:49:48 »
Keith, thanks for the kind comment.  Indeed I tried to trim the frame for the even distribution of the twigs.

I wonder if "Random Distribution" might have been a better thread title?

I don't think you need to change the current original title which is more open to different interpretations and inspirations.
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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #52 on: January 26, 2017, 13:32:24 »
A random distribution is also chaotic in the sense there is little or no spatial or temporal autocorrelation. Perhaps only smaller particles (such as those giving a Brownian movement) are truly chaotic, however that is pretty academic and of small relevance to photographic studies of patterns in nature.

From yesterday's trip inland to a drier and colder regime than we have had here near the Oslo Fjord so far this winter.

I did a series of test images of this scene, which comprises riperian forest (mainly alders and downy birch) responding to a recent snowfall. The weaker trunks will bend over so avoid breaking under the often heavy load. This was a perfect scene for assessment of chromatic aberration  of older lenses. I tested such familiar Nikkors as the 400 mm f/5.6, 35-70 mm f/3.5, 20/3.5, and the old-timer 50-300 mm f/4.5 ED. This depiction of riparian chaos is taken with the latter lens on a Nikon Df, and apparently this 40+ year old lens (1977) still knows how to bend light rays :D

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #53 on: January 26, 2017, 15:42:29 »
From a decaying tree.

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #54 on: January 26, 2017, 23:04:25 »
Great one, Lars.
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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #55 on: January 27, 2017, 07:28:27 »
Superb Lars and Bjørn.  I've always wanted one of the ED 50-300's.
Here's a very lucky 1/30th second 21mm shot that's not blurred (much) from camera shake.
The Laurel Sumac shrub almost died off from our drought, but seems to be coming back as a result of our 'more like normal' winter rainfall season.

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #56 on: January 27, 2017, 20:40:25 »
Cosmic voids...

Akira - I really like the shots (especially #2), the natural disorder it conveys and your cosmic analogy fits nicely :)

For some reason your shot gave flashbacks to my early days as a computer programmer when I was playing with fractals .. it was quite fascinating.

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #57 on: January 27, 2017, 20:48:56 »
Superb Lars and Bjørn.
The Laurel Sumac shrub almost died off from our drought, but seems to be coming back as a result of our 'more like normal' winter rainfall season.

Thanks Keith!

Your Sumac is definitely natural disorder! - it almost express "enter at own risk". Is it a poisonous species?

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #58 on: January 27, 2017, 20:51:54 »

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Re: [Theme] : Natural Disorder/Chaos
« Reply #59 on: January 27, 2017, 20:53:11 »
If you find my last one interesting then these might also fit the theme.