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16-JAN-2010 Tom Torbert

REALITY VS ILLUSION (5)

KC Countryside, Mo

THE REALITY OF THE WORLD IS ALWAYS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN OUR
LIMITED PERCEPTION ALLOWS... THESE FEW IMAGES TELL A POWERFUL
STORY ABOUT PERCEIVED REALITY AND THE DEEPER LEVELS THAT GO UNSEEN..


REALITY LEVEL: THE FOREST
DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE TREES, BUSHES, WEEDS, ARE ALL
COVERED WITH WHITE.. BRANCHES ARE OUTLINED AND BECOME INDIVIDUALLY
VISIBLE.. HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE ARE PERFECT FOR THE FORMATION OF
FROST... AND THE RESULT IS BEAUTIFUL..


REALITY LEVEL THE BRANCH
CLOSER INSPECTION SHOWS THAT THE BRANCH IS COVERED WITH FUZZY LITTLE
PROJECTIONS THAT CREATE THE WHITE OUTLINE ON THE BRANCHES.. CLOSER IN
DETAILS..


REALITY LEVEL: SUB-BRANCH/BUD
THE MACRO LENS TAKES US CLOSER THAN THE NAKED EYE AND SHOWS US THAT THE
FUZZY FROST IS ACTUALLY MADE UP OF CRYSTALS THAT ARE INDIVIDUAL
AND UNIQUE.. GROWING FROM THE BRANCH AND BUD...


REALITY LEVEL: SUB-BRANCH/BUD
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE...

HOW MANY OTHER LEVELS OF REALITY EXIST THAT WE CANNOT PERCEIVE
WITH OUR LIMITED SENSES... MANY, MANY... THE WORLD IS A MUCH DIFFERENT
PLACE THAN WE THINK IT IS... INTERESTING!!

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/125s f/9.0 at 105.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time16-Jan-2010 10:41:35
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length105 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/9
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (4)
Focus Distance

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Peter Stahl17-Jan-2010 16:11
A terrific set and well documented. Love the last one!! ~
Hank Vander Velde17-Jan-2010 02:00
Very interesting series of images and dialogue Tom.
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