2018 – Page 3 – Meandering Passage

Archive for 2018

A functional visual art

by Earl 2018-09-28 in *all, Art, Photography and Philosophy 6 comments

I remember a time after high-school when I strongly considered going into architecture as a career. However, electronics and computers were on the horizon promising a long-term and perhaps more financially rewarding career. So I…

Along the downtown river in the beautiful city of Bilbao, Spain

Can we wave bye to Summer 2018…

by Earl 2018-09-26 in Art, Photography and Philosophy, Lifestyle / Travel / Living Lite 5 comments

There are signs that the summer of 2018 might be winding down in the Piedmont of North Carolina, which is good since it’s now Fall. Certainly, we’re far from the recent frost warnings Monte mentioned in Colorado but at least daily highs are only in the low 80’s (F) now. The […]

The region of the Four Valleys, Northern Spain

Upgrade to Alien Skin Exposure X4

by Earl 2018-09-23 in Art, Photography and Philosophy 8 comments

This past March I posted about switching from Adobe Lightroom for photo management to Alien Skin Exposure x3 and while missing a few Lightroom features I’ve been overall happy with my decision to switch. A few days ago Alien Skin released a major update, Exposure X4 with noticeably faster performance […]

The flowing shapes of the metallic walls at the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

Life flows

by Earl 2018-09-20 in Lifestyle / Travel / Living Lite 10 comments

There is nothing constant in the universe. All ebb and flow, and every shape that’s born, bears in its womb the seeds of change. — Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso, known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a […]

One of several sculptures devoted to King Alfonso XII, which was opened in 1922 by his son, Alfonso XIII, is the most popular areas of the large pond in the Retiro park, Madrid central, Spain.

Along the way, 70

by Earl 2018-09-17 in Art, Photography and Philosophy Comments are Disabled

In front of the National Theatre in Piata Universitatii, Bucharest, is this sculpture by Ioan Bolborea, Caragealiana (also known as Caruta cu paiate - chariot with characters) featuring sixteen bronze characters from the work of the playwright Ion Luca Caragiale - Romania.

Roles to play

by Earl 2018-09-14 in Art, Photography and Philosophy 4 comments

As hurricane Florence comes ashore in Wilmington, NC this morning I am reminded of the many roles it takes to prepare for such an event and then to react to it once it happens. Over a million people have orderly evacuated from the coastal areas and for the most part, it’s […]