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Minimalism

©TimeLine Media - Minimalism - Hirshhorn Museum at night

On this Saturday morning, there is a lot of sad news coming from the Philippines. The record-breaking Typhoon Haiyan hit the island nation very hard. I still have lots of family that lives in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte, and we are hoping for the best as the recovery and rebuilding starts.

For today’s photography post, I wanted to write about minimalism in photography. Just as in writing, painting, or other artistic forms, it is a challenge to strip out the extraneous elements that may not add to the final piece. There is are authors that write six word novels, or poets that only write haiku. It may seem seem restrictive to put limits on how many words or syllables you use in your work, but it also can open up a new world of creativity. The structure is set for you, just finding how you can fit your art into the structure is the goal.

©TimeLine Media - Minimalism - Hirshhorn Museum at night
©TimeLine Media – Minimalism – Hirshhorn Museum at night

There are many photographers that I follow on social networks that are amazing with their minimalist work. Photographing structures, landscapes, even street scenes with a lot of negative space leaving forms and shapes for the viewer to interpret. For me, this makes for stronger photographs that seem easier to remember in your mental library. It something that I will practice and strive to better in my photography. It adds to my portfolio which is full of busy, action-filled, dance photos. Let me know what you think!

©TimeLine Media - Minimalism in photos DC
©TimeLine Media – Minimalism in photos DC
©TimeLine Media - Minimalism - underneath the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
©TimeLine Media – Minimalism – underneath the Woodrow Wilson Bridge

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NASA Memorials – Tech Thursday

Space Shuttle Discovery photo - www.timelinedc.com

NASA – Memorials

There are some sad postings for memorials at the NASA website this week. The Apollo 1, Challenger, and the upcoming Columbia anniversaries are all this week. Although I was not around for Apollo, my childhood is framed around the era of the Space Shuttle.

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The interest in space was instilled by my father. He was an architect, which would discuss engineering, design, and accomplishments of the space program. I had models of the shuttle on the back of a Boeing 747 as a background for many photos. I wish I could find one right now. We never made it to a launch in Florida, but we did visit the Kennedy Space Center on family vacations. I still have 2 space shuttle launches on VHS tape in the archive – the NBC coverage of STS-6 when Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, and STS-8 the first night launch of the shuttle.

He would explain to me the technical aspects of launching – how the boosters would be used for only part of the launch, then fall back to earth, and how the shuttle would fly with it’s bay doors open, then glide back to earth like a airplane. In a time well-before the internet, he provided me with books, magazines, and all the information I could want on the space program. We went to Dulles airport in 1985 when the Enterprise was delivered prior to display at the Air & Space Museum. It would be almost 20 years until the aircraft would be displayed at the new museum in Chantilly, VA.

NASA Delivery

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Last year, the Enterprise was being replaced at the museum by Discovery. It would be flown in just as in 1985 with flyovers giving the public many chances to see it before landing. It was a beautiful morning, and the views were perfect to see this marvelous machine as it retires. This was a personal memorial for my father who gave me an appreciation for the Space Shuttle program and astronauts and engineers that gave us pride in our resourcefulness and imagination. If he was still with us, I’m sure he would have been out there shooting a camera with me.

Space Shuttle Discovery photo - www.timelinedc.com
Space Shuttle Discovery photo - www.timelinedc.com

I had a quick short video of my shoot from that day – Waiting For Discovery

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