Rope Swing Video 2.0

The link to my second rope swing video is below.  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dGgpwXZcF8

Political Art: Disesperanza

While I begin to master the pen tool in photoshop, one thing that I would love to do is to produce more politically charged art.  Here is a rendition of a version of the Mexican Flag.  The government in Mexico is one of the most corrupt in the world and it cripples the lively of the people that live there.

I'm a Rope Swing Fanatic

I first went on a rope swing back in my freshman year of college.  A legendary rope swing had been put up on the same tree that the yellow one is tied to today.  There I started cultivating a relationship with the rush of swinging.  Over the summer, the swing was cut down and one didn't replace it until the end of the Spring '10 semester.  I first used rope swinging as a form of release.  After class, there was nothing more blissful and refreshing as going to the rope swing on a beautiful spring day and swinging around for an hour or so.  Over the summer I fell in love with a different rope swing located on the Eno River in Hillsboro, NC. Because you swing over water, I perfected the "upside down" and eventually I was able to master the backflip.  Here is a picture of the infamous swing though it is hard to see the rope, it is on the left side:

Once school started back up, it became more clear to me that I wanted to do some sort of art project involving the rope swing.  I started an independent study with Maia Dery outlining a few projects I wanted to tackle.  The "Rope swing project" was the first on my to-do list.  However, once I started mixing art and the rope swing, I couldn't stop.  Over the semester, I have documented the swing through pictures and video.  Below are some of my favorite pictures:

My boy Henry at the peak of the yellow

Crotch Shot

 This is a series of myself during my first shoot of my second rope swing video

Shot By Myself.  

(Used Self-timer)

My Habibi

Jonah Hole Panorama

On the same fall break trip, my lovely girl friend took me to a cool place called Jonah Hole.  Here is a panorama I made on top of a waterfall.  After some tinkering, I was able to get an affect that makes it seem as if you are going to fall, especially when you look at the part over the cliff.  Watch your step!

Night Photography

While I have still yet to tackle HDR photography, I still love going out in the dark with my tripod and taking pictures wherever there are glimpses of light.  Both of these pictures were taken over my fall break.  The first of these pictures was taken at a friends house in Asheville, NC.  It overlooks the city entire city.

The second picture was taken at my very own Guilford College by the lake.  I really dig the contrast in this picture.  Not just the contrast in between the left side which is pitch black and the bright right side (Light and dark) but the contrast between the actual scene and the reflection of the scene against the lake (in-focus and blurry).

My Eyes

Here we have two versions of a project I am working on.  The blue are two of the rope swing light fractals that I worked on previously in the year.  The irises are my own, taken myself using a tripod.  I think I could strengthen it by capturing a better picture of my iris.  I would like to eventually create an entire "blue light robot face" by adding a nose and mouth.

Seasonal Panoramas

Featured below are panoramas of the view from the top of the hill looking down at the infamous rope swings.  Each panorama captures a different season.  While each rama features practically the same view, they are severely contrasted through color and feeling.  Enjoy!

Summer

Fall

Winter