After a year or so as Acting Dean and Provost at UCSC, I took my first sabbatical and decided to spend some time traveling as well as considering what I'd do for contrast. What then occurred was probably more a mid-life crisis than a break from academia. One of my first research studies was to combine art and science in the design of a radio telescope that supposedly worked, gave indications of changes through sound output (SETI) and looked, I thought, quite elegant. I then gathered a robust and professional group of scientists, artists, and musicians to help make my dream a reality.
After a year or so as Acting Dean and Provost at UCSC, I took my first sabbatical and decided to spend some time traveling as well as considering what...
Sonoma County, California, lies north of San Pablo Bay, part of the greater San Francisco Bay area, and is famous for its world-class wines, incredible sea shores, geysers, and, possibly less known for its stone quarries, the number of which lies in the hundreds. These quarries supply the world with slate patio stones, kitchen counter tops, and other hard-rock necessities including those used in building extremely sturdy homes and larger structures. The marbling of its many varieties of stones often produces fine art the beauty of which I have attempted to capture herein.
Sonoma County, California, lies north of San Pablo Bay, part of the greater San Francisco Bay area, and is famous for its world-class wines, incredibl...
The first two photos in this book represent the basis for the following set, all of which were created by multiple algorithms to produce more abstract views. This post-processing includes using apps available commercially as well as my own programs. For those reminiscing about the days when photographs and art in general required the use of human control of algorithms consisting of canvas, pencils, and brushes, please know that all of the processes required to make these drawings required human physical and mental control of hands and brains and were not limited to hardware and software...
The first two photos in this book represent the basis for the following set, all of which were created by multiple algorithms to produce more abstract...
