Synesthetic Landscapes

[Rand47]

Wow... Andy Ilachinski's words, and his lovely images, were the best investment of my time on LULA maybe ever.  To be honest, the first read through felt a bit pedantic.  The second read through "came through" as one of the most thoughtful observations on the pursuit of art I've ever read.  Andy is careful with words - something so rare that it blind-sided me at first.  

The images are lovely, just lovely, evocative, satisfying.

Thank you Lumious-Landscape for introducing me to Mr. Andy Ilachinski.

Rand

[AlfSollund]

+ 1.

For me the most inspiring article on photo I have read for long time. Well done!

[uaiomex]

Chapeau!

Eduardo

[VidJa]

I followed Andy a while back in 2007 but got caught up in work/family/random stuff. I was really nice and inspiring to read the article.

[Dave Millier]

I certainly though they were real landscapes. A treat to view.

[bns]

A great eye opener. Thanks.

Boudewijn Swanenburg

[Monochrome Eye]

Magnificent work! i went through his sight and could not find a description of how he takes these images. They almost look like "moving camera". I saw something about photography through objects. Does anyone know how these are made? Looks like a fun technique to try.

Thanks
Lonnie

[jmlphotography]

Best article "on photography" I have read in a long, long time.  I put "on photography" in quotes because it really isn't. It's so much more than that.

[Andy Ilachinski]

Meant to be a reply to "Monochrome Eye"'s post (I'm still new to posting here): Nothing fancy, I assure you. These are all simple macros (about a quarter taken with Canon's EF 100mm macro, and the rest with the MPE-65mm) of various colored glasses and bottles, sometimes including whatever liquid fills them at the time I "find" them. For example, here is an early "behind the scenes" shot using a half-full Rum bottle I found on my mother-in-law's dining room table:

http://www.sudden-stillness.com/Experiments/RumScapesMaster.jpg

[Monochrome Eye]

Thanks Dr. Ilachinski for the response!
OMG! it is that simple! I was looking forward to exotic setups and expensive gear . I love the work. I am envious. I am a frustrated Phyics major who got road blocked by Tensors (never got the hang of them). Ended up being an engineer sigh....

Anyway thanks for the info. and good luck on your quests in life.

[AreBee]

Andy,

...RumScapesMaster.jpg

Your RumScapes is actually WhiskyScapes. Dalwhinnie, to be precise.

[Andy Ilachinski]

Andy,

Your RumScapes is actually WhiskyScapes. Dalwhinnie, to be precise.

I stand corrected ;-) Labels are generally an anathema for me (almost none of my images actually have one). Heck, I once even referred to my Canon as a Nikon (or vice-versa)! ; perhaps an overcompensation for the relentless focus on labels my "day job" forces on me! For the record though, I know for a fact that at least a few bona-fide RumScapes made their way into the portfolio (though, as you point out, not this one); I distinctly remember my wife's admonition to put the "Rum bottle!" back in its place as I was using a bit too much of it to help me find landscapes ;-)

[ACH DIGITAL]

Excellent work, best caption.

[Paulo Bizarro]

Enlightening.

[Monochrome Eye]

If anyone figures a way to do this through a pint of Guinness, let me know. On second thought Why waste the Guinness.

[Tom Spaulding]

Very interesting article and pictures.

I tried one with a bottle of boone's farm 



-Tom

[darr]

Great article and images; thank you Andy!

[jjstafford]

Thank you, Andy Ilachinski. What a wonderful first experience for me in this forum.
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