Monday, November 17, 2014

Head-Up Display

For about half a century, jet fighter pilots have had head-up displays (projected on the windscreen or mounted in a helmet), so that critical information could be viewed without shifting their vision down toward an instrument panel.  A couple of decades later, similar systems began to appear in some commercial aircraft.  Then a few cars began to offer similar features (possibly as much to make them seem like jet planes as to make them safer to drive).

I don't have that kind of high tech feature in my car, but when I got in it today, this rainy afternoon, I was confronted with an artistic display that almost seemed to be projected on the windshield.  Before cranking the engine and running the wipers, I had to get out my iPhone to do this photo.  I think it would have been a misdemeanor, if not a felony moving violation, to drive off without the shot!


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  1. AnonymousNovember 18, 2014 at 7:28 AM

    Your knowledge knows no bounds but I'm glad your behaviors are rule abiding and you took the photo! What a brilliant, artistic representation of Fall. Well done, and thanks.

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    1. Jess Isaiah LevinNovember 18, 2014 at 8:40 AM

      Thank you! I believe that the pursuit of knowledge should have no limits, and the pursuit of art should be as free as one's imagination, but driving a car makes us responsible for the safety of others, as well as ourselves, so no photography while driving! And of course there isn't really any law that requires one to do photos, but why waste an opportunity? :-)

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  2. AnonymousNovember 18, 2014 at 7:50 AM

    This illustrates what you commented on in a previous post. The constant practice of your art has trained your eye to see the world in a special way, and luckily for us, you share your vision, through your photos. EVAnonymous

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    1. Jess Isaiah LevinNovember 18, 2014 at 8:41 AM

      Thank you, I enjoy sharing with an appreciative audience!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 18, 2014 at 12:05 PM

    Did you ever think of combining examples of your work in a self-published book? I would buy it.
    EVAnonymous

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    1. UnknownNovember 18, 2014 at 1:18 PM

      I would likely buy it, too - especially if it is about you and Ziva (with photos)!

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  4. AnonymousNovember 18, 2014 at 12:08 PM

    Oh, and by the way, I should have said "photographic work" but your writing could be part of it.
    EVAnonymous

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    1. Jess Isaiah LevinNovember 18, 2014 at 12:34 PM

      I hadn't really thought about it, but self-published books are much more practical now than they once were, so I'll have to consider whether I can come up with a coherent theme that might appeal to some reasonable number of people. Thanks for the suggestion!

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    2. AnonymousNovember 19, 2014 at 9:36 AM

      I was thinking of a survey of your nature photography, perhaps organized by season, and including both macro and micro, animal and vegetable, (geese, trees,) and mineral, (skies, water, the moon.)
      I agree with Jacqui, Nov. 8th, that a "Ziva" book would be good too, but it would need a unifying theme or story.
      EVAnonymous

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