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Thain Stormbringer
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TEAM: The Disorganised Guerilla War On Boredom and Normality TEAM: The Releasers TEAM: New Haven Defense Force TEAM: ARKHAMZERO TEAM: N0RD TEAM: LØVE


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Night Photography by Thain Stormbringer

January 31st, 2008 8:58 AM

INSTRUCTIONS: Explore your neighborhood in deepest, darkest night.

Share photographs and other impressions of your exploration.

After looking at all the great results for this task so far, I decided that it was time for a more rural take on things. Since I am staying with my parents this week in prep for our move to Oregon, this seemed like the perfect chance. The neighborhood I grew up in has a total of 9 houses in it and the town has a 3 acre min. for house plots. When you step out the door most nights in the winter, the only things you hear are the wind and the moan of the frozen trees. I find it to be very peaceful, if a bit cold and lonely (it is Arkham after all). Given the setting and the fact that it was pretty cloudy for most of the time I was shooting, light was a serious issue. Most of these shots were between 10 and 30 seconds of exposure time and the focus on several of them is pretty weak since I couldn't see anything through the viewfinder to judge focus by. I find that the full screen view works best with the really dark shots (such as the first three) so if it looks like a shot of nothing, give that a try.

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posted by Lincøln on January 31st, 2008 10:32 AM

There are some beautiful shots in there.

I also find it cool that your moon came up at about 2:30 over there and here in L.A. it came up at about 4:30. Don't ask what I was doing up at 4:30.

Thanks!
posted by Thain Stormbringer on January 31st, 2008 11:24 AM

I love the fact that we are so aware of the sunrise/sunset, but the movements of the moon go almost unnoticed (unless you happen to be buddhist or wiccan). So much of our life and culture is influenced by the sun, but the moon just seems to sneak around with its own agenda.

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posted by Jellybean of Thark on January 31st, 2008 3:20 PM

Mythos related crime?

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posted by JTony Loves Brains on January 31st, 2008 4:30 PM

Yeah, sometimes the weird looking folk from Innsmouth come in on Joe Sargent's bus and look for some Arkhamites to take back to Innsmouth and "party". That's what keeps Arkham's population so low.