Some bamboo species only flower one time in their life. I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. After this species blooms once, it dies. Some bamboo species live 130 years before blooming. I don't know how old this was but the main "trunk" was about 15 cm (6 inches) in diameter.
This Remix project was "inspired by the once customary practice of painting white outlines of people lying on the ground to commemorate the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945.
These white outlines, or "shadows," symbolized how many of the bomb victims were vaporized leaving little traces of themselves.
The shadows also represent people asleep. Hiroshima/Siesta is about remembering the disasters that human beings inflict on one another. The piece is about sleep, and about the hope that we discover in our dreams."
Quote from the Artist - Bryce Kanbara
The work was done on March 25, 2009 in front of the cafeteria at Cienfuegos University in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
+35 in Cuba - 4 with wind chill of -11 in Ontario. Somewhere in between would be nice. Maybe today?
An old palm frond, large rocks, the bay, the distant mountains, sky, and cloud make up this double exposure. I still cannot predict what the camera will do or make it do what I want with these double exposures. Happy accidents seem to be the flavour of the day.
This was the result of about a dozen attempts at this location.
I am just back from two weeks in Cuba and have many photos. This plant was found in the Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos. The botanical garden is one of the largest ones in Cuba. I hope to have names for plants soon.
