Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The moon and a conference

A strange combination for  a blog post - but they are both things I have been meaning to write about for a week or so, so figured I'd pop them in together!

I'll start with the full moon from a week or so ago - we were lucky to see it in a few different places,  and at different times; but I also got some shots from the night before fullness.

I continue to be somewhat amazed and astounded at how good cameras are these days - that it is possible for me, with a good, but not special, camera, to stand outside my house without a tripod and photograph the moon. With some detail. The moon!

This is an early morning moon set. I got out of bed at some odd hour for this. I love the sense of mystery as the clouds drifts across it.


With this one I wanted to see if I could get the moon reflection in the dam below, which I kind of did.


And then just the beauty…


The next night, closer to moon rise.



So so beautiful.

If only I could make a stylish segue to the next topic, but I can't so shall just dive right on in!

In October, the Association of Book Crafts New Zealand is holding an international conference in Auckland.  I will be presenting a paper called "Exploring Collaboration", which has grown out of the collaborative work that Susan and I have been doing over the past two years.  It will use our work to illustrate some of the points I want to make about collaboration; and how it can be more than just divvy-ing up the jobs so to speak.

I have become quite intrigued and fascinated by what collaboration can and does mean, as Susan and I have explored it and tested it in different ways, and this paper is giving me a real focus for much of my pondering.

Susan plans to come over the Conference as well, so we will hopefully both be able to show and talk about our work a bit.

I am enjoying the time spent thinking more about this topic, exploring what it looks like and how it can be expressed.  There is always something in the theoretical side of things for me - I like to understand the concepts and the descriptors and the ways in which we define things…

There are some other wonderful speakers attending and hopefully the chance to meet some people form the interweb in person!

10 comments:

  1. Does "moonstruck" apply here? If so, I am. Wonderful shots!

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  2. fine moon. the conference sounds very good, i look forward to hearing about it. what a grand thing to discuss your collaboration work together...sounds like it will spark thoughts.

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    1. The moon was indeed special V; and I think the Conference will be a great opportunity as well.

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  3. Wonderful moon shots. Enjoy the conference it sounds interesting

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    1. Thanks Jac - I hope we will; tis good to spend time with like-minded folk and explore the issues...

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  4. what great images of the moon Fiona, I hope you will share your paper after the conference, I love the way collaboration can push the work further and helps sidestep the ego!

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    1. Thanks Mo - I think you're right, collaboration can really work such that we sublimate the self and explore the 'we'. I will definitely share once I've written and presented it!

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  5. I know there has been a special moon recently due to certain weather influences but whatever the reason you have taken some beautiful images here. Isn't the moon a staggering place to look at and it is unbelievable that a digital camera can capture so much. I imagine you have very little light pollution in your neck of the woods Fiona. You lucky thing to see such beauty.

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    1. I am dumbfounded by the imagery Lesley and shake my head with wonder each time I see moon shots like this. We are fortunate to have little ambient lighting around the place at night and so in the darkness, you get great clarity...

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