This is the story behind this photographic series and its name, "DELIRIUM": One hot morning last week, I walked to the grounds near the town's municipal cemetery. My intention was to take refuge for a while in the shade of some enormous trees that have been there for years, even before the streets were paved and were still dirt roads, according to the oldest residents. The thing is, while I was trying to cool down under those trees, I couldn't help but observe the marvelous abstraction and diverse textures present in their old bark, and that's how I ended up walking around the trunks, some even bearing the marks of having been ravaged by fire. And while I was observing, I was also, of course, taking photos, and even talking to myself out loud. And just as I was doing that, an old high school classmate rode by on his motorcycle and, without stopping, shouted at me: "Now I'm sure you're delirious! It must be the heat, you've completely lost it!" 馃槀And he burst out laughing as he disappeared down the street. I just waved, but right then it occurred to me that "DELIRIUM" would be an excellent title for a series made up of the photos I was taking of those interesting tree barks... And that's how this came about, and I still haven't seen my friend to thank him for his help with the title, by the way! 馃槀
Esta es la historia de esta serie fotogr谩fica y su nombre "DELIRIUM": Una calurosa ma帽ana de la semana pasada, llegu茅 caminando hasta los terrenos cercanos al cementerio municipal del pueblo. Mi intenci贸n era refugiarme durante un rato bajo la sombra de unos enormes 谩rboles que llevan a帽os all铆, incluso antes de que las calles fuesen pavimentadas y a煤n eran de tierra esas calles, seg煤n me cuenta los m谩s mayores del pueblo. El caso es que, mientras yo estaba procurando bajar mi temperatura corporal debajo de aquellos 谩rboles, no puede dejar el observar la maravillosa abstracci贸n y diversas texturas presentes en sus viejas cortezas, y as铆 fue como termin茅 dando vuelta alrededor de los troncos, algunos incluso con huellas de haber sido presa del fuego durante alg煤n incendio. Y al mismo tiempo que observaba, tambi茅n hac铆a fotos obviamente, y hasta hablaba conmigo mismo en voz alta. Y justo en esos momentos en los que me encontraba haciendo eso, pas贸 montado sobre su motocicleta un antiguo compa帽ero de secundaria y sin detenerse me grit贸: 隆Ahora s铆 estoy seguro de que est谩s delirando, ha de ser por el calor, ya has enloquecido por completo! 馃槀y solt贸 una carcajada mientras se perd铆a calle abajo. Yo simplemente le salud茅 con mi mano, pero justo en ese momento se me vino a la cabaza eso, que "DELIRIO" ser铆a un excelente t铆tulo para una serie construida con las fotos que estaba haciendo a esas interesantes cortezas de 谩rboles... 隆Y as铆 fue como surgi贸 esto, y a煤n no he visto a mi amigo para agradecerle por su ayuda con el t铆tulo, por cierto! 馃槀
Thank you very much for your visit and appreciation!
隆Muchas gracias por pasar y apreciar!
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NOTE: Photographs captured with my Nikon D7000 DSLR camera in RAW format, then processed in Adobe Camera RAW for adjustments regarding light, sharpening, contrast and depth... They were then exported to JGP format on which minor modifications such as straightening and adding watermarks were carried out using PhotoScape v3.7
NOTA T脡CNICA ADICIONAL: Fotografias capturadas con mi c谩mara DSLR Nikon D7000 en formato RAW, procesadas posteriormente en Adobe Camera RAW para ajustes relativos a luz, afilado, contraste y profundidad... Luego fueron exportadas a formato JGP sobre el cual se llevaron a cabo modificaciones menores como enderezado y agregado de marcas de agua usando PhotoScape v3.7
"We make photographs to understand what our lives mean to ourselves." - Ralph Hattersley.
"Hacemos fotograf铆as para comprender lo que nuestras vidas significan para nosotros mismos." - Ralph Hattersley.
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM
Lens: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX
Lens:AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
C谩mara: Nikon D7000
Lente: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM
Lente: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Lente: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
Montalb谩n, Carabobo, Venezuela.