This poem is a story about the survival of a river’s inhabitants. I took most of the photos on the St. Johns River. The story combines two Asian forms: Ki Shô Ten Khetsu and Haiku.

I used Zona AI music to generate the music. Here is what I requested: “Japanese traditional music, haiku, shakuhachi, koto, male and female duet.”

#rivers, #survival, #predators, #prey, #fowl, #fish, #crustaceans, #egrets, #heron, #cormorants, #fiddlercrabs, #kishôtenkhetsu, #haiku, #kishôtenhaiku, #AImusic

Festive blooms in spring

These images are AI-filtered photos of Azaleas in my garden late last month. I decided to use the post-Impressionist style. The tool I used was Adobe®️ Firefly®️. I think I’m going to have loads of fun. Of course, my subjects aren’t limited to pretty things. 🤣😂

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I shot this lunar video last weekend with my iPhone mounted to my telescope. I used the RAW function on my iPhone and it worked without adjusting ISO or exposure if you can believe that. Yes, the iPhone has a RAW function.

Cont.

This video presents a series of holiday greetings that I have heard over the years along with some music I composed some time ago. It is by no means a comprehensive list of greetings, but in the spirit of this season the spirit behind it all is a wish for peace, warmth, light, and goodwill to all.

If you like, please feel free to comment with your own cultural holiday greeting and provide a little background. It just might show up in another holiday video sometime.

Happy holidays!