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- “The Schmucks” at Elm Street (30.10.2009)
- Lucky Malice at Elm Street (13.02.2010)
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All Roads Lead to Briskeby
Posted by Mac in Health, Usher Syndrome, Work on 06.03.2010
In life there’s often places that give you a feeling of deja vu, you keep coming back to them and they have a special importance to you. I would like to talk a little about one place that have, more than anything else, had a profound effect on my life. In fact, everything I do and half the people I know seems to have some connection to it. For instance both my current better half, and also my former, were students at this place. This is kind of ironic, because I remember that when I graduated I did to a certain extent want to distance myself from it, to move on with my life. It wasn’t about dislike or anything like that, but I was ambitious and had very clear ideas of what I wanted to be and do and that was sooo much more than just this. Ah, youthful ignorance and arrogance! Ironically, in retrospect I think the conclusion would have to be that every single one of these grand plans ended up face first on the ground so hard it made the asphalt sing ;) Life! Read the rest of this entry »
Social Media Galore
Posted by Mac in Blogging, Photography, Technology, The Internet on 05.02.2010
“Social medias” are perhaps the biggest media buzz word these days. Especially the massive popularity of Twitter and Facebook indicates that these services just don’t go by unnoticed by the establishment anymore. Even the traditional medias write about these Internet phenomenons that used to be rather “obscure”, probably because a lot of the journalists are hooked too. Here in Norway Facebook is “the” thing, I think we got something like 2 million profiles out of 4,6 million inhabitants. I’ve had a profile on FB for quite a while, it’s a fairly intimate affair as I’m somewhat picky with who I “friend” and I prefer to keep a low profile. However, from various reasons (work related) I need to know and understand how this, and other networks function. Hence I got profiles in several places and try to keep up with the ever expanding functionality. Read the rest of this entry »
Back For Another Round Of Social Pornography
Posted by Mac in Health, Politics, History, Society, Usher Syndrome on 16.01.2010
Lately there’s been an ongoing debate in Norway on the social security system and the various social benefits. This debate seem to pop up every once in a while and is not exactly new under the sun. Living in a more or less free and democratic country it is also necessary, you have to question the validity of your current system and occasionally measure it up . Being young and disabled I am directly or indirectly one of those whose condition and ability are in danger of being discredited and whose living conditions may very well be affected.
I was one of four disabled people featured in an article attempting to give those that is the statistics a face, so to speak. Obviously things don’t get much more public than this and I feel a need to explain some of my personal perspective on the debate. This is not really why this blog exist, but it is the only available and unedited medium I’ve got ready access to and if someone Google my name they are likely to find their way here.
Photographers: Jack Brauer
Posted by Mac in Photographers, Photography on 22.12.2009
Panoramic view of Kjerkfjorden and the fishing village of Reine, on Moskenesøya island, part of the Lofoten Islands. Published with the permission of © Jack Brauer
I don’t have a habit of promoting of other photographers on my blog, really, I want you to look at MY images :p Yet, as photo hobbyist and enthusiast you have to know your limits. There are people that make images and then there are Photographers. So, in the name of general education, enlightenment and beauty, you got to see this!
Jack Brauer is an American landscape photographer that travels across the globe. He works in color and with large format/high resolution cameras. His trademark is stunning landscapes with vibrant, fresh and pure color, often shot from the summit of mountain peaks and other perilous viewpoints. Read the rest of this entry »
Replicating The Real World
Posted by Mac in Image Post Processing, Photography, Technology, The Internet on 02.11.2009
This heavily manipulated image of a great white attacking a military helicopter in front of golden gate was a true Internet e-mail "hit" in 2001.
“Photoshoped” have become a term bordering on an insult lately with the advent of digital photography. There seems to be a fairly vocal and widespread sentiment that altering and manipulating images is something fairly new, and a negative thing done by photographers and photo editors lacking scruples and integrity. Especially in fashion photography there have been numerous cases over the past few years with ridiculously retouched models looking more like something from outer space than real human beings. I understand very well the general scepticism, both from the general public and conservative old-school photographers. Yet, it also gets me thinking of what photography really is and I’m left with a feeling that many do not understand or comprehend the technical and physical nature of the photographic process, nor the properties of light. So I ask and try to answer - to freeze a moment in time, to make a true and genuine replication of a scene, is it in fact possible? Read the rest of this entry »
In The Land of The Seeing The Blind Man Gets Knocked About
Posted by Mac in Photography, Usher Syndrome on 31.10.2009
Elm Street
It’s pretty obvious, yes perfectly clear and totaly not-at-all surprising, but being vision and hearing impaired do introduce additional challenges to life. As both of my two readers should be aware of, I’m not exactly the human incarnation of the eagle in terms of optical prowess. I’m medically and judicially blind, yet in practical terms not quite so. An odd kind of juxtaposition with the fact that I’m also very interested in and fascinated by photography and the making and processing of images and graphic work. Clearly, my infatuation with image-making is closely linked with my life’s nemesis, the Usher Syndrome and thus dwindling vision/hearing. Making images is a pretty conscious way of overcompensating for what likely lies in store for me in the future. It’s pretty simple, if I do want to make images, I have to do it now. That also includes seeking venues that I, in the name of comfort, would rather avoid simply because they are not fitting for a person with my condition. Read the rest of this entry »
How I Went Through Hell And Got A Few Seconds of TV-Time
Posted by Mac in Health, Politics, History, Society, Usher Syndrome on 26.10.2009
Caption from my interview with NRK
Thursday the 22nd was a bizarre day for me, so unusual I simply have to blog about it now that I’ve had the chance to catch my breath. I ended up on the evening news and surprisingly enough, it wasn’t because I robbed a bank or threw a cake in the face of politician. I got to flash my questionable mug on NRK which is a national, state-owned TV-channel, basically a Norwegian version of BBC. Love it or hate it, the channel and its news is at least classic and not sensationalist tabloidish in style, they seem to try to keep a fragment of integrity and quality even these days. I was interviewed and brief excerpts where used in a case on a just released report on the condition of the social security system and a lot of other things. There where some heavy criticism, and I was apparently chosen to sort of give the victims of the issues at hand a face. Read the rest of this entry »
“..summer has come and passed”
Posted by Mac in Photography, This and That on 19.08.2009
Macro, July 2009
Well, we’re writing August. Another summer blew by and I didn’t get half the things I planned to do, done. I don’t if it’s because the summers are so short in Scandinavia that you never feel like you get around to use them to the max, or if it’s that simple fact that the weather tend to suck that ruin all plans. Ultimately it’s probably just the fact that I’m lazy ;)
I did however not waste the entire summer, I had a couple week-long semi-hollidayish trips, one up north and another one up in the mountains here in southern Norway. I spent some time with friends, had a few laughs, drank some beer and took quite a few images. Most of them crappy as always, luckily just enough keepers to not completely kill off my spirits and enthusiasm! Read the rest of this entry »
The Confessions Of A Blogger
Posted by Mac in Blogging, Photography on 03.06.2009
Duckling in the Royal Castle Park
Well it’s time to face it, or rather publish it. I’m not going to win any prizes for the most frequently updated blog, always pushing interesting posts on recent events. I suspect mindovermadness.org have slid into the “rarely-updated” category it shares with at least 90 per cent of all other blogs. While I seriously love writing and using words, writing is for me, an all-out process, demanding, taxing and time-consuming. Also, since last November my life has been about two things, 1. The missus, and 2. Photography. In fact the only part of this site that really have been more or less frequently updated is the photo galleries. Read the rest of this entry »
Decisive Moments
Posted by Mac in Photography on 02.03.2009
Sunset over Mjøsa, February 2009
Well, it’s hardly any secret that my blogging efforts have been sort of slow lately. Not because I’ve lost interest in blogging, or that I’ve given up this project, it is just that my mind have been very much occupied with the newest addition to my ever growing pile of interests – photography. Since I got my first camera “in modern time”, I’ve been in a surge of intense interest and fascination for the subject of photography. Countless hours have been spent reading books, forums and websites about almost any aspect of this trade and form of art. I’ve done all kinds of experiments and tests in an attempt to understand how cameras work. To see the difference in settings and techniques and to try to comprehend all the variables. There is little doubt that getting into photography has awoken some of the more creative sides of my personality and given me a new meaning and focus in my life. I truly love making images and I don’t want to stop as long as I am able to see the marvels of our world projected through the viewfinder. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mind Over Madness is my site. It's a pretty personal place where I can post and host some pictures and play around with a little web-design. Sometimes I even blog a little (d'oh)! I can pretty much guarantee you won't find the meaning of life, the universe and everything here, but you'll see some of my photographic efforts and get the chance to read a rant every once in a very rare while.
