Fab Brian Brake documentary

This episode of Artsville covers the career of Brian Brake, and attempts to recreate some of his photographic techniques.  I particularly liked the interviews with his partner and collaborator.

If you missed it live, watch it quick!  It's well worth the time.

And Brake's work is being showcased by Te Papa, who have a mini-site with pictures and information.

Total lunar eclipse, 21 December 2011

A lunar eclipse at midsummer, on the shortest night of the year, is pretty awesome.  It also doesn't leave a lot of darkness to view the eclipse!  Here in Christchurch the moon rose already in total eclipse, and wasn't visible for some time as there was cloud low in the sky.  But it was worth waiting for, a spectacular pale pink disk which became rusty red as it rose higher in the darkening sky.  And even as sunlight crept across the moon's surface and clouds partly obscured the moon from view, it was still a freakish and beautiful sight.

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