LIVING ROOM GALLERY

This photograph of soap bubbles was published in the December 1980 issue of Omni magazine. It was selected as the grand prize winning photograph in Omni's first Phenomena Photo Contest because "it best illustrates the properties of thin-filmed pneumatic structures, forms primarily stabalized by differences in pressure. Soap bubbles are 'minimum structures,' containing the greatest possible volume in the smallest surface area." The award included a vacation in Jamaica. Omni magazine was devoted to art, science and technology. One of it's themes was: today's science fiction is tomorrow's science fact. It's two-page Phenomena spread was an exhibition of alluring natural processes in nature. During this period I realized the potential of macrophotography to extend my normal limits of vision. "After looking through my camera lens I viewed the world with a magnified sensitivity".
Omni magazine is no longer published but was the first slick print magazine to go electronic. It was available at http://www.omnimag.com and was maintained by Omni Publications International, Ltd. but these links are now directed to Penthouse Magazine.

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Mississaug train derailment This photograph of the Mississauga train derailment was taken in the the early morning of November 3rd, 1979. The accident occurred when a 106 car freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals was derailed at the intersection of Mavis Road in Mississauga, Ontario. The cars were carrying a cargo of caustic soda, propane, chlorine, styrene and toluene. The yellowish-orange fire rose to a height of 1,500 metres and could be seen 100 kilometres away. The area was evacuated for 6 days.

The following image appeared on the cover of the Electricity Issue of Rampike magazine in 1982 (Vol. 2/ numbers 1 & 2):

The following photo image received an award when it was exhibited at the 8th Latvian Song Festival at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto in July 1986. It was later published in the 1987 issue of Latvian Art:

Cosmopolitan series #3.

Etching film with light:

Pan

UFO

Water Drops

Water Drops on Tulip Petal

Cosmopolitan Series #2

All of the above prints were made in the darkroom prior to my experience with digtal images and their manipulation with software such as Photoshop. The print Cosmopolitan Series #3 shown above, consists of 8 separate exposures.

SPECTRUM BY A MENISCUS
Spectrums show up in the most amazing places. The spectrum below was observed while looking through a macro lens at the meniscus formed where the edge of the water touched the inside wall of a mussell shell which acted as a vessel for the water. The source of light was sunlight coming in through the window. The left image accents the spectrum. The original image on the right is from a 35mm photograph which includes all of the "distractions" created by light reflection on the wet surfaces:

In a separate photograph, Cape Cod Wave to the left, the light reflections on the wet surface of the mussell shell were the main focus.

Creation

In Creation above, sunlight shines from behind through the cracked wall of a dried out mussell shell.

Read a statement of the photographer (February 13, 1982) in Latvian or in English. (In Adobe Acrobat format)

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SITE CREATED IN THE MIND'S EYE OF INTS PLAMPE

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