We think of RL as something 'real' and virtual reality as 'not real but virtual', but perhaps RL is less real than we imagine. Consider what we see. What an amazingly narrow range of the electromagnetic spectrum! Humans are ingenious creatures, so we create 'translations'. We can't see radar reflections, so we turn them into … Continue reading Invisible worlds; unheard sounds!

If you know a pathologist like one that I know, he’s constantly taking microphotographs of weird things he sees under his microscope.   “Here’s a particularly photogenic arterial thrombus small enough to fit in a single field!” And doesn’t everyone know someone sharing photos of the moons of Jupiter or solar eclipses?  Most of us tend … Continue reading How enormous! How tiny!

We take color for granted.  Though we can distinguish an estimated 1,000,000 colors, most human societies recognize less than 11 of them in everyday usage.  Those intimately involved in jobs that require attention to color – artists, designers, photographers, and so on – have names for more than the basics.  Carnelian, bisque, smalt, amaranth, celadon, … Continue reading Ruminations regards color…

For details, contact Wren Carling Parker, FOCUS Director. No registration required. Just show up. However.... per below... be sure to download and print out the following information if you are planning to take this class. It's really detailed and very helpful and it would be best to fully read it *before* the class! https://docs.google.com/document/d/10imFvoRUhTTQWR4O0WG2gUWAqk-9oRxgMzWacU5R6GA/edit

Do you find this photograph captivating?  Unforgettable?  Would you see either of the men a week (or a day) after seeing this photo and say, “Oh, you’re the guy in that amazing photograph!” Nope. So what does this have to do with selfies?  Photography and art need to be intense to get attention in a … Continue reading Let’s look at intensity!

Focus is now hosting the April round of the Unity Art Project, founded by Viktor Saviour. It's well worth your visit! The exhibition area stands beside the new 'A Thousand Words' Cafe. The April theme for the Unity Art Project is 'Open the Borders' This traveling expedition of 29 artists promotes Art in Second Life … Continue reading A massive and stunning art show!

You can get a copy of the current April 2022 issue of FOCUS Magazine inworld direct, subscription, at a kiosk, or from an officer. Oh, and you can bug a friend too, of course. But did you know that you can share FOCUS Magazine with people outside of our virtual world, too? And did you … Continue reading It’s not complicated!

This blog may soon be taking new directions -- all related to photography, art, image manipulation, color, composition, and imagination, of course. Beyond that, however, in a spirit of creative innovation, we will soon be adding "musings", insights, contentious positions, and reflection -- all highly dangerous threats to placidity, comfort, and consensus. We hope you'll … Continue reading Shall we explore new worlds?

The sun rises over Stonehenge © This month's photo contest winners will be announced during this coming Friday's festivities, starting at 6 pm SLT, March 25th. The topic: the enormous 4.6 billion-year-old nuclear fusion ball that powers our entire solar system: The Sun. It will be interesting to see how folks interpret, view, mythologize and … Continue reading Friday’s Photo Contest winners: The focus: ‘The Sun’!

Jimmy T49 Dukes will be here Saturday at the FOCUS Quadrangle as part of the live music offered at our 100,000 Linden Photo Competition. Come for the music or come to see over 70 entries that made it past the first cut. Hey, do both! The festivities start at 6 pm SLT but no one … Continue reading Come on over and listen, y’all!