Desktops

Cursory

Last November I was lucky enough to be in Iceland for just over a week. I had been invited there to photograph a wedding which was a lovely experience, pushing through frigid wind to seek out quick moments of beauty before our faces started to freeze and otherwise mirroring a couple as they explored. I felt blessed to have been asked along but I also figured I should take at least a couple of days to explore on my own so I chose to reserve a bed in a hostel and simply wander mapless through the streets of Reykjavík to see what I could find.

During this time I found myself reconnecting with a side of myself that only manages to come out when I have a clear mind and somewhere new to wander. Camera in hand I walked for miles over the course of those couple of days and enjoyed every moment of it.

Details around me have a way of glowing in my vision when I have the mental freedom to seek them out and among them was this one tiny leaf covered in dew off the side of the road along the edge of someones property. The smallest of cursory glances can lead us to such modest details full of understated beauty, and I feel as though I have nearly lost this sense lately so it was really nice to reconnect with this side of myself, even if only for a short while.

If you find solace in these little drops of water, there is of course a desktop version of it waiting on you to enjoy along with a second take of the scene. HD versions will be up on the Gumroad page for members (which has reduced price this year by the way but more on that when I have time to get to it). Links below, enjoy!

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Music

50Ft Radio Volume Eighteen

New year, new mix! How about that? I just cant give up on this series, I hold it to dear and still get emails about people discovering new music through them so it makes it all worth while. I’ve been sitting on this one for a while and finally had time between life at large to get it up. I figure this is a good way to start the year off. A year that I really am pushing myself to reconnect with the world of 50ft and see if I cant get the ball rolling again. So much unpublished content hiding in this laptop!

This episode is one I listened to a lot this past fall and slowly added the finishing touches to recently. I tried to work it out where it could loop and not feel like your missing a beat and beats are its emotional center this time around for sure. Just steady enough to turn up and dance to and just relaxed enough to sit back and enjoy or work to if thats the vibe. I quite like this music and encourage you to cherry pick your favorites and look into the artists closer if you find something you like.

Thats what this is all about after all! Spreading the word and sharing music and artists you guys may enjoy and connect with too. That said, here’s my usual mission statement on this series: This series is about the love of music and spreading that love with all of you. If you enjoy a song then by all means, look up the artist, buy their music directly from them, go to a show, shake their hand. The closer the better. They can’t keep doing what they love without us.

Links are below for direct download or the podcast feed (yes you need top copy and paste it into your player of choice to follow, but its a tidy way to have all of these in one place!) It is a mp3 file with chapters so you know who you are listening to but I have included a little screen shot of the playlist as well. Enjoy!

*Podcast Feed for your player of choice:
https://fiftyfootshadows.net/feed/podcast

Direct Link: http://50ft.me/J6W75O
Playlist (listen first! why spoil it?): http://50ft.me/wpNH1s

 

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