The echo of light

The photograph below of our Sun was taken at high noon from the center of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne, Occitanie), using a superposition of infrared and neutral density filters. This ephemeral conjunction of reflections and distortions follows. Read more ...

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The echo of light

Have you ever discerned
our Sun from its singing ?
Outcome of its beating.

Have you ever connected
a colour to a given tone ?
Effect of an excitation.

Both light and sound
are merely vibrations.
At various frequencies.

Occasionally, this halo, this echo,
are caught by our senses.
Usually, by sundry instruments.

The one and the other are simple oscillations
whose auscultation provides information
about an object, its evolution.

Attention! Everything here is just illusion.
Born of an ephemeral conjunction
of reflections and distortions.

Photo Infos

Photographic conditions : Fuji X-E2 + Lens XF 35mm F1.4 R + HOYA R72-ND1000 - F/1.4 - 3 sec - ISO 200
Processing tool of the photography : RAW file converter EX powered by Silkypix 3.2.19.0
Optimization of the display : 180 px/in + MozJPEG

Keywords : Sun, light, singing, sound, vibration, frequency, reflections, distorsions, Toulouse

Conference Slideshow

This photograph - accompanied by 21 other shots, makes up the slideshow of a lecture entitled « What are the limits of science? » given in 2016 at the Quai des Savoirs as well as at the Maison de la Philosophie in Toulouse (Occitanie). More info ...

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