Re: [TCML] Peter Terren in Wired mag

["Dave Pierson" <davep@xxxxxxxx>]

>>Here is a link to Peter Terren's Christmas decor in Wired mag:

>> http://www.wired.com/culture/art/multimedia/2007/12/gallery_tesla_artist

   extracted from the article:

>Left: Terren stands beside his holiday display. To make it, he prepared
> a wire structure outlining the tree and star. Since sparks tend to stay
> in one place, the tree can't be lit up with one big jolt. It's a gradual
> process, taking 91 seconds to create a completed tree. He used a manual
> SLR camera to record a single still picture of the entire process, and
> utilized filters to get the different colors.
    Interesting parallel to Tesla's comments on similar photo techniques
    used in some of his Colorado Springs coil photos. 

 ...
>>They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
>> deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>>- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
     I wonder if Ben ever told anyone:
         Go fly a kite
     ?
     (Please: no replies to this mild humour.
      Please?)

     best
       dwp

    
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