echo effect
If you stand near the edge of the Grand Canyon in the United States and bellow out a word or two, chances are, you’ll hear an echo. The noise you make will bounce off the canyon walls and back to your ears—maybe more than once. Experts say this is possible because the best echoes occur in quiet environments where sound travels at least 75 meters and hits multiple flat surfaces. Spanning between 4-18 miles across, abounding with walls, and typically quiet, the Grand Canyon is an ideal place to experiment with noise.
forgetting the reason
One of the main reasons why I love taking photos is because I can try to portray God’s handiwork. I try my best to show God’s creation, knowing that all I’m doing is merely trying to show the house through a peephole.
I have been guilty of forgetting the reason why I am snapping pics, but now I’ve been harshly…
too soon
Why, God? Why would you take one so young? Why do they have to endure so much pain? These questions have been running through my mind this morning. A young couple I know lost a baby just a day after he had been born with complications. The two have already been through so much in the past few years—a miscarriage, job…
time well spent
Her name is Mary Jane. Having married a steelworker, she’s seen the boom and death of a Pennsylvania steel town where they happily raised their children. When the town no longer held any promise for them, they moved to Florida to enjoy their latter years. Today, though, she misses her husband even though he’s been gone a while (she’s uncertain…
finding perspective
In London’s National Gallery, art critic Robert Cumming stands in front of a classic 15th-century painting by Renaissance artist Fra Filippo Lippi. The painting shows Mary holding the infant Jesus on her lap, with Saints Dominic and Jerome kneeling before Him. The piece is troubling to Robert Cumming. It’s a masterpiece, no doubt, but its perspective seems all wrong. Hills…
perspective
I recently visited “The First Baptist Church in America.” Founded by Roger Williams in 1638 in Providence, Rhode Island, the present church building was constructed in 1775. Its colonial structure is impressive, with its towering steeple, high pulpit, and boxed pews. Each pew is surrounded by a low wall and gate, and was possessed by families who sat together during…
