A picture is a poem without words Unattributed Today we had the pleasure of having Djuna Appel-Riehle come to f8 and doing a reprise of her presentation at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena. Vroman's hosted a PechaKucha event. Also participating in the event was f8'er Bill Wishner. PechaKucha “Chit-Chat” Is a Japanese presentation style in which 20 pictures are shown for 20 seconds each. The format, which keeps presentations concise and fast-paced and powers multiple-speaker events called “PechaKucha Nights” (PKN). PechaKucha Night was devised in 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Tokyo's Klein-Dytham Architecture, as a way to attract people to their experimental event space and to allow young designers to meet and exchange ideas. In 2016, PKNs were held in over 900 cities worldwide. Djuna is a freshman at the Alexander Hamilton High School Humanities Magnet and an accomplished poet. She has been featured in Get Lit NOW and has performed at The Actors Gang and Classic Slam. She coupled her poetic words with photography she produced and shot. Her presentation at f8 was great and prompted questions about her photography. Djuna promised to send a copy of her poetry which I will post at a later date below Below are some of her 20 pictures as part of her presentation Bill also presented at Vroman's PechaKucha a series of pictures from the Galapagos "Stakes & Signs" that metaphorically represented "finding a path in life"....that also fit right in with the Frost poem "The Road Not Taken"...that is below followed by some pictures from his presentation. The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Busy meeting today...all the poetry and pictures was followed by the showing of our project.. "Bicycles in the Urban Environment" There were submissions by most of the f8 group. Below is one picture from each group submitted with attribution and editorial comment when called for.... Editorial...apparently this picture was of Einstein on bike but not in Pasadena or Cal Tech The two pictures below are "outliers" ....Howard's is for obvious reasons although I'm not sure why more didn't chose the "motorcycle" or "scooter" in the urban environment. Richard's picture...just don't know what he was thinking.
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