The Porta Hedge Allows You To Study Nature Incognito & Eco-consciously

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJH9tOoLqpXelnOhkEU-HJzM2PGehZv3mSmR_3dtDmJjWqWU1oAQJBRQfecMaEsO8681nUy725wqFYOD3Yi5Yng6p0Sy9GEFAkVrMDLkW9v2GhvFrCfhRegrYEKRhH4fQ5iw-l0pR4l8/s1600-h/justin-shull-MOL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445590726950139362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJH9tOoLqpXelnOhkEU-HJzM2PGehZv3mSmR_3dtDmJjWqWU1oAQJBRQfecMaEsO8681nUy725wqFYOD3Yi5Yng6p0Sy9GEFAkVrMDLkW9v2GhvFrCfhRegrYEKRhH4fQ5iw-l0pR4l8/s400/justin-shull-MOL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Porta Hedge</span> is a mobile artificial hedge created by <a href="http://www.justinshull.com/">Justin Shull</a>. The exterior repurposes discarded artificial Christmas trees and on the inside, it can accommodate people, offering them an opportunity to study what's around them, such as birds and plants, all while enshrouded and incognito from nature.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL086DkNZ8lpG8diabg_EfPFcjYg4tsfghMnstMg84z_ppMw0Se8B9ETqp8XKg9JuvMKNZ29BVgWUI_Hr7YOP6PeqLdy-gAz7wo0i9PtS1rvWAn6GNUu_vakxk9ijOOhNIDdfC-SBydw/s1600-h/header_grand_canyon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445593651747908866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL086DkNZ8lpG8diabg_EfPFcjYg4tsfghMnstMg84z_ppMw0Se8B9ETqp8XKg9JuvMKNZ29BVgWUI_Hr7YOP6PeqLdy-gAz7wo0i9PtS1rvWAn6GNUu_vakxk9ijOOhNIDdfC-SBydw/s400/header_grand_canyon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 206px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yF18WERc0fqGYwyBo71hsqzvD34aaJIeMJ6t68LPE99ly2ePBoPmbOQbm2QMNN22tW56a8r_qzRbfKzQ4YTv63WB25BfClWJyvxMqP66MBrD_QJXW9VYj9CuDbR-OrBL7fdTvS4gMs0/s1600-h/justin+schull+MOL2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445591391516854034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yF18WERc0fqGYwyBo71hsqzvD34aaJIeMJ6t68LPE99ly2ePBoPmbOQbm2QMNN22tW56a8r_qzRbfKzQ4YTv63WB25BfClWJyvxMqP66MBrD_QJXW9VYj9CuDbR-OrBL7fdTvS4gMs0/s400/justin+schull+MOL2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 368px;" /></a><br />above: exterior, Mixed media, including artificial Christmas trees, birdsong audio, video surveillance cameras, 21′x8′x6′<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHGeMImYZrhF69XdD3rxsnJi6suUOaslQdB2cQ3xQDKJtmm2i5Rcv3LE6wU0S3QKfGSE8F8SpnWUPi10cIcObaMaM22U0AgL7OdqRc3ncH_wplrnL2lR0rfMdWjH4mzSU6ygb1377Gy0/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445593484627986162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHGeMImYZrhF69XdD3rxsnJi6suUOaslQdB2cQ3xQDKJtmm2i5Rcv3LE6wU0S3QKfGSE8F8SpnWUPi10cIcObaMaM22U0AgL7OdqRc3ncH_wplrnL2lR0rfMdWjH4mzSU6ygb1377Gy0/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 339px;" /></a><br />above and below: interior Mobile Observation Lab<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBuiq0UPTUghnr0EEZ1eWocNRmSpVgcYiVGPcuqq1OWkzDMx46KfeRXrTL2-onoTvNQw7Cf3vEwX10pZK6CNLAJkgPzR9_pxUMliu-7nnYo9nqXsck8CTUN0EVQGb-ChYozLFz3xFl-Q/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445593868015940034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBuiq0UPTUghnr0EEZ1eWocNRmSpVgcYiVGPcuqq1OWkzDMx46KfeRXrTL2-onoTvNQw7Cf3vEwX10pZK6CNLAJkgPzR9_pxUMliu-7nnYo9nqXsck8CTUN0EVQGb-ChYozLFz3xFl-Q/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">As described by the designer:</span><br />Like all hedges, the Porta Hedge is a physical barrier that provides a certain amount of privacy in the guise of greenery. Built within the ‘green’ paradigm, the Porta Hedge features several eco-conscious design features including solar power, a small physical footprint (2 tires and a swivel jack), recycled Christmas trees on the exterior, living plants and wood finishing on the interior, and the relaxing sound of birdsong audio on the interior and exterior.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69GP9-9ZLeidi4Nl4nEkE4lmfcQFmuWfdMjlAfp3sNO9NE_cGNUnZNgR56A-foAC-q6j0CunqGP-kwQ1_z8ldzifrgQhLY8Dr9ILu6NHpfbSZRsNfErDX2lAuXIhkWKXH_69uoep4CSY/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445597826005316530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69GP9-9ZLeidi4Nl4nEkE4lmfcQFmuWfdMjlAfp3sNO9NE_cGNUnZNgR56A-foAC-q6j0CunqGP-kwQ1_z8ldzifrgQhLY8Dr9ILu6NHpfbSZRsNfErDX2lAuXIhkWKXH_69uoep4CSY/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 324px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BRANCHES:</span> The exterior of the Porta Hedge is constructed from thousands of recycled artificial Christmas tree branches donated by 7,000 EVERGREENS Instead of going to the landfill, these artificial tree branches become part of a new mobile landscape.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhEJ6vV2AJWQa2buPNV8x8FcTqnM0y9cz4zOcQ-CpFNU7nZZkEXbk_4RVHsqtgjFwq-k29Sc3rEnYm2_rWO5zA48sMIzI6TDKNxFQsKSV4kXALqdts2hHlKdlupI-b_DRbcr0ai7fcvE/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445590832178874082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhEJ6vV2AJWQa2buPNV8x8FcTqnM0y9cz4zOcQ-CpFNU7nZZkEXbk_4RVHsqtgjFwq-k29Sc3rEnYm2_rWO5zA48sMIzI6TDKNxFQsKSV4kXALqdts2hHlKdlupI-b_DRbcr0ai7fcvE/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 454px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AUDIO:</span> The Porta Hedge also features exterior audio of prerecorded, arranged birdsong. Robins, Cardinals, Chickadees, Blue Jays and Mourning Doves are just a few of the birds that one hears crooning softly from the Porta Hedge.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WILDLIFE HABITAT:</span> A study is currently under way on the Summer '09 Tour to determine if the combination of artificial branches and precorded birdsong audio will attract other bird and animal species to use the Porta Hedge as a home.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SOLAR:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxNC_Pm7O7Q7HyuwApKp04FI8p4li48AHeaOrVy0cZ5QlmEXz0ABXcbqxdQbaezh3962BlVMohip3_iWBqZ4jpM7mBP9qPEKCm-cOVeqIj4p7_5-0qXj0A9HPXNrCJlKmu29LHCZZtqI/s1600-h/solar_panels.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445594468060053186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxNC_Pm7O7Q7HyuwApKp04FI8p4li48AHeaOrVy0cZ5QlmEXz0ABXcbqxdQbaezh3962BlVMohip3_iWBqZ4jpM7mBP9qPEKCm-cOVeqIj4p7_5-0qXj0A9HPXNrCJlKmu29LHCZZtqI/s400/solar_panels.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 378px;" /></a><br />The roof of the Porta Hedge is the perfect location for photovoltaic solar panels. Generate additional electricity either for the interior of the Porta Hedge, for your home, or for any structure nearby.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What About the Trailer?</span><br />With minimal impact upon the landscape, and mobility for the lifetime of the hedge, the Porta Hedge and its related Porta Projects are a novel approach to landscape design.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LECcEUeEpX1C3ddbqvOqbea3dHXNK8prg8W2t1hJP10OvAlPDo75QHZx6mlkwBerhsTEK9W6OluN8c8txyirwb8-6PSgBy1YjEoc9ASip4u1rIXJ7TcYWoejTlbfCEF9bHr3n5mVcCE/s1600-h/IMG_1042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445592984486964898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LECcEUeEpX1C3ddbqvOqbea3dHXNK8prg8W2t1hJP10OvAlPDo75QHZx6mlkwBerhsTEK9W6OluN8c8txyirwb8-6PSgBy1YjEoc9ASip4u1rIXJ7TcYWoejTlbfCEF9bHr3n5mVcCE/s400/IMG_1042.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><br />Like many other contemporary products, all Porta Projects are designed to be modular and easily relocated when necessary. With only 5 points touching the ground, Porta Projects have minimal impact upon the land they are situated on.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INTERIOR:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVpyquGce1pMPgayEfLYXst_GuMEzRFiE5NDg3nnoG2P39Ib-1UoEgjUfV1LERwWO3zFiobOyb3RC4Qfh7_BeyAFJEjxyVLtRoiHcDxplv-5EDzGEpnPT0e4-lEf9k3riEPjSGX1DDzs/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445591890068410162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVpyquGce1pMPgayEfLYXst_GuMEzRFiE5NDg3nnoG2P39Ib-1UoEgjUfV1LERwWO3zFiobOyb3RC4Qfh7_BeyAFJEjxyVLtRoiHcDxplv-5EDzGEpnPT0e4-lEf9k3riEPjSGX1DDzs/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 336px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX_O0GT8uwGkJS3WWUHYFf2UcRLA4a4dyCMzR6o2XbHuHI1z7GNmswKlzfRfqi4CuMQ_qitqGkqr1j64pX1nMbweF25b_yD3aDS4pqeQgpCZF4VkiEqlpjDTCt82fB5J17GzXfW8D8EQ/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445594043609523458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX_O0GT8uwGkJS3WWUHYFf2UcRLA4a4dyCMzR6o2XbHuHI1z7GNmswKlzfRfqi4CuMQ_qitqGkqr1j64pX1nMbweF25b_yD3aDS4pqeQgpCZF4VkiEqlpjDTCt82fB5J17GzXfW8D8EQ/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 339px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_7kHbq1c0qzzWXFFM5DVMeL7pHJLQLjFVnYntnR1QmEGBziXg37oLaTFi9C9B5NWRw2WJjisv4CAadZTjre0_HmnfvH9YaWDG8Q1Lg_s3xSjaAFLluovG3N6wJQPdvg4jvP9JG_xroc/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445593349033563906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_7kHbq1c0qzzWXFFM5DVMeL7pHJLQLjFVnYntnR1QmEGBziXg37oLaTFi9C9B5NWRw2WJjisv4CAadZTjre0_HmnfvH9YaWDG8Q1Lg_s3xSjaAFLluovG3N6wJQPdvg4jvP9JG_xroc/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 330px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmYVUM9YueO77vzKpwSRHBGHsTuphX8P1bNyUwiEKTTYiiooCUZQnia4LGTbZ_eaGUm8VfHXHYbXdoNDyF6PWhyphenhyphen9jMwUdKR5GKXHC6g5hCXq1Gf2pRTBEs_LJGRRme-VgBgj0PTiDn6s/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445593214732736050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmYVUM9YueO77vzKpwSRHBGHsTuphX8P1bNyUwiEKTTYiiooCUZQnia4LGTbZ_eaGUm8VfHXHYbXdoNDyF6PWhyphenhyphen9jMwUdKR5GKXHC6g5hCXq1Gf2pRTBEs_LJGRRme-VgBgj0PTiDn6s/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 330px;" /></a><br /><br />The Porta Hedge's interior Mobile Observation Lab features surveillance cameras/monitors, a rooftop observation hatch and peep holes with accompanying chalkboards to observe and respond to one's surroundings. For the comfort of the inside observer, amenities include a small bathroom, live plants, and an internet uplink.<br /><br />Rooftop hatch and live plants:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-6M_yu2pxZUe9X0CkYeXyhpQTK_UWi2b-UeRudH268sjav3AcKtr3EygBpBtkbsL5UVGkV6GsoD0ZpKBPlQMjKz-1z5EHLa5LVCppB50KebGI02O9BAE4al5qhw3A3USof0iKrD15Xo/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445591688237906162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-6M_yu2pxZUe9X0CkYeXyhpQTK_UWi2b-UeRudH268sjav3AcKtr3EygBpBtkbsL5UVGkV6GsoD0ZpKBPlQMjKz-1z5EHLa5LVCppB50KebGI02O9BAE4al5qhw3A3USof0iKrD15Xo/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 329px;" /></a><br />bathroom:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OR2v2Es5K9CHE9LwHb7bDvKPolK3DalfU__TtHoY0rMCi1KAQteoB9LqIGSWmjTDCCftKiXCdXyItXKnVl4z4g-uGaOGKychPky7tGFMjpSBjfftHYTBR_EH60rrgIgfx5hWIDK4GjQ/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445591572627413634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OR2v2Es5K9CHE9LwHb7bDvKPolK3DalfU__TtHoY0rMCi1KAQteoB9LqIGSWmjTDCCftKiXCdXyItXKnVl4z4g-uGaOGKychPky7tGFMjpSBjfftHYTBR_EH60rrgIgfx5hWIDK4GjQ/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 329px;" /></a><br /><br />Since July 2009, <span style="font-weight: bold;">the Porta Hedge</span> has been travelling the country in search of suitable sites, for field testing, and to meet the public. To learn more about it and see other projects of Justin Shull, visit <a href="http://www.justinshull.com/">his site here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >all information and images courtesy of Justin Shull</span><br><br>

The Porta Hedge Allows You To Study Nature Incognito & Eco-consciously

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Plastics Engineer Turned Nature Photographer: Meet Larry Broutman.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RqzYnglOhRI/AAAAAAAADbk/h3uVo2ZmBaY/s1600-h/namibia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092683451921761554" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RqzYnglOhRI/AAAAAAAADbk/h3uVo2ZmBaY/s400/namibia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 795px;" /></a><br />Above: Larry's shot of a young woman in Namibia<br /><br />Ever have a talented member of your family you new nothing about?<br />Well, yesterday I discovered that my second cousin -who I thought was merely a brilliant plastics and polymers engineer, is actually a talented photographer to boot!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJclbA6jQ8q4bXQoHypanUb5cyEDZCa4HvN3i_MNE7cizyf-ZKts36Z7b0o0jIt_8SKQ2t_FUDKViylp_O-XLUpUdDrnvCrVOqk7y_Y02dXMEH61B68mKC_4jGoMOcM1o_Wndhw8oKIyB8/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092678310845908226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJclbA6jQ8q4bXQoHypanUb5cyEDZCa4HvN3i_MNE7cizyf-ZKts36Z7b0o0jIt_8SKQ2t_FUDKViylp_O-XLUpUdDrnvCrVOqk7y_Y02dXMEH61B68mKC_4jGoMOcM1o_Wndhw8oKIyB8/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 259px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Larry Broutman</span> has a passion for travel, particularly to remote areas of the world. During the past 15 years he has traveled to all 7 continents and even included a trip to the North Pole aboard a Russian nuclear icebreaker. His interests have included visiting hill tribes in Asia, nomadic tribes in Africa, and touring in India and other Himalayan countries. A desire to document these travel experiences sparked his enthusiasm in photography. His interest in photographing other cultures eventually broadened to travel and outdoor photography, or as Larry describes it, "photographing images of the natural world."<br /><br />Larry has specialized in photographing people, wildlife and landscapes. He has studied and toured with some of the best-known documentary and nature photographers in the field. His images have been sold to corporations, private collectors and travel publications. He currently has an exhibit scheduled to open at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the fall of 2004 and has completed an installation of wildlife photography at the Childrens Memorial Hospital Outpatient Clinic.<br /><br />Larry's people photography captures the human side of foreign cultures and tribes. A Japanese sumo wrestler sweeps the floor with an antique broom. A stunning beauty from Namibia shows off a hairstyle caked with mud. A young monk from Bhutan in traditional dress stands in striking contrast to the blue wall of his monastery.<br /><br /><b>People</b>:<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RqzNWwlOhNI/AAAAAAAADbE/OAAj_9xF6e8/s1600-h/laos.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092671069531047122" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RqzNWwlOhNI/AAAAAAAADbE/OAAj_9xF6e8/s400/laos.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 788px;" /></a><br />Above: Laos<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqccXUnv2L5wZ2tZwbGOYNm6v1ZGD722sAAgGRKhq-MfjvKmIct-tkcavLX9E53K1YbUOaLp6wWfPqtCHJyZns-CS_-xa7n1aEfdawN9OE0APFpxlsKFUs9sP16iOZI4XG2ElPPGQ644bJ/s1600-h/cambodia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092670953566930114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqccXUnv2L5wZ2tZwbGOYNm6v1ZGD722sAAgGRKhq-MfjvKmIct-tkcavLX9E53K1YbUOaLp6wWfPqtCHJyZns-CS_-xa7n1aEfdawN9OE0APFpxlsKFUs9sP16iOZI4XG2ElPPGQ644bJ/s400/cambodia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 354px;" /></a><br />Above: Cambodia<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RqzNDAlOhLI/AAAAAAAADa0/lgrcS4VyGTE/s1600-h/hamar+girl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092670730228630706" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RqzNDAlOhLI/AAAAAAAADa0/lgrcS4VyGTE/s400/hamar+girl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 786px;" /></a><br />Above: Hamar<br /><br />His wildlife and landscapes also take us to breathtaking locales and capture moments of vivid intensity. A cheetah from South Africa gazes into a golden sunset. A lilac breasted roller reminds us of the impossible beauty that is commonplace in Botswana. A landscape in Anza Borrego, California captures the fuchsias, greens and violet hues of the desert.<br /><br /><b>Wildlife:</b><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RqzL9QlOhKI/AAAAAAAADas/dTE3We7YWik/s1600-h/giraffezambia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092669531932755106" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RqzL9QlOhKI/AAAAAAAADas/dTE3We7YWik/s400/giraffezambia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 790px;" /></a><br />Above: Giraffe, Nambia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnO97Ix1nNQDhvjad5_BSUCcNhlwGoaMZ7rIU0ACm6f0v5x53e4eDqLkfRF31uKtQasckA-_3WVwi2h7lTkb15IQlHZfRayQ96WFMm2fcjnVoS9fNwBridbqVBAje23uRZepge2-QQsEr/s1600-h/polarbearsnorway.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092669252759880834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnO97Ix1nNQDhvjad5_BSUCcNhlwGoaMZ7rIU0ACm6f0v5x53e4eDqLkfRF31uKtQasckA-_3WVwi2h7lTkb15IQlHZfRayQ96WFMm2fcjnVoS9fNwBridbqVBAje23uRZepge2-QQsEr/s400/polarbearsnorway.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 353px;" /></a><br />Above: Polar Bears, Norway<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pFcJzL4WOPNquZb5YJBM6B7Whj-CskAVBmq7LmVg_hwPP2oGV3XLtdgQd2cUNwBs7I0RQXw6LxryYJZ2L6fTzt-uBcDCKZ3uRqUhZx9jOsdGT2KGv-kHaEj0XcCpTbtHB-XBsrJBaQMM/s1600-h/wildebeest+dive.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092668333636879458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pFcJzL4WOPNquZb5YJBM6B7Whj-CskAVBmq7LmVg_hwPP2oGV3XLtdgQd2cUNwBs7I0RQXw6LxryYJZ2L6fTzt-uBcDCKZ3uRqUhZx9jOsdGT2KGv-kHaEj0XcCpTbtHB-XBsrJBaQMM/s400/wildebeest+dive.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 355px;" /></a><br />Above: Wildebeest dive<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQQSSzBn08gs9_7_mWSVjk0281zS5gspu6AF3EUqfm2q6KuMp8ryTkobBEOaQc9nUnYP3WaNieY-mffkJNM0-uDuy0DaxrWC088qMB807yddkTMU5OodYrpBbXZ9Bl4CxTZnbzB8gSW4X/s1600-h/malachite+kingfisher.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092665434533954642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQQSSzBn08gs9_7_mWSVjk0281zS5gspu6AF3EUqfm2q6KuMp8ryTkobBEOaQc9nUnYP3WaNieY-mffkJNM0-uDuy0DaxrWC088qMB807yddkTMU5OodYrpBbXZ9Bl4CxTZnbzB8gSW4X/s400/malachite+kingfisher.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 470px;" /></a><br />Above: Malachite Kingfisher<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbC_9_x2Kk3scoaP4RsDl78Dahl1eVyMGJhKN49NNSYDr4WA3maS3HvT4Yi3N37pwASh7U7N-mmvIFTxMXD9o-45nHMrjGc9XutBtHgQ40V1NCyhSG5HH5rzgmuBpslit6sm1TWJeu5Wr/s1600-h/babbon+and+infant.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092661977085281346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbC_9_x2Kk3scoaP4RsDl78Dahl1eVyMGJhKN49NNSYDr4WA3maS3HvT4Yi3N37pwASh7U7N-mmvIFTxMXD9o-45nHMrjGc9XutBtHgQ40V1NCyhSG5HH5rzgmuBpslit6sm1TWJeu5Wr/s400/babbon+and+infant.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 355px;" /></a><br />Above: Baboon and infant<br /><br />As if his beautiful photography weren't enough to impress you, he also invented a specific way to use the <a href="http://www.quickset.com/">Quick-set</a> pan and tilt positioning tripod (the benefits of being an engineer and photographer):<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.quickset.com/">QuickSet</a> Goes to Africa</span><br />When Larry Broutman packed his bags heading for Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park this April, he surely brought his safari hat. But even more important was his trusty Quickset Pan and Tilt. Broutman, a professional photographer working on his second educational media project for the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Regenstein African Journey exhibit, spent much of April photographing the migration of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles. This migration is a constant, cyclical movement between Kenya and Tanzania. It follows the rain and birth cycles, carrying herds south from Kenya into the Serengeti in the springtime. When he arrived, Broutman was greeted by millions of wildebeests, among them the new calves, born just this February. It was a truly awesome sight to see.<br /><br />While there were many anxious photographers roaming the African plains hoping for the perfect shot, none went about it quite like Broutman. Because of the mostly flat topography of the Serengeti, he thought it would be ideal to have the benefit of elevation in his work. He wanted a 40-foot telescoping mast attached to his truck, allowing for mobility and the unique aerial perspective he sought. He mounted a digital camera atop a pan and tilt, linked to the ground by a video feed that would be his eyes. From the shelter of his truck, Broutman was able to maneuver the camera through an incredible range of shot angles and to capture the still photographs onto his laptop. These photos can be seen as part of the zoo’s African Journey, delighting and educating visitors from all over the world.</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl48C9U42aZVNxMrwuxhtt-ygkXUz7KxW4xJqJfjD69DAUsWqZrZ0xzJxxJVx5KFu7OEIJ942SG5RAFlybrhxGByg7ioH9J91xFPt9CfX4V-wl4pmeHje5B1SXwJ50kB9zR8dbYwzMVMV/s1600-h/wildebeastquickset.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092676502664676594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl48C9U42aZVNxMrwuxhtt-ygkXUz7KxW4xJqJfjD69DAUsWqZrZ0xzJxxJVx5KFu7OEIJ942SG5RAFlybrhxGByg7ioH9J91xFPt9CfX4V-wl4pmeHje5B1SXwJ50kB9zR8dbYwzMVMV/s400/wildebeastquickset.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 296px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAv6dQfLNSaR9y7RvCR0D48nEw2PuZUxZeh6WZeb0fAKOCxXr44Wy4ME5OMx7Bh9e2uqrn61mMKLfFGxu5rcQEMAT0jWP2Hvu_ml9e6XadCEpzKXvrURnUHaxg4vlplabq2XL0jIayIFU/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092661831056393266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAv6dQfLNSaR9y7RvCR0D48nEw2PuZUxZeh6WZeb0fAKOCxXr44Wy4ME5OMx7Bh9e2uqrn61mMKLfFGxu5rcQEMAT0jWP2Hvu_ml9e6XadCEpzKXvrURnUHaxg4vlplabq2XL0jIayIFU/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 297px;" /></a><br />Above left: the quick-set tripod in use by Larry, shown on the right<br /><br /><br /><b>BIO</b><br />Larry began his professional career as a professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He has his undergraduate and doctorate degrees from MIT in the field of Materials Science. Larry is known worldwide for his research and has published 160 research articles and several text books in the field of plastics and composite materials. In the mid 80's, Larry founded, L.J. Broutman Associates and co-founded Advanced Polymer Compounding. The former company became one of the largest and most prestigious plastics laboratories and consulting companies in the U.S., and the latter is among the foremost plastics compounding companies in the U.S.<br /><br />Larry continues to travel and recently returned from trips to Cuba and Southern India. His plans include additional wildlife installations and further exhibits of his people photographs from around the world. His travel agenda for this year will include China, Africa and India.<br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Some of Larry's photographs can be seen on <a href="http://www.broutpix.com/">his website.</a><br />For further information, please call Lisa Ridolfi at 847-337-3987.<br /><br />Exhibitions:<br />Eye on Africa<br />June 23-Sept 30, 2005<br />Hermann Hall<br />Illinois Institute of Technology [info]<br />Chicago, IL<br /><br /><br />East Africa-The Wildebeest Migration<br />Permanent Exhibit<br />Regenstein African Journey Building<br />Lincoln Park Zoo [info]<br />Chicago, IL.

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