Birmingham Reflection

This is what I call a drive by shooting. Stopped at a light and took this from the car at UAB.

Parking Deck Art

 

As I'm getting into my car after shooting Children's Hospital Friday night, I looked up and spotted this very cool parking deck detail!

I have recently published a book of the Easter Season at my church, Independent Presbyterian Church here in Birmingham. It's available on BLURB.

Fitting Tribute

 

This sculpture by Birmingham artist Corday Parker is a fitting tribute to Tinsley R. Harrison, M.D.

Alabamian Tinsley R. Harrison (1900-1978) was one of the most influential physicians of the twentieth century. His worldwide fame rested primarily on his book Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, published in 1950 and reprinted 16 times and translated into 14 different languages. It remains the single-most-used and best-selling internal medicine text in the world. Harrison was the first chair of medicine and second dean at the Medical College of Alabama, now part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Light Dreams II - Wonder

Where to begin to show you the photos I took last night in one of Birmingham's greatest events, Light Dreams II.  This free event that runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at the Alys Stephens Center at UAB, was even better than last year. It is a celebration of digital projection, art ( in 3D this year) and music and is free. Today I share a photo of what looked to me like a satellite made of styrofoam packing material lit from within.  This was a favorite of the children of course.

Hoopla!

Part of the Lux Somnia - Light Dreams evening at UAB's Alys Stephens Center, were interactive activities.  The kids, and a few brave adults, had a ball with the glow in the dark hoola hoops.  I wished I'd not lost my touch!

Since it rained last night, you can still catch this fabulous evening tonight!

Light Dreams

Jean Jacques Gaudel

Birmingham's multi-faceted artist,  Jean Jacques Gaudel amazed the hundreds gathered outside of UAB's Aly Stephens Center for the Perfoming Arts last night with his amazing digitally projected artwork.  Randal Crowe and Joe Walker were also featured.  In addition there were other installations by local artists, as well as musical groups participating before and after this presentation.  If you are in the Birmingham area, you can catch another performance tonight at 7:00.  For more information about Light Dreams, click HERE.

I regret the quality of these photographs.  My iPhone saved the day as my camera just wasn't up to the task, or maybe it was the photographer!