Research can be fun, boring, illuminating, exasperating, you-name-it—just like the rest of life. Sometimes it delivers more than you expect.
That’s what happened when I was researching guitarist/composer Andy Othling for my
“Tiempo” column in Albuquerque The Magazine. Othling quit a perfectly respectable job at
Sandia Lab to make a living playing music, and I’ll tell you how that suspect decision turned out in the April issue.
For now, I’d like to share an unexpected encounter with the universe that I had in the course of my research: Skylights. It’s a time-lapse video of New Mexico skies composed by Othling’s
photographer friend Knate Myers and scored by Othling.
It’s 5 minutes and 39 seconds long. I recommend that you set aside some time to view it when you won’t be interrupted, and watch it full-screen. If you can manage headphones for the music, that won’t hurt any, either.
Photo by Knate Myers.
© 2013 Mel Minter. All rights reserved.
Well, no need to get high – just watch, listen and remember what beauty is. Thank you for this.
So nice to hear from you, Suzanne. I hope you and yours are well. Pretty amazing, no? When I was moving back to NM, someone I knew in NYC said to me, “What for? What’s out there?” “Out there is what’s out there,” I should have answered. I wish I had his e-mail address to send him that video. But sights like these are exactly why I came back, along with green chile, a more simpático pace of life, and the smell of piñon in the air. Love and kisses.
Stunning! Do yourself a favor . . . slow down . . . turn off your cell phone . . . relax your racing, inattentive mind and watch this uninterrupted, . . . all 5 minutes and 39 seconds long . . . full-screen and headphones . . . no need for wine or narcotics either! Breathe!
Exactly. Awesome views and music that deepens the experience. Glad you enjoyed it, Rick.