4.5 What television is really saying to us

There was some kind of copyright issue on YouTube with 'The Secret Life of the Television', so I watched some short clips of it. I suddenly felt like taking photos of my TV screen. I wanted to see what was going on on the screen, to see if I could capture things that we cannot possibly see with our little eyes. I attempted to hear what TV is really telling us. Click on image for a much better view or visit my website.

Depending on the shutter speed and the aperture, I was able to capture various size of strips of light. I was fascinated by the appearance of the images as a set. It was almost like a music score or some kind of keyboard game. Perhaps it's morse code, perhaps it's sheet of music. Perhaps it's a conversation..

After awhile I started also playing with the lens. While exposing, I zoomed in and out. These are the beautiful results;


Then I started shifting the camera too;