It is October 29 and snowing in New Jersey. Used to snow occasionally in late October when I was a kid in Buffalo, but never in the 22 years I have lived in New Jersey. To mark this unusual event, below is a repost of a January 2010 entry about snowflakes.
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Came across an interesting story, The Art of the Snowflake, by Jaimie Etkin at The Daily Beast. It describes the work of Wilson Bentley who was the first to photograph a single snowflake. No small feat for a 19 year old self-trained photograper in 1885. He mad
e it his life’s work.
“Every snowflake has an infinite beauty which is enhanced by knowledge that the investigator will, in all probability, never find another exactly like it,” Bentley wrote in Popular Mechanics of his infatuation.
Just now in the middle of doing a voice over job for a well-known major firm. Like most VO gigs, this started with an audition. Producer asked voice talent to submit a portion of the 3-4 minute script. For some reason the copy spoke to me. Decided to record and submit the complete script. Nailed the audition in one take. Got the job.
As usual, when it came time to record, there were minor script changes. Then, the client wanted a different tone in the reads. Several recordings later, every recording is unique. Even when the script is set, a new reading has its own special sound. Each recording has its own character and charm. It is one of a kind. Unique.
Just like one of Wilson Bentley’s snowflakes.
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