We are often limited by the technology of our time. But sometimes technology advances even as we are watching it.
Captain William Carter is a man who has seen technology advance from the horse and buggy to the locomotive and all the way to the automobile and beyond.
In Miami Red, I wanted to write the feeling of speed, of never slowing down, of having a literal deadline and buying time at every turn. The picture I chose for my substack image I thought managed to convey that feeling.
And now Grok Imagine is allowing people to put pictures to video, and it is very good at what it does. I’ve been testing it, and this was one of my earlier tests. Speed sounds like revving engines and squealing tires and it fits the feel I was going for.