View allAll Photos Tagged DigitalManipulation
And lately I’ve forgotten who I am
Need to let my energy just drain away
And now - my mind - is working overtime
It’s been a looong day
Such a long day, ay, ay -Amy Winehouse
As the sun rises, Doc is out tackling winter chores. Snow removal is one job that never ends - and a roof rake will rip your guts out in a heartbeat. He later switched to a ladder and shovel to complete the job. We are rooting for an early spring.
Fog settles over us and sounds are enhanced. You can hear movement in the forest, but what is it? Moose, caribou, bear - or maybe just a fox after a rabbit. I stand and look into the mist hoping for an answer to my question - but all I hear is silence. It is as if I am the only human left on the planet, and yet, I am content.
BTS: petridamsten.com/the-kiss-of-death/
// Petri Damstén // petridamsten.com
// Contact // @pdamsten
I sure wouldn't want to be clipping along at 65 MPH and have this bird hit my windshield.
Wishing everyone a colorful week ahead.
Original photographs over-processed in PS and Studio Artist 4. It's not subtle but it is what it is.
Homage to a dearly departed favorite artist. I will never see or hear the word "biomechanical" without thinking of his fantastic surreal work.
One baby squirrel was doing his best to coax his sibling out of the nest for a little play time. It's sad - but they are only "kittens" for such a short time before they have to learn to take care of their selves. Winter comes quickly to Alaska, and there is a lot for them to learn and to do, before the snow settles in and the temperatures drop to below zero.
Most newborns rarely make it through their first winter. But once a squirrel establishes its own territory, it can live up to ten years, if it can stay away from predator's.
Touchdown Liberty.
A nod to Aaron Rogers, Quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. The Packers will play the New York Giants on Sunday 12-01-19.
A digital manipulation of an image of Lady Liberty shot from onboard the Circle Line observation boat in 2017. My son posed for me with his Aaron Rogers Jersey on for the jersey layer.
Canon 50D with Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens and Canon ef 1.4x ii extender.
I was putting the final touches to our breakfast, when I looked out of my kitchen window and noticed what looked like a large rock in the forest. Slowly the "rock" tuned its head in my direction. At that moment, something made me reach for my closest camera. In the blink of an eye, a snowshoe hare bolted out of nowhere, and straight into the jaws of the rather good sized Lynx. I captured its final moments before it was dragged off.
Flash ahead now to about mid-night of the same day . . . with our windows open for fresh air - I was awaken at precisely 12:00AM to the familiar screams of another snowshoe bunny, and the sounds of another hungry lynx as it silenced its prey.
A few minutes later - at 12:34 AM, I was just beginning to nod off when another snowshoe hare started screaming at the top of its lungs, accompanied by the familiar yips and barks of a coyote, as it snared its prey.
That was it for me. I tiptoed to the open window, and closed it for the night. After a day that began with a killing, and then ended with two more - this girl needed some sleep.
I am one of those strange people that really enjoys a rainy day - which made it easy for me when I lived in southeast Alaska.
*Each bloom on this little Alaskan wildflower measures 1/4 of an inch. It is so delicate, I cannot understand how it endures our bitterly cold winters.
We had just dropped down a very steep hill as we headed into Palmer Alaska, when at a very busy intersection, this old gentleman was headed up hill, on the wrong side of the road, and in a turn lane as well. I shuddered to think what could happen to him, and wondered if he ever got home safely.
I rarely do an HDR - but in this image, it made that bright pink tricycle just pop.
Drive safe everybody - your grandpa might be out playing in traffic on a three wheeler.
I can't stop at a "simple" ripple (often with multiple re-iterations). I also can't resist the impulse to add extra, complimentary, and/or contrasting color by adding a run through with a "scattered tiles" filter. It shatters the image into overlapping squares and allows me to choose the colors between the tiles. It sometimes looks great on its own and it sometimes requires more rippling to get the full benefit. I add it like a spice to give an angular contrast to the rippled curves.
I worked on this collage of photos as well as the description (see the comment below) in 2020 when good health and I were not the best of friends.
2016
More artwork at: www.permiandesigns.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/permiandesigns/
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/permiandesigns.bsky.social
NOTE: All works featured here are completely original creations. None are made with the assistance of any form of AI technology in any fashion whatsoever.