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For my offering for Super Saturated Sunday today I thought I would take an innocuous, unprepossessing photograph (of which I have a vast collection) and quickly turn it into some lurid faux Modern Art that might vaguely emulate the kind you see for sale in galleries for tens of thousands of pounds.
This is a picture of bubbles in the frozen water in a broken mug in my garden taken at the end of December. (For a more normal version of another image taken at the same time see flic.kr/p/2kpGhPy ).
It was developed and processed in Affinity Photo, but the fancy stuff done using Nik Color Efex. The bulk of the effect was due to solarisation combined with a bi-colour filter to create more of a colour gradient across the image, a technique I have used often for this sort of overcooked colour from nothing approach.
A total stack of eight or nine filters was used (it was playtime after all) with some contribution from things like glows and soft focus, selective contrast and graduated ND filter effects. (If you’d like the preset I made from this do ask :) ).
So that was the first twenty minutes dealt with so what should I do with the rest?
Well, I decided to extend the gallery metaphor and make the work look a bit as if it had been hung on a wall. I combined broad frame with directional drop shadow and embossing and then used the Lighting filter to add three spotlights pointing downward as if had been lit from above. I also used the same filter to add a textured, impasto element to the painting and give it some relief.
So there we are. You know where to send those five-figure cheques, don’t you?
I’ll add a link to the in-camera original so you can see where we came from.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you are wearing your sunglasses. Happy Sliders Sunday!! :)
Rarely am I so confused about the situation when I was taking a picture.
One day I ran into the Łódź Photo Festival. There was a looped film projection in one of the side rooms. Two young people watched it. The scene looked compositionally ok (although it was very dark) so I photographed it. My frustration in the subject of the description comes from the transmission of the material, for me it reminded me of an endoscope inserted into a tube. Maybe I don't know much about art or maybe I'm just not in the target group of recipients of this film material (even for sure).
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I had been 'playing' with this concept for a while in my head. I called it (instead of the Silence of the Lambs) the Silence of the Bird. When I had the final result, it came to me immediately: VISUAL SILENCE.
I don't often 'dive' into the digital 'magical' darkroom that photoshop can be, but for certain projects it is a great creative tool!
Here, in the case of visual silence, what is being absorbed is not sound but gaze.
If silence is the absence of noise, then this visual silence is defined as the gradual absence, the vanishing, of what surrounds it, where we burrow from the visible surface to the invisible core. Our focus on the image involves a diminution of the optic field:
in this sense, visual silence is like a poem, its power arising from its sheer vulnerability. The image cannot be penetrated even by the most powerful of gazes because it is already open, in full view... and yet the transparency of the image, one that does not attempt to hide anything, is still capable of mystery.
Visual silence arrests us because it is the interface between two realms of partial knowledge: between he who does not know he is being watched and those who do not know what they are watching.
Some images leave us speechless, we watch them in silent awe.
Ultimately the camera is merely an extension of the human eye, it only sees and cannot wholly know what it is seeing.
May PEACE be with you and thanx for everything, M, (*_*)
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The feeling of peace and serenity in this snowdrift belies the fury of arctic wind that created it. I love this sort of dichotomy and try to work it into photos whenever possible. Images are much more compelling when there's a visual subtext like this. Standing here in real life, I was struck with odd sensation of having the late winter sun heat my face while the cruel winds were simultaneously causing my hands to go numb from the cold. But these incredible scenes kept me from retreating, cold hands notwithstanding. Once again, a familiar landscape had been rendered by weather into something surreal. Moments like this are all too fleeting, and even more so with the ever-changing light and sky. This was not a 'come back later' situation, rather a 'here and now' one. Indeed the following day saw milder temps but the sky was devoid of the rich texture of clouds and filtered sun that enhanced this photo. The day after that, the killer sky was back but all the snow had melted. Point is it's nearly impossible to keep up with events. I've been feeling the same way watching the daily news cycle. I thought 2019 was crazy, but thus far 2020 is crazy on steroids. Everything is relative I suppose. Now I just want to go back to regular crazy.
Almost every Sunday, the residents owning vintage cars and bikes assemble at a designated place (Horniman circle) here in Mumbai. I really dont know what they do after that, but we enthusiasts get a good close-up view of these mean machines. Then they accelerate down the Marine drive promenade (almost like a parade) and thats a spectacular visual display (with high decibel audio).
Clicked on one such occasion... the Vespa's.
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'As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all.' - Buddha
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE
NOVEMBER RAIN – GUNS N' ROSES
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOrGCZM38I
AUTUMN I by Vivaldi – NIGEL KENNEDY
Soundtracks : www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgJYc9WE7xY
AUTUMN II by Vivaldi – NIGEL KENNEDY
NOVEMBER RAIN
When November skies cry out their pain
and Buddha's tears fall down as rain
the Autumn leaves fall down again
in burnished gold abandonment
capable of letting go
trees don't discern from friend or foe
but shed and scatter all around
their foliage carpet on the ground
we tread and kick the leaves up high
some catch the wind and reach the sky
others may adhere themselves to limbs
that look so bare as Winter slims
full-bodied landscapes; the art of Masters
water-coloured, oils and faster
splashes, dots like pointillism
paint generously the rainbow's prisms
the multi-coloured hues of Fall
the baring forests stand so tall
and quite prepared to give their all
to perfect bold abandonment
we relish change of seasons such
as this one with it's harvest much
and luscious, full and rosy lips
rose-gold kiss abandonment
poetic justice; fire and musty
apple wood, sweet and smelling ripe
lingers long and leaves us longing
for more to whet our appetite
In Summer most we see is sun
and feel the warmth upon our skin
but Autumn is a visual treat
to gift our eyes before we sleep
oh how I wish to hibernate
come Winter with it's threatening storms
and ice-cold winds that bite and nip
my fingers, toes as different forms
come bustling, breezing through the open
doors and floors are wet with melted
snow and ice; I long for nice
hot cocoa with a few marshmallows
pink and white, that soothe and mellow
warm the cockles of my heart
and smooth the feelings that depart
as Autumn falls and Winter beckons
with icy fingers; Jack Frost reckons
he can paint inside the glass
a pattern etched that will stick fast
and never touch it with your tongue
you'll stick and have to wait for Mum
to softly release you from this task
you set yourself; and you will laugh
at this sweet memory of your past
when your family was still complete
now scattered, lost or just divided
left behind where you resided
why did they have to go away
like Autumn leaves and Summer days
but come the Spring and come the thaw
you may hear knocking at your door
and those that left to travel wide
may smile and hug and step inside
Four Seasons by Vivaldi playing
inside your head and on turntable
round and round; spinning gently
another year; and there are plenty
yet to come now you are winning
plans can be made and find you grinning
the joy of life; the joie de vive
Buddha watches; never leaves
enigmatic smile; all-knowing
buds on trees will soon be showing
renewal; rejuvenate the Earth
a time for living; for what it's worth
and now you know it's worth a lot
a year you thought might bring your end
a borrowed year that saw you mend
a year that taught you; value friends
and live and love and laugh awhile
for peace begins with just one smile
and harmony's gift to Mother Earth
brings treasures full; beyond monetary worth
that only sweet abandonment
as with the trees that teach us much
to love; be loved is all enough
and letting go is not so bad
and will not always leave us sad
for like the trees begin again
so can we live through all our pain
and come the Spring we'll be reborn
and sprouting trees shelter us from harm
like the arms of Buddha and the arms of man
joined together in perfect sweet abandonment
giving thanks for all we have
letting go so there is more
for everyone to go around
we are united; we are found.
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My artwork is a compilation of 3 of my photographs
a fleeting pause in the city heat, her parasol glowing like a lantern as she sips and turns. light and shadow carve the moment into something both delicate and cinematic.
On my way to the garden centre this morning I got stuck behind this pony and trap. A sign on the back of the trap said 'PONY IN TRAINING'. It made for a great photo but I could hardly pull up and cause a traffic jam behind me while I took a photo. So I overtook and drove into the garden centre car park. As I got out of the car I heard the clip clop of the pony and just grabbed my phone in time to snap it passing. I couldn't have set up a prettier background - across the hedges to the roof tops of Brighton and down to the sea,
Visual Magick’s Igneous mods for the Kobold are beautiful beyond words! I’m wearing Lava, and its definitely HOT! I had a lot of fun playing with particle fire to take the last 2 photos. :)
Well I’m sure it’s pretty obvious where this started from, not.
It’s another great photographic idea that flopped on implementation and subsequently to be repurposed for Sliders Sunday. Originally it was a picture of water boiling in the bottom of a pan, taken on a whim while on holiday.
Great idea. Pity about the steam clouding the image, lol.
The Topaz Glow filter, for me, is a bit like a banned substance I guess (and I have to guess ;) )...I have withdrawal problems if I don’t get a regular dose of it...
Glow needs two things to work well at this abstract end of its possible uses: some sort of linear structure to seed its collagen building algorithms and some interesting colour. The boiling water (so the idea went) was all interesting circles for the structure, but the question was how to add colour, zap, zing, pizazz and general psychedelia?
So I created a layer formed from two overlaid conical rainbow gradients and blended that with the bubbles using Soft Light. I then used a Mirror distortion filter with 6 mirrors to get the sixfold symmetry (I’ll link to the original bubbles and this interim stage - where you can just still make the bubbles out - in the first comment).
Then the real fun started. Into Topaz Glow starting with one of the Neon presets, and then sliding the sliders to taste…
Back into Affinity Photo for mangling with the hue, saturation, contrast, colour curves (LAB) and a bit of Clarity filter. And there you have it, well apart from a black frame and a blue internal shadow :)
Thanks for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image (legally) :) Happy Sliders Sunday!!
San Francisco is noted for it's hilly street's so I thought I would put the car's close to being level which gives an idea with the slanted homes how steep this road is. My wife and I walked endless miles on the hilly streets of this great city, of course we stopped for a beer or two along the way to take care of our insatiable thirst.
not sure what to say about this image......simply messing around yesterday with old photos and this is one of the things that happened.
Lleida. Catalunya.
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Perfomance with Oregon Painting Society on December 12th, 2008 at Rotture
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Visual is a dance troupe that consists of (not exclusively)
Morgan Alexandra Ritter
Dana Dart-McLean
Kersti Jan Werdal
Brenna Murphy
Barbara Kinzle
Lynn Dunham
Asia Wong
Molly Pringle
Much of my time these days is spent on work and family and photography has totally taken a backseat for many months now. In fact, my impatient 9 year old daughter was waiting and whining behind me as I was making this shot. I had to find ways to resuscitate my lost creativity nowadays and continue my visual journey...
My apologies for the very rare visits to your streams nowadays.
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some of my long time flickr friends may "get"
this more readily , knowing that most often i
can be found in a garden , either whenever
the seasonal maintenance & climate allows
OR
-- those regions of my mind may propel --
ps: HFF and happy positive resolutions 😃
"Losing someone is like when the sun comes through a window, moving across the room with each hour, until night falls and all you can do is try to remember the soothing shapes it made.” Stewart Lewis
I don't know what Marbled Hot Springs Rd. would be without the American Bitterns! While we were there the reeds hadn't had a chance to grow very tall so the Bitterns were pretty easy to spot. Raising their heads up generally in position with the vertical reeds I'm sure they are imagening they are hidden from sight...I didn't realize until this picture what an incredible 'visual perspective' they have of everything around them in this position!
My favourite time of year is Fall because it is such a visual delight. The wonderful colors, the smell in the air and everything that goes with it. This area of Fish Creek shows a river gently winding through an area of colorful trees.
Somewhere in Big Sur, a tiny creek has carved a little canyon that houses a forest of wild Calla lilies. The canyon is dull and nondescript during rest of the year. But in spring, when these lilies bloom, the valley metamorphoses into a stunner. The tiny creek – flowing fast in its rush to melt with the Pacific – provides acoustics to the experience, while the visual is taken care of by Calla themselves. The word Calla comes from the Greek term καλλος (kallos) meaning beauty. One couldn’t have named this valley any better.
A place of such beauty is never short of admirers. Like every other inch of this stunning Californian coastal region, photographers know the Calla Lily canyon only too well. In Spring, hundreds of photographers of all kinds show up in this little valley to find their Calla. But beauty is a hard thing to find in a crowd. Hordes of photographers, tripods and simpers — especially at sunset — must make this place resent its name. Like the Mesa arch in the morning or the Horseshoe bend at sunset, one could call this place a circus and not offend anyone.
To avoid the circus and instead enjoy this valley, Rishabh and I visited and photographed the canyon several times throughout the day. The flowers had raindrops on them in the morning and looked gorgeous in the peaceful late morning cloudy light. In the late afternoon, the golden sun flirted with these flowers that in turn glowed in shy orange. Funny thing is, every image shot during these two visits includes three-six human figures. Yikes, I hate cloning (out) human beings!
So, I did what the feeblest in the family does during a feud over the cake: waited in the corner. It helped that the adjacent beach was a beauty that kept Rishabh and me totally engrossed for those couple of hours. After the sun set, the light and the army of photographers faded quickly and equally. I asked Rishabh if he would let me shoot in the Calla valley one more time and my nice kid said yes. As somber descended on the land, I was the only one shooting. Setting up my tripod and long exposures, I hoped that the wind stays put. It did. When the first image displayed on the viewfinder after thirty long seconds of exposing, I smiled like a baby. Finally, after a long day, I had found my Calla.
Without visual references to compare its size, it's difficult to say if this is a real lighthouse or a model. What do you think, is it real?
Photographer - Visual Distress MM#510136
Model - Myself - Red Rhapsody MM#375616
Hair/MU/Wardrobe - Myself
Location - Primal Stare Studios
*because I gave this title to a photo back in 2002 (see first comment)
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