Feb 14, 2014 – Freud said that every human being lies at least once every day. But, this one lie of Brian Williams is more tragic and sad then the one he told the day before. I am sure he could go to the bank, take his money and fade into to retirement beyond the luxury most of us could comprehend. Maybe he could write a book of his life, of his mistakes, or offer education to World Leaders who lie (Do you think there are any of those kind of leaders around???). But I wonder how he feels. Does he feel sorry, sad, angry, depressed, smarter, or excited about a new career? Why do public people screw up their apologies. They could just say “I did it and will be better in the future. I have learned how dumb I was. Please forgive me. Help me get on with it. Thanks” Now onto my situation of photos that are lies- I plan to put photos that I created into photo galleries. But, is it really a photo? Is it art? Is it just a computer nerd playing around? Or is it an outright lie? Look at this photo I have created (The third photo in todays posting) – and think about the complexity of photo journalism. Do history books, NPR, FOX, or the Mayor and Animal Rights groups ever embellish their story through selective photo manipulation? My advise is – insist the truth be told – or if not – just tell us that it is a little white lie, and we will switch news stations. – Don’t you think?
The original photo graph of a freighter heading for the Soo Locks and on into Lake Superior.Linda preparing to catch Holy Perch – ( there is a fishing hole in the ice) – Thus Holy PerchAs I saw it in my mind – I lightened the feeling of the sky and leveled the horizon. Then, I added a misty moon, a subtle star above the moon , and a shaft of light to point your attention to the center. Next I gave more feeling to the freighter as it beat around the point with a layer of fog, smoke, and lights. Then I added ice and open lake water to the left(and a large wave to prevent your eye from drifting off the photo), made the foreground ice more consistent and ice like, and of course Linda and her fishing shack. Was this my lie for the day? May I put it in a Photo Gallery? Shall I label it as “The joy of solitude” ? Is that OK?You can tell I am really having fun creating for you what I see in my mind – Look out – You may not always want to see the inner workings of my mind!!!
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