January 3, 2016 – I am enjoying reading about New Years Resolutions – so many of the 50 I found do not apply to me (not sure everyone would agree) – like the resolution: “Be more polite” – Like I said: “If you are too d…. dumb to see how polite I am, I can not help you.” – Remember, my college education is engineering, business, and adult education methodology – no liberal arts courses at all. So, this following resolution does apply to me: “Learn more about art, music, culture – being liberally educated (not politically liberal) helps you fit in when talking with a variety of people with different backgrounds” – Knowing something about art sure helps me communicate with Gloria a lot better.
I love to walk in the woods with camera in hand. I see lots of things others may not want to photograph – This one is a stump of a fallen Palm Tree – a foot or so of the outer bark turned inside and fell to the ground. This is as shot – no photoshop. Nikon D5300, Tamron 18-270mm, f4.8, 46mm. Auto flash did not fire.This photo gave me an opportunity to practice some basic elements of art design (with photoshop) that I have been studying about – and since I like surreal art – truth is not required. Key elements are 1. Lines (curved or straight), 2. shapes we recognize, 3. dimension (depth), 4. texture, 5. repeating pattern, 6. color. Have I clearly used any of these elements in creating this surreal spider and dragon fly from the original photograph? (Dragon fly is above the spider’s left eye)I hope to keep making surreal photos from real ones I take on my favorite walks in my favorite Florida outdoors! and learn more about art and culture, music, etc
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