...to the ridiculous

Disc Crow

This guy and his 2 friends are standing in a little, old corn field in Mauldin, SC. Someone put a lot of work into them, and now time, weather and morning glories have gotten the best of them. Still a little work to do on this, but it make me realize that I'd rather see this than another gas station or McD.

And sometimes....

And sometimes it's just nice to take a nice photograph of someone you love! In addition to the hundreds of the teams this year, some are just special. Great game, Tyler!

Never say Never

First of all, I just delivered by first works to a jurried show. Wish me luck...

Secondly, another lesson learned. My summer vacation was spent watching a lot of baseball in Charleston last month. I did manage to get over to Folly beach one morning with my camera. As I was heading East the sun was trying to break through the haze and was lighting it's way across the beach and sea. I took several shots but was sure that they would never work because the sun was too bright and there would be too much flare.

Never say never. A polarizing filter is a great tool and have come through for me again.

More fun with photoshop!

Did you know that artists get to go on cruises and teach basic skills in their field? Sounds like a great way to get a nice vacation.

I'm not sure whether I am totally in love with photoshopping pictures, but it sure is fun and yields very interesting results. It's one thing to fix flaws, or take out annoying signs or poles etc. but another to really alter the original by adding things in or layering other images. I'm not sure if I'll ever make up my mind about this, but here's one anyway.

This butterfly was shot in FL in 2005 and the sunflower a few weeks ago here. Now they are one.

Double Exposure

It was a good weekend of visiting galleries, a small art fair and talking with a multi-media artist. It's great to feel a part of the local arts community.

After absorbing so much art, Wayne thought he wanted to learn how to make double exposures digitally: either get a book or info online or just stay up really late and play with it.

There may be some fine tuning to learn, but the results show great promise. Watch for more in the future.

This is a double exposure of a longhorn and the Vet School at UGA.

Painting the Pond

This is a beautiful shot of sunset over a lily pond near Tifton, GA. There are 2 painting techniques used to give it the final result. The sky and trees are painted with an art brush and the water is done in a watercolor technique. Great combination.

Again a great example of how much beauty there is around us.

Title: "Frog Heaven"