The return of artistic posts… Today an interesting sunset scene of a couple trees in the park that were leaveless and filled with clumped birds’ nests. The work is successful because it combines the subtile gradation from blue to orange of sky with the dark cracked effect of the tree branches superimposed into the foreground. The strangest thing about this work is the fact that a little cropping and rotation could tranform the piece into a neat Photoshop project. The photo was taken March 13, 2005. Click through to see a larger version of the work.
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I’m sure all already know this but, it was announced today that Adobe is going to aquire Macromedia for 3.4 billion dollars in stock. This is a huge deal as to most used web design and animation products are put out by either of these companies. Plus the fact that the default standard for easy animation is Flash and the most open standard for document creation is the PDF. This can only be good for the world, but bad for the small developer. It is already impossible for a student to afford photoshop, does this acquisition mean the cost of macromedia studio is going to skyrocket?! Hopefully Adobe keeps the macromedia product costs down and developes a better pricing system as the over 1000 it costs to buy any of their products right now is just way to much!
Now some links to stories on the aquisition around the web:
themacobserver | macworld | gizmodo | Macromedia blog | theregister | newsday | dmn newswire
Mmm, mmm. Gotta love that tasty homemade apple pie. In this case you also gotta love the painterly effects added to make the taste drip off the work. The piece was made using an original photograph taken of my wife’s wonderous apple pie immediately after placement in our oven. The work was created March 14, 2005, using Photoshop. Click though to see a larger version of the piece.
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This images was taken from a multistory parking lot above an overly expensive mall underneath a really nice hotel on the Mississippi River’s edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. Boy that sentence was a monthful. The work is successful because you get a sense of the mysteriousness of the Quarter from the late night haze made of fog, smoke and booze. I really enjoy the way the light plays of the buildings and the glow that is creates down the street. The photo was taken in January 2005. Click through to see a larger version of the work.
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We have liftoff. This work was taken at the exact moment of liftoff for a just scared bird. The background of the image is unfocused in such a way as to be almost painterly, which contributes to the overall effect of the piece and helps to transport the viewer to a place frozen in time. Because the subject of the photograph seems stuck at the moment before flight but after rest the work is filled with a tension that is extremely visible. Feel free to draw your own conclusions as to the subject of the piece. The photo was taken January 16, 2005. Click through to see a larger version of the work.
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This sleeping tree was found in the park and set into the scene to border the clear blue and green. I think the angled shadow on the bottom of the photo helps to keep the viewer involved in the scene. As usual, feel free to comment on the work and give suggestions for future work. The photo was taken January 16, 2005. Click through to see a larger version of the work.
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Today I decided to do as little editing as possible to the posted work. Also, I’m going to start theme weeks so this week will be nothing but photographs and next week some other type of work. The photo is set with nice contrasts between the greens and blues. The skeletal trees here to breakup the scene as well be adding a foil to the main element of nature. The photo was taken January 16, 2005. Click through to see a larger version of the work.
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