DREAMING OF RAIN

"Dreaming of Rain" (4-13-13 12461v4) was just morphed this morning from an old pic. I have new ones I've yet to work on, but none appealed to me. So I went to the list of folders with pix of interest I've been keeping as I do my on-going archiving/deleting work. After wandering through several on that list, I found the folder that the original for "Dreaming of Rain" is in. It was a tough shot to crop. Then as I began changing its colors and contrasts and textures, it's visual balance kept changing, too. Meaning more cropping and some mild (1 degree) rotating a couple of times along the way. But now I'm content with it. As content, that is, as I ever am with a pic. At the risk of repeating myself, Leonardo da Vinci said that "Art is never finished, just abandoned."

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HEARTACHE

"Heartache" (1-19-11 10437vx) was just morphed from a very old pic. What else can I say about it except that its feel and title reflect where I'm at. And given that, I have even less sense than with most of my pix as to whether it was worth all the work I did on it or not. I can really only say with any certainty at all that the color combo appeals to me.

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HER HEART MELTS

"Her Heart Melts" (9-23-13 001v6a) was just morphed this morning out of an old version of a very old pic. One of those pix I can't quite get "right," but also can't give up on. This version may be the best so far but I suspect I'll be at it again in the future. Trying to fix what feels off, or get at what isn't quite here yet.

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YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN ME

"You Have A Friend In Me" (4-15-14 014v3) was just "finished" this morning. This is the time of year for these blossoms, though this pic was fudged from a really old version of an even older pic. We aren't getting the profusion yet of these blooms that we usually do. That outpouring might arrive well into May. Or not. We have had some of these in pink, but again, not in the usual profusion. (Drought? Lack of care?) As to this pic, I can't say which form I like most of these kinds of flowers. The spear bud or the open bloom. I even enjoy (as with this pic) how they look from behind with those curving lines.

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MEDAL OF VALOUR

"Medal of Valour" (4-15-14 047v3) was just fudged out of an old photo this morning. I'm often drawn to dying blossoms, especially when their centers are exposed. I have other old versions of my pic of this bloom that closely approach the abstract. But am happy now to have developed one that stays realistic yet points beyond to what it makes me feel simply by adjusting the colors and making it look like a night shot (which it's not).

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MOONLIGHT CONNECTIONS

"Moonlight Connections" (3-22-16 004v3) was just morphed this morning from a month's old pic. I'd forgotten how many newer pix I have as yet un-worked over. This one's folder is filled with possible victims (smile). Yes, a plethora of possibilities. A magnum opus of mania awaiting manifestation ... yeah, I'm in a silly mood. May it last for a little while at least. BTW, click on the above pic to see the details better in a larger version.

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WHERE HAS ALL THE COLOR GONE

"Where Has All the Color Gone" (5-2-10 10002v8) is a new version made today of a very old pic. I never tire of trying to get decent shots of these sorts of blossoms with their long stamens and that one central one that's like a tiny hand or sometimes star. Unfortunately for me, they are almost always in the middle of a very messy display of other flora and distracting schmutz. In this case, increasing the midtones dropped out a lot of the messy background. And although I didn't convert to black and white to clean it up (I just wanted to see how it might play up the contrasts), it did help minimize the background distractions.

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