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This week we had a particularly foggy day so I went out and took most of the photos in this post in this weather with the exception of the first two which are in Acadia from last weekends trip. The first three images are a part of my interest in painting in Photoshop using photographs as the base from which to create something from. I am enjoying this new direction where using the camera and software as tools to produce images that invoke something that is perhaps mysterious in nature, and painterly as the overall effect.
Once again I am moved by the endless versatility of the digital medium to create something more than mere snapshots. We live in a remarkable age where so much is available for use in being creative in whatever medium we choose. It is somewhat scary though as I consider I have really only utilized a rather small portion of the tools available to me. Then again, I have all that I need for where I am and where I am going at this time. It is far better for me to pick up a new avenue of approach and become comfortable with its effects before I look for something else.
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"Creativity, as it has been said, consists largely of rearranging what we know in order to find out what we do not know, Hence, to think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted."
George Kneller
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One tree in the forest each time I visit stands out -
a display of personality perhaps ....
The lesson is clear, when we have something beautiful to offer,
let us not hide it in a musty closet
unseen by anyone including ourselves.
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The house stands on the edge of the ocean,
protected by trees playing Nature's music
as the wind blows through their branches.
The sound of wind in the trees
pleases the ear that stops and listens.
"Out of synch"
(Left leg, right leg are the only clues I offer.)
It was bound to happen - living in the most heavily treed state in the country
I was due to find one of the ugliest trees anywhere. I won a prize for catching the ugliest fish on a fishing trip once (my buddies gave me a mackerel), so do I get a prize for spotting this beauty?
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Four images of fog taken on my return from Belfast, Maine.
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Some humor:
Peace until next post,
Bill Lagerstrom
