Abstract Photo - 5/14/14 "Neutral Textures"

NF Photo has an weekly photo prompt for abstract photos.

"Neutral Textures"
In this case, I snapped the photo accidentally and
moved at the same time, so it was blurred as well.
I blurred this one even more, adjusted the colors, added
the perception of depth and texture, then rotated it.
My intention was to make it look more like a painting than a photo.

Many of the photos I take that turn out to be "abstract" were mistakes.  Perhaps I snapped a photo when I wasn't intending to or I ended up with a photo so blurred that one can't determine what the image was supposed to be.  As an artist, I save those that look interesting and that I think I might be able to use.

Now I've found the perfect reason to post them.

This is the original photo which I mistakenly took in my
home office/art studio. The darkest slanted shape is a doorway.
Almost everything else (except the walls and ceiling)
consists of art projects and supplies.
Like many artists, I'm organizationally impaired.

Art and Photo Prompts - Week of May 11th, 2014

I've been working on a bunch of time-intensive projects over the past year or so and not posting much to my blog.  Recently I searched for prompts to inspire me and found about 20 art and/or photo prompts that I plan on visiting and posting images to ---when I can.

There must be hundreds of memes out there and I cannot do them all, so I will pick and choose, based on what inspires me on a particular day.

Although I may create a new post for each, I may post one photo that will qualify for or fit the theme of several prompts or post a few images for several different prompts on a single post.  Even though I have a ton of photos and art work to choose from, I will create something new when I have the time.

I am a professional artist and an amateur photographer, so I try to combine both of my loves in many of my images.

Today's theme for NF Inspiring Photography is: CATCHING LIGHT


I 'm  also linking to Sweet Shot Tuesday Week 20.

Wednesday Around the World is for
women to show what is happening
where they live ---anyplace in the world.

Spring blossoms found along the path during a morning walk
at a community park in western Pennsylvania, USA.
I've been experimenting with blurring and textures in
my backgrounds in an attempt to add an artistic touch to my photos.
(click on any image for a larger view)

Near Manaus, Brazil - Skywatch Friday

When I flew to Manaus in August of 2011 and when I flew out of the city a few days later, there were huge cloud formations below the plane.  I particularly liked this shot I took as the sun was setting in the Brazilian skies.

Go to Skywatch Friday to see sky images others have posted, or post your own.

"Tree Rings" for Illustration Friday

The Sketchbool Project features Illustration Friday. This week's theme is: NATURAL
Click on the link to see other entries for this week.

"Tree Rings"
created with colored pencils and permanent markers

Foggy Bottom

I love taking photos and I especially love to take photos in fog.  As most of my readers know, I am a night owl.  I stay up all night and go to bed anytime between 8 am and noon depending on what I've gotten myself into during the night.

On Friday night ----well, Saturday morning ---I decided to go to the 24/7 grocery store.   When I opened the door to leave while it was still dark out, I was awed by the deep fog.  So I made sure I had my camera.  It was cool ---high 40ºs.  I didn't need to buy much that was cold, only some cheese and yogurt that I figured would last for an extra hour or so while I took some photos.  When I left the store it was barely light out.  I headed toward some back roads and started snapping photos.

These are some of the best ones I took. Click on any image to see larger views. (Then click on the X in the top right to return to this page.)

 I loved this line of bare trees and the sun trying to peek above the evergreen trees on the right.

The branches in the foreground contrast nicely against the hazy barn and trees.

The same broken fence is featured in this black and white photo and the colored photo below.
This has a rather eerie ambience. It might be a good image for a halloween card.

Same broken fence as above but the photo was framed differently and it is in color.

A graveyard in front of a small church with the sun trying to break through the fog between tree branches.

These last two are the exact same photo of an old shed. I retained the color on this one and.....

...changed this one to black and white. I like them both in different ways.

...changed this one to black and white.
I like them both in different ways.