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01-DEC-2010 Prairie Kittin

dream or nightmare?

Things are disjointed, dark, gloomy, out of proportion. Nothing is at it seems. Is this just a bad dream? Or is this my reality? Even the sky cries tears of disappointment and pain.

Canon EOS 40D
1/400s f/10.0 at 17.0mm iso100 full exif

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creativematrix18-Dec-2010 11:51
Ever think about what salvador Dali would be dong with todays software? This reminds me of his work.- Alcina
creativematrix05-Dec-2010 17:13
To make this image, I used 4 different pictures: the sky, the ground, turtle and the castle. I put them together in the usual cut and paste manner. Then I started playing with filters and gradients. I honestly can't remember all the steps, but there are at least 12 layers of adjustments on this. I kept playing with it, adding and subtracting things until it felt right. This is one of my "art as therapy" pieces.
Glad you like it. Thanks for looking.
Kittin
creativematrix02-Dec-2010 19:39
I have lots of thoughts about this strange and intriguing image. First of all, it's very well put together The turtle, sky, and tower look as though you came upon this setting and took a photograph of it. Well done. The turtle, whom normally means wisdom to me, seems sluggish and the foreboding sky is pressing down on it giving me the feeling of discouragement. But yet, there seems to be a sense of contemplation in it's demeanor . Also, the subdued color enhances the emotional impact.

I really like this one, Kittin.
--skunk
creativematrix02-Dec-2010 19:37
Oh my, Kitten---an image reeking of sorrow, gloom, disappointment, yet with a glow in the back suggesting hope. So powerful and so compelling; (at the moment in my sick bed it sorta represents the way I feel too)
Almita the cybergrannie