Half and Half, Black and White
The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance greater than the great circle…
Deeply, Darkly, Infinitely
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ___Edgar Allan Poe If any philosopher had been…
Still Life: Mangoes
Sadly, mango season is about over in much of the more tropical regions of our world. I hear you, you in the more temperate climes muttering under your breath, "so…
Time in a Bottle
“If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I’d like to do, is to save every day ’til eternity passes away just to spend them with you.” -…
Not the Brightest Bulb on the String
"be bright and jovial among your guests." — Shakespeare Bright. What is bright? ...the light is bright. ...the color is bright. ...Ailsa and her Travel Theme are Bright. But alas, my light…
Space Junk
Geometry. Geometry, a branch of mathematics, is the language of design. Without it our tall chrome and glass skyscrapers, our planes and cars, our homes and furnishings would not exist. Those little things,…
Hibiscus Reflection – Sunday Post
Again, I have resorted to Photoshop trickery to create the illusion of a red hibiscus bloom and its rippled reflection for this week's Sunday Post: Reflection challenge. The original photograph is of…
Travel Theme: Curves – Liquid Bamboo
For this week's Travel Theme: Curves I resorted to some Photoshop trickery again to completely alter the appearance of a clump of bamboo I photographed in Bali into a curvy abstract shape of greens.…
Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Merge
A little Photoshop trickery helps me merge shapes and colors into a fluid design for my contribution to this weeks Photo Challenge. I started with a single orchid bloom photo you see…