This is the original picture.
When I saw it, I knew it was calling out for a Bible verse.
I laid down for a while- as is the necessity of life for me with fibromyalgia (see fibrofog.blog.com ) and when I got up, I knew exactly the verse to use!
I took this picture and many similar this morning after a TORRENTIAL rain storm overnight. (I went down to our creeks and recorded some sweet zen water vids after shooting this.) Seeing it pulled me out of my fibro-agony, and into a delightful adventure delighting in the goodness of God's creation.
I used photofiltre to create the special effects. The file names reflect what I did for each. Since I'm coposting this to my new "
TheArtOfSuffering.blog,com", that's why I'm giving more of the behind the scenes story.
Once I had the base one done, it was very easy to create the effects. I did a number of monochrome versions and uploaded them all because it was easier than trying to decide which is best.
The images in this post are hosted at multiply- having a bit of a problem getting up to Picasa web. I can when I will. You may not be able to download high res originals from multiply, but by the time anyone reads this they should be on my
picasa album.I was captivated by the way the sun transformed the foliage... the juniper looked like it was painted in quicksilver.
I tried shooting video of the water droplets dripping from the juniper, but I've not had time/energy to review them.
Living with a condition such as fibromyalgia means grabbing the beauty and goodness around you with all your might. I always find my thinking is made more clear and my awareness of pain and related torments less when I get lost in nature and the creative process.
Color engrave
Ok, sorry, quickly running out of steam... the others are at multiply, and I'm working on getting them to picasa, where they will be easier to put in this post.
Here is a slide show of all the Word Pictures at Multiply
At least this was a good "Art of Suffering" post
I'll post the rest another time.
