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stylo's Journal
Saginaw Mi
a long the coast line of lk Michigan on a rather strange a dark rainy day as the sun tried to burn through.
I didnt really do much to the picture. what you see it what i saw. Enjoy
"Custos Cordis"..One from the Vault. Enjoy
background came from allfreedownloads.com
I once had this up but then took it down from my gallery. for one reason or another, maybe felt it wasnt that good. then again, im the only one i really have to please with my work. it might not be wallpaper worthy but im sure we all have one or two in our galleries to personalize them as ours. so with a little help on my poor grammer from a good friend Mesmerized she also gave me the link to the vintage paper I used from"allfreedownloads.com"
On one very cold, dark, winding, snowing, night. with the howling winds outside an old farm house on the country side. inside a fire burning to keep warm from in the fire place across the room, also some help from a throw blanket wrapped around in. after editing some pics and about to call it a night. i just started jotting down some thoughts into words and...more soon followed. before i knew it, the night was over, so was the snow storm...that was one long cold winter! been here 18 yrs and dont remember another one like it, until the next yr came..lol thats the truth..2 in row
I had no name for it, so Mesmerized gave me a few to think over, one choice was "Vestige" and so it became!
I spotted this one through the window and had to have it. soon there will be none! just a branch as a reminder that winter will soon be here.
Maybe another one for the contest. some times simplicity is better.
A few imperfections in a leaf or two i could have fixed...nothing is perfect in life, so i left them as reminder to all that views.
Something a little different, not sure which would be considered negative space, the sky, or the bird and the trees. huummm ENJOY
Bear with me and i'll get to the state park story.
As a few of you know, I dont like power lines in any of my shots. i will go to extremes to get around them. after a brutal climb up hill with a leg I broke just a few months back, and no trail to lead the way. I wasnt going home without my sunset shot.
At first glance from down below it seem like i might get around the wires and a lone tree in the distance would make for a nice subject. as you can see that didnt happen! once i got that far up there really wasnt no where one could get a good shot without power lines some where. i just decided to make them part of the composition this time with the tree i saw from down below. lined up next to the tower and wires at the peak of the tree. the power lines going in the other direction down another hill from which i did not came up from? they lined up nicely with a bush as the sun set as well...bonus!
that fence you see ahead is not as close as it looks. its at least 5-6ft high. now that gives you some sense of how far away it is. all in all? it was worth the climb up. even after nearly breaking my leg/hip again coming back down in the dark. the grass on my side of the hill was just as tall as the fence. i really do need to pack a flashlight in my camera bag. thought about the one i left back at the truck about halfway up. ohwell!
So i wouldnt consider this one "negative space" it was a rather positive experience i had :) to new land and Watkins lake opening up as a State and County Park together. theres infor online about the story "Watkins lake state park" in Norvell Mi. pretty interesting story with lots of history. and a place alot of migratory birds stop over in the spring and fall.
ENJOY!
THE END! see, wasnt that worth reading about :) i will be posting more as the days pass. this place has taken up a lot of my time...sorry for the lack of commenting...baaaad habit of mine.
Play with some brushes I made in PS. if you rotate it 180 degrees, the lines take on a different contouring effect.
one of those pieces that..you either like it or hate it. dont be affraid to say so. trust me, your not going to hurt my feelings none.