. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

i'm never really ready for this...

...but after an unusually warm October
(I was just on my bike the other day - in shorts!)
near-zero temperatures
and blizzard-like conditions
are indeed a
shock to the system.

***

Yesterday I watched
out the window
as it began
to snow.

I felt compelled
to draw.

Soon the white stuff
began to collect
on the few remaining leaves
still clinging to
the aspen trees
in our back yard.

As my eyes saw
my hand drew...
and
in my heart
I sensed
their plight.

I felt
their fear.

I knew
how it would end.





***

Early this morning
I felt compelled
to capture
this unfolding drama
with my camera.
It was so cold
I didn't want to risk
damaging condensation
in my 'big' camera,
so I made a few quick captures
with my iPhone 5.


Version 1

Editing done on my iPad
with the following apps:
LEONARDO - adjust exposure, contrast, brightness
PHOTOGRID- create layout
STACKABLES - add textures:
Winter Frost (Multiply 20%)
Glacial Ice (Color 25%)
Bleached (Soft Light 75%)
Worn Canvas (Hard Light 25%)



Version 2

Editing done on my iMac with
LIGHTROOM (preset: kk_truecolor)
and
PHOTOSHOP
The 'platinum' Gradient Map adjustment layer
(Lighten Blend Mode 32%)
toned down the bright
yellows and greens
just a bit.

***

For everything there is a season
and a time for every matter
under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1


***

Linking up with


Thank you Roxi and Julie
for getting me hooked
with your
This is seriously
too much fun!





3 comments:

  1. I am not ready for it either. Too weeks ago it was 75 degrees one day, now it is in the 20's. But I will embrace winter better this year because for my mental state I have to. I love seeing your drawings.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Cindy, I'm so enjoying your poetry and your drawings. Very talented you are, my friend. I'm rather enjoying winter playing with us, but that is because I don't have to commute at the moment. It makes such a big difference.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I love the almost abstract quality of your photos - kind of ethereal collages. And your drawing - and the feeling of being swept away by the scene - you provide a perfect description of the moment. The tree, stripped of it's leaves, is still beautiful and strong.

    ReplyDelete