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I was born on Earth during the second half of the twentieth century.

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A metaphor for the conflict between rationality and emotion; betweeen Apollo and Dionysus; between the empirical and the supernatural; between stasis and revolution...

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rapture the faithful
pity all the ignorant and hateful

illuminate the enlightened
confound the intellectual
with life distilled flood memory's temple

December 4, 2012

New Flowerbolt Image, with Digital "Split-Tone" applied.

Originally created using a roll-fim camera and black-and white film, this image was 'finished' digitally with a split-tone effect. The grayscale file was first converted to an RGB file in Photoshop, and then three individual color- adjustment layers were added, each with a different hue and saturation level. These three layers were then selectively erased, "per flower", to arrive at the desired degree of tone and color. The final result is similiar to the traditional analog photographic printing technique of placing the print in a tray containing a chemical solution of selenium or sepia-toner.

1 comment:

sunnyjimmy said...

Dear Dessicated O.B. - Dare I say, "exquisite?!" Yes, I dare... say...

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