The Way Home
by Ginny Schmidt
Title
The Way Home
Artist
Ginny Schmidt
Medium
Photograph - Digital Abstract
Description
I have a new little coolpix camera I got for myself as a Valentines Day present - it is not very strong and does not make big images, but I like experimenting with what I can capture with it and what I can do in post processing.
Walking my dog at midnight night before last, I snapped this shot of a side street in my neighborhood. I liked the way the road curves and the house and streetlight in the distance, and I like the way the light in the foreground illuminates the trees. The colors here are almost exactly how they came off the camera, though I did dampen the red and enhance the golden glow. I was not sure I could make it presentable for upload to FAA but I was pleased with this result. Checking the view in the little enlarger here, I do see it is not crystal sharp, but I do not want it to be perfectly clear; it is meant to have a dream-like quality. I may have to order a print to see if they will bounce it.
It gives me a nostalgic feeling, looking back into the mists of time, when going home was a simple matter, but you can't get there from here any more.
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February 27th, 2013
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