Although the floods are retreating now, there were still whole fields underwater when I went out with my camera at the weekend.
I found a row of hazel edging the fields and silhouetted against a gentle sunset which was reflected in the flood water.
Because of the silhouette, it seemed right to turn the photos into black and white. This I did in Adobe Photoshop and it revealed a tracery of branches with the history of the hedge to be seen in the trunks gnarled from previous cutting.
The conversion to black and white then suggested possibilities of rotating and tiling small cropped sections of the photos.
Following advice from Connie after my last post, I'm going to attempt to tile these below ...
Because of the silhouette, it seemed right to turn the photos into black and white. This I did in Adobe Photoshop and it revealed a tracery of branches with the history of the hedge to be seen in the trunks gnarled from previous cutting.
The conversion to black and white then suggested possibilities of rotating and tiling small cropped sections of the photos.
Following advice from Connie after my last post, I'm going to attempt to tile these below ...
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So - I've learnt two things - the power of cropping and gridding black and white photos in Photoshop - and how to insert the HTML code for tables and photos into my blog ... very, very many thanks for the code and for your encouragement, Connie.
And that's the power of blogging across 6,000 miles - not bad for an afternoon's work!
I'm so glad this worked for you, Margaret! The photos are fab, and they look excellent displayed in tables. Good on you!
ReplyDeleteThis was my first venture into the world of HTML - so extra thanks for your help.
DeleteMargaret - two things occur to me. You could either make some or all of these images into Thermofax screens or you could get them printed directly onto fabric via a service like Fingerprint. I could get quite carried away for you!
ReplyDeleteVery many thanks for both these thoughts. I am quite carried away myself!
DeleteI am familiar with Thermofax screens but not with Fingerprint. It sounds very interesting indeed and I will follow it up and, no doubt, post anything that results.
Love it!!! Very inspirational. I find the black and white quite stunning. Now, where to find the time!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Marny ... but yes indeed, where to find the time ... too many ideas by half, that's me! Maybe Living to work above has an answer ...
DeleteReally effective results. Good to see something positive coming out of the awful flooding.
ReplyDeleteRound here it's not been too bad, though many fields have been under water on and off for weeks.
DeleteThe square pictures are quite stunning indeed. I'm looking forward to seeing what you'll be doing with this series.
ReplyDeleteThese were the happy results of some playtime with Adobe Photoshop. I'm learning as I go and as yet I'm not quite sure where they will lead, though I have one thought ...
DeleteOh how beautiful is that black and white! Each piece on its own or as a whole - beauty filled!
ReplyDeleteVery many thanks. Now struggling with the best way to get some printed onto fabric - not sure which way I'll go yet ...
DeleteIn my eyes, you are a very brave woman ... tackling html scares the bejeeses out of me !
ReplyDeleteWhat an accomplishment with gorgeous results !
I love the B&W treatment ... lots of potential here !
Not brave really - Connie gave me the code and full instructions and I just followed them - but thank you very much for your comments. I'm so enjoying all this black and white. Now to make use of some of it ...
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