It’s possible you walked right past it. It’s always amazing to me what I run past almost daily. It’s scenes like this:
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Or this:
These two photos represent to me the greatest art in the world, art that occurs in nature. Don’t get me wrong, I love going to art galleries or churches and looking at beautiful works of art, but you can’t beat what you walk past every day.
These photos were taken within minutes of each other yet have a very different feel to them. The first, which has been edited, is moodier despite the warm tone of the sky. Here is what the original photo looked like:
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A cooler tone, but more distracting elements in the lower left and right of the photo. I used Photoshop, the healing brush tool, to remove them. I then used the Analog pro plug in in Lightroom and applied a filter that warmed the photo up and also introduced the grain that you can see in the final image. There is a vignette in the corners that I think is most obvious in the lower corners. This version I posted to my Picfair portfolio.
The Instagram photo, well it’s an Instagram photo. What I mean by that is that photos I post there tend to be more casual and everyday. I like the light in the photo. I think it works well in Instagram’s square format too. It isn’t a photo that I would put in a more formal setting though because part of the plant, the part that is closest to the viewer, is out of focus. I could get all high and mighty and tell you haughtily that “It’s art!” but the reality is that it is distracting. I like it, but I’m not going to edit it.
Do you have a favorite among the images? Are you on Instagram, I am @marantophotography if you’d like to stop by there. Do you have a favorite work of art? Feel free to leave a comment below.
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Lovely captures 🙂 I liked the instagram photo better – there was a sense of poignant desolation about it. Thanks
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Thank you. Your interpretation of it is interesting to me because when I look at that one, I think, what a happy photo. I suspect it’s just the light in the image that I am responding too. Thanks for commenting.
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Oh that s interesting!
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I find it to be an interesting part of photography, what appeals to different people and why.
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You are right in that the scenes we see every day are worthy pieces of art. I love the Instagram photo, it’s light and clarity are beautiful I will go and follow you on Instagram now!
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Thank you for your comment and also the follow on Instagram 🙂 I followed you back, your images are lovely.
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My pleasure. Thanks for your comment and follow too. Look forward to seeing more great shots.
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Again, wonderful work with the healing brush. Very seamless cutting out of the lower branch. It is an exciting tool and hopefully I get to play around with it at some point 🙂 I actually like the first photo a lot, the final edit one. Love the warmth shining through and love how you emphasised that straight ray of light to the foreground. Looks like you took it with a relatively high shutter speed – maybe the plant was swaying in the breeze a bit?
“you can’t beat what you walk past every day.” So well said. A lot of the time a lot of what we walk past each day gives us comfort, and I feel so drawn with your final image and the IG one 🙂
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That healing brush is a tool that has improved a lot over the last few versions of Photoshop. I use to almost never use it because I just found it to be an exercise in frustration. As for the photo, it was a high shutter speed, this spot is often windy as it is a fairly open space.
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I’ve used the Retouching tool in Picasa if I needed to remove anything small from my shots. But it is amazing to see the healing tool remove such prominent objects.
Nicely done with the SS. In the daytime it is so much easier to use a high SS, very handy.
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Thank you 🙂
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I’m reminded once again to keep my eyes open. Love your photography ❤
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Thank you for your visit and kind comment.
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Amy, gosh that Instagram photo looks like there is a whole world just in that one empty floral structure. And I love that your thoughts parallel mine in “How to Listen to a Rock,” thoughts from last summer. Wonderful images!! Do you have a routine for going out to shoot, certain times of day, etc.? Would love to hear. 🙂
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I wouldn’t say I have a routine other than I try to always have at least one camera on me. In my case that’s an iPhone, a point and shoot, and a Canon 50D. I always have one, but rarely all three with me. The other thing I think about a lot, or more accurately perhaps remember, is just to be mindful. My life takes me a lot of places, ordinary and not so ordinary, I try to think about capturing an image wherever I happen to be. It’s just about practice, when I get home I can always throw images away (and I do that a lot) and then keep and process the ones that mean something to me.
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Beautiful rewards for being outside at the start or end of the day!
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I agree 🙂
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Both lovely Amy but I do prefer the first. Couldn’t say why, maybe the warm tones?
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Thank you Tina.
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Love this capture. It is very pure and innocent like morning light should be seen. My favorite times of day are sunrise and sunset. It is the best time to capture scenes with your lens that you may otherwise pass by.
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Thank you and I agree, that golden hour is when the light is best.
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Beautiful all – but I love the second one most! We see things in the same way – Nature is the most fascinating artist!
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Thank you very much.
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Well done with the editing! Magical light capture 🙂
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Thanks, I love experimenting with photographing different types of light.
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wow – your title and opening words were potent.
so true
so true
so true
nature offers the greatest art – and I could feel your inner joy – so thanks for that
and my fav here is the edited – moodier – photo –
thanks for the little nature walk today
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Thank you, just the scenery is a good motivator to get me out of the house 🙂
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do you jog/run everyday?
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No, I have a schedule, so I mix it up with a bike, running, walking, yoga, and some weights. I do “something” most days. I also just like being outside on these paths that are near my house, so even if it’s not for exercise, I’m out there quite a bit.
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I really like your more “casual” Instagram photo as well as your edited photo above with its warmer tones. It is so true that we pass by so many tiny wonders, masterpieces of art that we can only replicate. As we wander about our corners of the world, it is such a delight to remain mindful to these little extravagances we are given for free.
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Thank you for your visit and kind comment. It is true also that each of us has a bit different art show in front of us if we just remember to look 🙂
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These kind of photos could give a relaxed feel. Makes you want to grab a chair and watch the sun moves to its direction. Great job, I love your work. 🙂
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Yes, it’s true, it does make you want to stay and watch. Thanks for your visit and kind comment.
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See you around. 🙂
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🙂
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Thanks for the share 🙂
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