Surreal Interpretations

[jetcode]

A thread for images that expand interpretation beyond the original scene. Post images you consider having a surreal interpretation.

This image was taken around 2:30 near Eureka dunes. A texture screen at the film plane was used in an attempt to create a pictorial effect. Did it work? Does the image work?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2700210683_31650e1384.jpg

[Walter Calahan]

Very nice.

Only you have to be happy with the results. Practice being a strong willed artist. Be damned what others think. HA!

[jetcode]

Very nice.

Only you have to be happy with the results. Practice being a strong willed artist. Be damned what others think. HA!


Thanks

That's true however I learn a lot by observing how others interpret a scene. I learn the most from observing existing art and graphic forms in nature.

In this image I also used a graduated autumn density filter which contributes to the natural darkening of the sky. It was broad daylight, hot and nasty as Jim Galli points out.

[Donald Miller]

Joe,

I like this very much.

[rwyoung]

Joe -

Had you not said there was a texture screen at the film plane the my first thought was "reticulation".

The edges of the effect seem a bit sharp (that would be the shadow cast by the screen texture I suppose) for a pictorial look. The edges of the landscape have the pictorial look but the sharpness of the screen texture seems off to me.

Then again, I'm more of a technique junkie. On the whole, I like it but I wouldn't class it as pictorial. Manipulated, but not pictorial. To me "pictorial" means more of the slightly soft (not overly so, that seems forced) one and two element landscape lens look and maybe printing on some paper with a bit more tooth.

[Ash]

I like this one. Maybe it's my eyes that nothing looks like it's along a horizon. I really do like it though.

I hope to pull my finger out and do some alternative methods on printing like that.

[jetcode]

RW a small jpeg does not show the nature of the texture very well. The texture screen has it's own quality. Sharpening has not been applied to this image. If you saw the neg up close you would see the fiber of the texture rather then the crackling found on reticulated film.

Ash the line in the bottom is a horizontal that creeps up heading left which provides the effect coupled with the fact there is a slight angle (not dead on) in the image. I had to do this to avoid lens flare, the sun is just right of the image at say 2:00. You can get texture screen material at an art store that sells vellum type sheets for seperating prints and artwork. Remember to open up 1-2 stops to compensate. It's nearly impossible to get a texture screen to lay completely flat without taping it to your film. I never did that and the results are soft areas where the texture screen lifts.

Thanks Donald.

This is one of my favorite images for it's mood and simple composition. This took about 6 hours to dial it in Photoshop CS2 utilizing 9 layers or so.

[Charles Carstensen]

A very haunting photograph. What I mean by that is I have returned several times to look at it again. It sticks in your memory. Have you ever looked at http://boundlessgallery.com to sell?

[jetcode]

Hi Charles,

I've been working on my online portfolio for several months now. Once I get an online presence I will consider print sales. I like the surreal in art.

Joe

[Jim Galli]

This is wonderful. It would fail were it not for the bright ribbon of light just at the base of the hills. That pulls me right in and makes me want to be there.

[domenico Foschi]

Like it a lot, Joe.

[D. Bryant]

A thread for images that expand interpretation beyond the original scene. Post images you consider having a surreal interpretation.

This image was taken around 2:30 near Eureka dunes. A texture screen at the film plane was used in an attempt to create a pictorial effect. Did it work? Does the image work?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2700210683_31650e1384.jpg

This is great Joe! Perhaps my only negative is that the grain pattern is a bit sharp but hardly a show stopper. What kind of texture screen did you use if I may ask?

Don Bryant

[jetcode]

This is great Joe! Perhaps my only negative is that the grain pattern is a bit sharp but hardly a show stopper. What kind of texture screen did you use if I may ask?

Don Bryant

A tracing paper cut to 4x5. I actually have this image without the texture screen and all I have to do is print it. It has all the detail.

thanks everyone

[Bruce Barlow]

Good for you! Way to stretch your head!

What's next??

[jetcode]

Good for you! Way to stretch your head!

What's next??

split tone printing, I'm finally able to make some sense out of my image library

[Ben Chase]

I think this definitely gives the "surreal" affect - I like it! I wonder what one of those swirly lenses using this effect would look like....try it out!

[Donald Miller]

Another surreal photo.

[rwyoung]

RW a small jpeg does not show the nature of the texture very well.

This is one of my favorite images for it's mood and simple composition. This took about 6 hours to dial it in Photoshop CS2 utilizing 9 layers or so.

Image asthetics aside (I do like it, but...) you can't judge an image from a dinky JPG on a monitor. I understand there are limitations on posting images in the forum. But maybe (perhaps you already did this, I haven't waded through all the posts) you could have a link to a higher res version that would be easier to evaluate on a monitor.

All those hours of Photoshop (or wet work for that mater) can be shot to hell by web image hosting. :mad:

[jetcode]

Image asthetics aside (I do like it, but...) you can't judge an image from a dinky JPG on a monitor. I understand there are limitations on posting images in the forum. But maybe (perhaps you already did this, I haven't waded through all the posts) you could have a link to a higher res version that would be easier to evaluate on a monitor.

All those hours of Photoshop (or wet work for that mater) can be shot to hell by web image hosting. :mad:

The piece is presented accurately in the .jpg above from a macro perspective.

I'm in the process of putting a web site together. It is taking some time to finish but should be available by the end of this week.