Manipulating the Sky

Earlier I showed already a snapshot of a remarkable cloud. Now you can see the use of it when combined with one of the other shots I made in Sicily. It was a lot of fun and the results were great.
There is of course a limit in how big you can go in printing. They are printed on A3 paper (29,7 x 42 cm) and framed in black which gives a 40 x 50 cm frame.
So within the technical limitations the old adagio is proven: it's not the camera but the man behind who makes the picture. Certainly so when 50% of the result is made by the post-production of the shot (read Photoshop).

Manipulate This... Canadian Digital Art Exhibition

'Manipulate This' is an exhibition featuring the work of ten Stratford area artists, which expresses their vision of hybrid art. It explores the digital arts from the perspective of traditionally artistic backgrounds such as that of painting, sculpture, photography, drawing and printmaking.

A snippet from an exhibition announcement.
Arts writer Christine Walde comments on artists influenced by the new media arts:
“Artists have always employed the technologies of their time, and as the knowledge and usage of computers and digital technology increases, it is only natural that artists should incorporate this technology into their work, pushing the boundaries of their artistic practice. As a result, a new generation of artists are emerging, exploring technology at the root of its power. As the future pulls us forward, many artists feel they are compelled to follow in modernism’s footprints, propelled by the technology that carries them. In many ways, digital technology and new media is the new clay. But what’s most interesting, however, is when the technology falls away to reveal the art itself and the viewer is empowered.”

Glad to read that I'm not alone in this search...

My Videos on Art

As a movie fan with a creative background, I of course couldn't resist the temptation of making movies myself. Documenting the art work of my spouse was a good excuse to do so. The results are shown here and at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX954DIIqZM&index=9&list=PLF62D0AE7C63837EF. Go see Marika's blogspot for the result of the Nokia N93 cell phone when zooming in from a great distance on a stage with the worst possible lighting.

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