Haiku With Altered Photo Image; Water Dog

wow I really like this

very creative!!

I love it...and I really have to start playing with my pictures.

very good...and I can only see the images getting better.julie

I like both the picture and the haiku! Nice!

Print it as is, that's why they invented scissors.

The poetry and the art go together so well.

Love this - in fact, I need a dip!

What a fun image.

thanks Carol - it's fun to look at the world in a different way, yes.

thank you Donna - photoshop is a tool and it's fun to play with tools i like - i can get lost in this kind of thing for hours.

Sue - thank you - and yes you do. it is fun. my camera is kaput i think - but i still have photos i can play with. so while i'm looking and thinking about a new camera i can still play with photos. in fact it opens up a little window of time for me, not to have a camera - but i miss shots i want to go after too... sheesh. ha.

thank you Julie - for a long time i've kept in the back of my mind that every piece i do - whether it is a sketch or a simple study of an idea or if something is intended as a finished piece - what ever the piece is, i am doing it so the next piece i do will be better (as one of the goals) so i hope you are right and i am going to keep working to find out. cool.

Susan J. - thank you - i enjoy the ideas and concepts behind haiku a lot and enjoy writing them - it's treasure when i get to combine words and image.

thank you Sonia - when they both work together i like where the piece goes.

thanks for the encouragement to go forward Karl. i actually know i can put two of these on a single 8x10 and do the trimming. so i think your direction is the right one to move in.

thank you Bijou - that is exactly what i am aiming for - when you tell me that, i know i've hit my goal. cool.

thanks Judi - if feels good when a piece clicks well for others - the feed back helps a lot. i'm glad you see it this way.

oh - Gale - i can definitely see your point. i prefer custom framing by far. i hope when someone buys a piece of mine they make good decisions about framing. i know my prints will last if they have good care. photos do need to be framed to be kept and displayed. when i have my own work framed i like to go all rag mat(s) - so that people will know because they can see it. i see and know the prices - or i did when i framed a lot. i dont mind the frame itself being inexpensive if it looks good - but it would be nice to have a custom framer actually cut the (rag) mat(s) and backing and put the piece together in the right way. i dont sell my prints at high prices and i think it feels funny to a buyer when the framing cost is more than the print (even if i can understand why that is so). life. even so, i am going to do some rethinking about this issue. my bigger problem comes when i sell through galleries and they double the price. that doubles the frame price again. then i find i can not sell as easily because the price gets astronomical, even when my print price is reasonable - it's an ever spinning dilemma. it would be fun to have you frame a piece some day, i'll have to keep that in mind. does your shop have a site on line?

hahahaha - thanks Anne - this image has that appeal for me too!

thank you Michele - it is and that's exactly how it should be. cool.

thank you Candace - i too am constantly learning - or i try to be - this world changes so fast now that even when i learn something i have to relearn it again just to keep up. it is a mixed issue with framing sizes. when i stopped framing my own work i began to consider the buyer cost and ease more - altho may be i have gone too far with that... - individualized sizes for each image can be extremely effective because it makes the viewer step out of the ordinary and see the image in a way that is unique starting with the framing - the cost issue is the other side of that coin. still fun to create tho, yes.

Beautiful!

Gale - i'm impressed that your framers use only rag matting. that's great. i'm not as critical with the UV3 glass but i know it's a good idea. i dont like non-glare glass at all. i think you are right that when a photo works best in a none standard size - go for it.

in the case of the water dog above i had plenty of space around the dog to work out a composition in a variety of ways. composition is always important to me. sometimes working within limitations is a good thing. sometimes there are good reasons to abandon the limitations. i like to work each piece on it's own needs and strengths and requirements. technology is so amazing now that there are often multiple possibilities that can work.

thanks Karolyn - i appreciate your time to look and comment and i'm glad you find the work appealing.

this is really neat.....botht the haiku AND the image! (note to self....GET PHOTOSHOP asap....am becoming jealous of other peoples success') LOL

thank you Susan - i like it a lot too. - if you are thinking about photoshop but havnt used it or something similar a lot - you might try one of the light versions - i had the full version and upgrades (every other one) through #6 but found i dont use nearly all of it. the light versions are like Photoshop Elements - these have been updated too. i've used PS Elements #2 and #4 but i think there is an Elements 5 out now. the difference in price is considerable between the full version and the lite version - may be $90 vs $800. depending on where you buy. even if you will eventually use all of the full version it may be worth finding out on the lite version - it is packed with tools and filters and ways to work - i do lots of stuff on it that does not even involve a photo. it does take a little time to become familiar - but playing is one of the best ways to do that - imo. so. i hope you do decide to play. have fun

Very nice Wrick! I like both the Haiku and Photoshop effect. I too, find myself losing hours playing in Photoshop. It's a great way to get the creative juices flowing.

gorgeous, wrick. it made me happy, to see such joy.

thank you Bobbi. creating with digital technology is great fun - and i have found creating in it helps me work out ideas for none-digital work as well. i'd have to agree with you - it does generate creative excitement.

way cool Jessie - thank you. i like how you reacted to this piece. it feels that way to me too.

Great idea, this created a nice image.

Beautiful and fun!

Like a black velvet painting..interesting effect.
And who is Aka?

Delightful theme and poem...another wonderful combo...thanks for sharing your art with us.

Loved this one Wrick...10

Very cool haiku and picture.

JoAnne - it was fun just to play with it. when i realized it had beccome more than just experimenting, i was delighted - i also learned... or relearned from this piece some lessons that i seem to need to be reminded of every so often.... that is to work on everything as if it is to be a great thing. hmmmm... i wonder how many times i'm going to go through that lesson again this year...

Thanks Selene - i like the spirit of fun in this too.

Sheila - there are some nice things about black velvet and painting, yes. hahahaha. fun things too. - Aka is a 90 lb. black (reverse brindle) pound dog who accepts me as a pack member. Aka means "Shadow" in the Hawaiian language.

thank you Maryann C. - i like the way this came out too.

Thanks Toni V. - for me the two bring a perspective to each that would not be there otherwise. i like that.

Lovely work

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thank you Lyrical Passion M. E. - i'm glad the work has the power to reach you.

Great job!