Sometimes, you just have to break out of the box. Here I've used my Pentax Spotmatic SP500 film camera to capture the gnarled, water worn knobs on a base of an American sycamore. I have my film processed and scanned, with no prints made. I imported this shot into paint.net, converted to black and white, adjusted the levels, contrast, and sharpness, and there you go. To me, these shapes remind me of a pair of twisted ears. Perhaps Vincent Van Gogh left these here?
-Tom-
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Gnarly Sycamores
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Very interesting! You lost me in all that technique, but the results are neat. To me, if you tilt your head to the left, they look like 2 faces...one wearing a ballcap and a huge grin and the other has a very prominent chin and large nose :-)
ReplyDeleteTom, it's well worth pulling the old film cam out but seems like a great deal of work!
ReplyDeleteI agree withMary- they look like faces possibly arguing with each other.
ReplyDeleteThey do look like ears. I never even think of film anymore. I guess it was over when digital arrived. For me at least.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting interpretations everyone. I do see the faces as well, and I certainly could present this image that way as well and I think it would be just as powerful.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons I used the film camera for this shot was that it was raining, and I didn't want to take out my Rebel XTI in the rain. The old Pentax really is cool though- I love the viewfinder, the image that I see through the viewfinder is just so much bigger and more vibrant the my XTI.
Tom