Autmn Leaves

A layered composition of some autumn leaves with a background of a photograph of a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls that was in the LA Times the other day. There is a third layer of some wood flooring at a very low opacity. I used different blending modes for each layer to bring out the colors of each layer in what I thought was the most appealing manner, giving emphasis to the warm reds to complement the autumn feel.

Vision of Animal Spirits

In this work I have tried to create an interpretation of Joseph Campbell's statements about the animal spirits leading the native American Indians to the afterlife.

This photographic artwork is a composition of this photo of a native American Indian I took at a pow-wow at UC Irvine and another of rock paintings which I took at Arches National Park in UT.

California Poppy - Artistic

In this artistic rendering of my photo of a California poppy I have tried to create an overall "crazing" effect like you see on some pottery finishes. Be sure to view the larger image to get a better appreciation of the effect.

Hydrangea Globe

And now for something quite different! No, it's not a pizza! To get the full effect, you need to click on the image to view the larger image.

Making a globe shape in Photoshop is actually pretty easy. These are the steps:

• Go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates and click Polar to Rectangular
• Go to Image > Rotate Canvas > Flip Vertical
• Go to Filter > Polar Coodinates and this time choose Rectangular to Polar

Young African American Man in Chinatown

I captured this young African American man deep in thought on the streets of Chinatown in San Francisco.

Grand Canyon Colossus

This is my third rendering of this composite photo. I resized the Indian chief and moved the background a bit so that it appears as if he is a colossus rising up from the mountains of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon Chief #1

This is the first of two composite photos I made using Photoshop and two of my photos: this Native American Indian performing at a pow-wow and this photo of sunset over the Grand Canyon South Rim.

I'd really be interested to know which of the two photos you prefer by posting a comment for either this photo or photo #2 of the Grand Canyon Chief. My favorite is actually this one, but an artist friend of mine prefers #2 because he thinks it's more abstract.

Grand Canyon Chief #2

This is the second of two composites made from two of my photos: this Native American Indian performing at a pow-wow and this photo of sunset over the Grand Canyon South Rim.

I'd really be interested to know which one you prefer by posting a comment for either this photo or photo #2 of the Grand Canyon Chief. My preference is for #1 - I find this one too washed out and wasn't even going to post it, but an artist friend said he prefers it because it's more abstract and ghostly. Who am I to argue with an artist? Anyhow, post a vote for one or other. Thanks!