
Twilight Trees
This photography is not what it seems: It started as a shot I took on a cloudy, rainy day depicting two overlapping spring trees in full leaf. But, regardless of how I called upon shades, tones and variables to dance in 3/4 time, I couldn't make a waltz out of the image, nothing that excited me. So, I decided to do something I have never done before - manipulate a fine-art photograph from the ground up into a visual drama unlike the original itself. That is one heck of a leap for me to take, believing in the essence of reality as it stands body and soul. And yet, this day was inevitable because I cherish experimenting and exploring. I admit it, I toggled every adjustment in the software (DX0 PhotoLab) not once or twice, but several times searching for a marvelous intersection of random possibilities that would give rise to a visual knock-your-socks-off idea. Every change: every attempt was manual because I refuse to use AI. Why? I want my imagination to grow, become broader and keen; better and better. AI will simply make me lazy and atrophy what makes me an artist - asking what if and trying it out! Here then, is the result of many hours of work I actually found nourishing to my love of the 'visual'. I hope this idea, trees pushing up into the evening sky with openings to light and drama heightened by accents of rose softly glimmering here and there; I hope such a reality imagined gives you fascination. Love SEEING - Steve THE original photograph was taken with my Fuji X-T2 on May 9, 2025 from the 6th floor of my apartment building wonderfully close to Sally's Apizza in Wooster Square, New Haven, Ct.
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>>>>>>>>>> !!!!!!!!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>> I CAN PRINT THIS ARTWORK FOR YOU - GO TO THE CONTACT PAGE SO WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN! Steve the Artist
**We regret to inform you that our print-on-demand service is currently unavailable. Without prior notice to its clients, our printing partner has halted their art print and frame lines. This disruption affects our ability to fulfill on-demand print orders placed through this site. Original art and artist-made prints are still available to purchase.
We understand how important this service is to our artists and customers, and we are actively working to find a reliable replacement provider as quickly as possible. In the meantime, no new print orders can be processed.
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