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New Images #24 – New AI Imaging
If you’re nervous about Generative AI imaging, or opposed to it, this isn’t going to help. I’m going to demonstrate a new ability of generative AI just released by Adobe. The image to the left and featured above is generated by Adobe Firefly using Google’s Gemini with Nano Banana. Adobe Firefly can now take a […]
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New Images #23 – Water; Irises
Opening this week’s edition of New Images is this triptych, titled simply “Water.” There’s no AI involved. They are camera photographs that have been edited and combined into this format. The photographs are of a summer stream in Maine. Water is abundant in Maine. I tried to capture the many colors reflected in the water […]
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Lens Artists Challenge #397 – Texture
I was so busy last week that I managed not to post to Anne’s challenge on Texture. I had even selected images for the post. Now I’m trying to catch up. Anne asks us to show images “where texture plays an integral part.” The featured image above, and to the left, shows a closeup view of […]
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Lens Artists Challenge #398 – Pick a Color
Ritva offers this week’s Lens Artist Challenge. She asks us to pick one color, then select six photographs that showcase that color. This is going to be an enjoyable exercise. My color is Red, and I can’t wait to see what others choose to feature. The Red Lotus is, I think, an auspicious start to […]
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New Images #22
It has been a busy week. While New Images is usually posted on Wednesday or Thursday, I’m behind in my posting this week. Bear with me. For this week’s New Images, we start with “Pins”, featured above and to the right. (Click on the image at right for full-screen view.) The image was created with […]
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New Images #21 – Abstract Compositions; Spring Florals
For this edition of New Images, I have two sets of images: First, three abstract compositions; Second, two spring floral arrangements. This image is titled “Full of Light.” It was produced in Adobe Firefly with a long and extremely detailed prompt: Modern abstract composition full of light, color and movement. Fluid and dynamic shapes that […]
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Lens Artists Challenge #396 – Illustrate a Quote
I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree, A tree whose hungry mouth is prestAgainst the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wearA nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow […]
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Lens Artists Challenge #395 – “On the Water”
The featured image above, and to left, is alas not mine. It seems only too apt to open a post “On the Water.” It’s full title is “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.” It is by Hokusai and is a prime example of Japanese ukiyo-e art during the Edo period. The print is the first in […]
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New Images #20 – Processed Florals
The featured image, above and to the left, is “Three Tulips.” This week in “New Images” I’m showing a few processed floral images. All three images started as a “normal” color photograph. They were then edited using (NIK) Color EFex, Photoshop, and Luminar Neo. This image of the tulips suggests a certain elegance, a royalty […]
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New Images #19 – Spring Flowers
To review, from the first New Images, “What is New Images? It’s a new series, posting every Wednesday and replacing the One Four weekly series. And what are ‘New Images’? Well, they’re ‘Images,’ which means they might be photographs or they might not. ‘New’ has two meanings. First, these posts will [mostly] be about recent work […]
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New Images #18 – Are We Becoming More Comfortable With AI and Edited Images?
I read an interesting article recently,“I’m sorry to say, but most people care about the edit, not photographic composition” (Alan Palazon, Digital Camera World, 3/8/2026). “When I put myself in the shoes of the average person who looks at photographs online… I wonder if the scroll-stopping factor of pictures these days is how they’ve been […]
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Flower of the Week: Pink Roses
It won’t be long now that we see beautiful roses blooming like these.
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Lens Artists Challenge #393 – Lucky Shot
For this week’s Lens Artists Challenge, Sofia asks us to share “Lucky Shots” – She writes, “Photography is made of luck. In my case, I’d say 90%, either at the moment of capture or while editing.” Some years ago, I took a class in “Advanced Digital Photography” (at the Silvermine School of Art). Among other […]
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New Images #17 – Blackberries
I’ve been enjoying recently some exceptionally juicy and tasty blackberries – No doubt. imported from South America (Mexico is the world’s largest producer of blackberries); it’s just barely spring here in the Northeast. Blackberries are a summer delicacy. These wonderful berries have inspired me to play with this image this week. Blackberries are one of […]
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Lens Artists #392 – Framing Shots: Foreground, Middleground, Background
There are various ways to characterize framing photographs. For instance, in landscapes, I almost always try to have substantive elements in the foreground, distinct and in front of my subject, to frame the main subject. This tends to create a spatial dimension to the photograph. I’m usually less concerned with the background, although instinctively I […]
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New Images #16: Exploration of Artistic Styles
Artists Roses Those who are uncomfortable with – or even opposed to – AI Imaging might turn away from this post. If you’re even a little bit interested in AI – or in leading artists, painters, stick around for what I hope is an interesting experiment. The feature image is an AI-generated image in the […]
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Monochrome Rose
For midweek, here is a lovely rose, nearly open, rendered in monochrome. I find I’m doing more black and white work these days. My interest in black and white – in the complex patterns of light and dark, highlight and shadow – always strong – is growing further. There’s something about the monochrome image that […]
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Lens Artists Challenge #391 – Phone Photography
This week’s challenge is by Tina, who asks us to do some phone photography. I confess I almost never do photography with my iphone. I very much prefer using the “real” camera, even if it means lugging weight around. (I used to travel with two Nikons plus lenses!) Now I use a light and fast […]
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New Images #15: Visions of Nature
“New Images” is a weekly series of (mostly) newly created images that explore the combination of traditional and modern methods of image editing and creation and the intersection with modern Generative AI. New posts in the series are published on Wednesday or Thursday. Visions of Nature is a series I started a few years ago. […]
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Lens Artists Challenge #390: Black and White Tonalities
This is my response to Egidio’s challenge, #390, “Color in Black and White.” Thanks to Egidio for a great theme and challenge. If I can be permitted, I’m changing the title of Egidio’s challenge, slightly, and I want to approach this little differently. Egidio posits that the tonalities in a black and white image immediately […]
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New Images #14: Blue Delphiniums
This is the first New Images post since I’ve been back. For a reminder: New Images is a series (roughly weekly, on Wednesdays or Thursdays) devoted in part to exploring the intersection and combination of Generative AI and traditional methods of photo creation and editing. I welcome reactions, impressions, and other feedback. “Blue Delphiniums” is […]
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Lens-Artists Challenge #389 – Time to Relax
For this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge, Ann asks us to consider how we relax when it’s time to unwind. What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare?– W.H.Davies For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.– Wendell Berry There is no question that […]
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Lens-Artists Challenge #387—Shadowed
Hello, all. This Joanne, pretty well recovered and about to return to the land of the living. This week’s challenge is by Johnbo, “Shadowed.” The feature image above and to the left is the remnants of the Harvey Hotels restaurant and inn at the Painted Desert in Arizona. The Harvey Hotels and Restaurants were funded […]
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Winter Wonderland
Here in the Northeast, we’re having more snow than we’ve had in years. This is the view out my hospital window where I’m recovering from a stroke.
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New Images #13: Flower Arrangements
This is the “New Images” post I had ready to go last week. Then, before posting, I suffered a sudden and unfortunate medical event that then put me out of commission for almost a week. Now, I’m going to take a break in posting for a while. I’m a sucker for dramatic photographs of beautifully […]
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Flower of the Week: Crabapple
For the Flower of the Week, I offer this crabapple tree in full bloom. Here in the Northeast, following a Christmas week snowstorm, we’ve been having somewhat unseasonably warm and sunny conditions for January. Can Spring be far away? We can dream. Meanwhile, enjoy these attractive blooms. (Click image at left for another view, including […]
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Monday Monochrome: Gazebo
This week’s Monday Monochrome is this image of a gazebo bathed in sun and surrounded by thick vegetation. This gazebo was found in the Descanso Gardens in Pasadena CA. (Click the imge to left for another view and fullscreen option.)
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New Images #12: Chaos in Nature
This tryptich of images is not, strictly speaking, “new.” But I haven’t featured the images recently, and I believe they’re good candidates for a New Images post. (Click on any image in the triptych for a larger view with fullscreen option.) Of interest will be the fact that there’s no AI involved. The images are […]
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Flower of the Week: Queen Anne’s Lace
Queen Anne’s Lace is the common name given to the wild carrot, considered an invasive weed in many parts of the world, though many treasure the fine white inflorescence. Wikipedia says this: Wild carrot was introduced into North America by European settlers and became common; it is often known as “Queen Anne’s lace” there. Anne, Queen […]
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Monochrome Monday: Camelia
This week’s Monday Monochrome is this lovely white Camelia. (Click for larger view with fullscreen option.)
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New Images #11 – Portraits and a Fountain
The featured image this week is one I’ve worked on extensively and often. I’ve had the photograph of a water fountain and wanted to do something with. But I struggled with what kind of background to use and how to blend it. After many iterations (and frustration!) I finally settled on this, and after additional […]
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Flower of the Week: Purple Iris
For this week’s Flower of the Week, I offer this photograph of purple irises. Click the image at left for another view, with a fullsize option.
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Monday Monochrome: “An Autumn Day”
Monday Monochrome this week is this Black & White image – “An Autumn Day” – of trees at the edge of a meadow on a warm autumn day. Click image to left for another view with fullscreen option.
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New Images #10: Still-Life Images
“Two Pears and an Orange.” With this week’s edition of New Images, we go back to viewing some still-life images. All images are initially created with the AI and then extensively edited for exposure, contrast, and lighting, and the creation of backgrounds. Among Edward Weston’s famous images are his photographs of a single green pepper […]
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Flower of the Week – Yellow Rose
For the Flower of the Week, this week, I offer this closeup photo of a lovely yellow rose. The botanical identifier says this is an Austrian Copper Rose (Rosa foetida). I am partial to yellow roses, which often signify friendship, joy, and new beginnings.
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Monday Monochrome – Pine Trees in the Park
This week’s Monday Monochrome is this image of pine trees alongside a lake in the park.
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New Images #9
“Coffee on the Patio” is the first of two images in this week’s New Images post. (Click the small image to left to view larger image with fulllscreen option.) This week’s two images were generated by AI in Photoshop, with subsequent editing for textures, sharpness, and light. The second image is “Ferns and Daisies in […]
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Flower of the Week – Roses
This week’s Flower of the Week: glorious Roses.
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Monochrome Monday – Red Cedar
This week’s Monday Monochrome is this image of the trunk of a mature Red Cedar tree sprouting fresh growth. The Eastern Red Cedar is not a “true” Cedar; it’s actually a member of the Juniper family (Juniperus virginiana). Juniper trees (and bushes) produce juniper berries. According to Wikimedia: “Cedar waxwings are fond of juniper berries. […]
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Flower of the Week (Extra) – Parrot Tulip
An “Extra” flower for this week – This extravagant, gloriously colored tulip. My botanical ID program tells me this is a variety called Didier’s Tulip. I love these showy tulips, also referred to as “Parrot Tulips.” With my specifications and the assistance of Photoshop, this is the AI’s idea of a “red and yellow multicolored […]
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New Images #8 – Color
The images today represent “work in progress,” experiments with color and some new techniques for developing images. In the following, click on any of the three images to see larger views (including a fullscreen option). Here are three more images. Again, click any one for a larger view (including a fullscreen option). And that’s it […]
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Flower of the Week – Blue Iris
I don’t think I have shown this image before; it’s been in the library for a while. There’s something special (to me) about blue irises. And I’m fascinated by the intricate shape of most iris flowers. While the beauty of irises is certainly apparent in a natural (i.e. unedited) image, I feel that this edited […]
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Monday Monochrome – Angel’s Trumpet
This image of trumpet flowers is this week’s Monday Monochrome. The common name is “Angel’s Trumpet,” the genus Brugmansia in the Nightshade family. Wikipedia says: Brugmansia species are among the most toxic of ornamental plants, containing tropane alkaloids of the type also responsible for the toxicity and deliriant effects of both jimsonweed and the infamous deadly nightshade.
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New Images #7 – Mixed Edits
The feature image above, titled “Wave,” can be seen in a couple of ways. Its smoothly undulating shape is meant to emulate a somewhat perturbed flowing wave – water, air, clouds, or similar mediums. At the same time, the combination of lighting, color, and flow patterns is meant to draw the viewer into the upper […]
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Flower of the Week – Roses
For this week’s Flower of the Week, I have selected this picture of a lovely, variegated rose. Three roses, actually.
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Monday Monochrome – White Fence
For Monday Monochrome: This white fence encloses a lawn bowl court in Bruce Park, Greenwich, CT.
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Lens Artists Challenge #376 – Wings
This week is Beth’s turn to challenge us, and she has chosen an interesting theme – Wings. Regarding the feature image above, Beth did say we could do “art work featuring fantasy beings like dragons and fairies” and angels. Note that the owl also has wings. The image was generated by AI; I used both […]
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Coleus Bed
This image is an “extra” this week in both Flower of the Week and Monday Monochrome. (Click the small image for a larger view and a full-screen option.) The black & white treatment brings out the patterns on the coleus leaves.
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New Images #6 – A “Mixed Bag”
This week, I present a “Mixed Bag” of images featuring various themes and techniques. The featured image above and to the left (Click the smaller image for a larger view with a full-screen option) is titled “Sunrise Over A Distant City,” which was crafted using AI. The sky has been composited in, and extensive traditional […]
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Flower of the Week: Dahlia
This variegated red dahlia is today’s Flower of the Week. I find the great variety in dahlia blooms to be fascinating. I found this one in a neighbor’s garden.
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Monday Monochrome: Dahlias
This week’s Monday Monochrome is this image of Dahlias (red). The color version of the image has been posted before. I like this monochrome version better.
