Author: Joanne
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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…