The Devil’s in the Details
This one was concieved 2 years ago as a result of a short trip down my road, and some random playing in photoshop.
I had a pretty good version of this concept all made up as a large format print (it really needs to be seen LARGE – so the web version is not quite as dramatic), but the horizon in the distance was a very negative distraction.
No amount of photoshopping could remove it in a realistic way. I have to say I was more than perplexed as to how to get rid of it, to complete the transformation of what I saw in my head and what would be renedered on the page.
I put the images away but never quite forgot about my vision. Fast forward to Spring 2010 – we had 2 weeks of fog.
The fog obliterated everything more than a few feet from the camera. Back to the devil shrubs – PERFECT!
Mother Nature made the distracting horizon invisible just so I could create this image.
The vegetation had grown and changed quite a bit in the ensuing 12 months so I started a new version and I am very glad i did.
Awarded EXCELLENT – PPOC Image Competition 2010.
