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Re: color and panoramas
AYRTON 2008-Aug-16 00:50:00
Caroling,take a look at this panorama that I did a few months ago,
I think it's all about COLORS and the whole spectrum :
<http://ayrton.com/360/2008/03/07/granger-rainbow-foto-calibragem-360-graus/
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I hope you like :-)
Cheers
AYRTON
On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Caroling Geary <#removed#> wrote:
> I've been thinking about the theme for the next event in September:
> Color (Brit: Colour). It sure is different from a theme such as
> Bridges. I could search out scenes or objects that have a color or
> colors I like. Such as many beach balls or hot air balloons. I could
> pick a scene I like and wait until the light colors it to my taste,
> such as a cool foggy blue before dawn or warm rays of setting sun
> reflecting off the surfaces. I could provide my own lights or filters
> to get the color I like. I could bring props or arrange a still life
> of fruit in bright colors. Of course absence of color is also a
> statement about no color. The effect of color is always relative to
> shapes and other colors.
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> Then there's what I can do with the software. I can vary the white
> point. In Photoshop there are myriad ways to manipulate the color or
> add new shapes and colors. Why would I want to do that, to search for
> an effect or experiment? Choosing colors to represent a mood or
> emotion is a different starting point than looking at color for
> color's sake. But if I find a black dog chasing a red ball on a green
> lawn, and I try to make it all emphasize the redness of the red, I
> still must deal with the meanings and feelings associated with the
> objects and the actions. The bouncing of the ball. Can I use color to
> make it more bouncy? The action of the dog. Can color emphasize the
> run? The grass, should it be intensified or dulled down to let the
> other colors shine? I could do an abstract painting, getting as close
> to color itself as I can.
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> Some of my color experiences seem elusive. I've seen rainbows and
> flashing spectrums of colored light in running water in streams that
> I never catch in the photo. Rainbows too, never look as radiant in my
> photos.
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> I seem to find challenges. Still no solutions.
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> Caroling Geary, www.wholeo.net
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