Bottlebrush Abstract

Bottlebrush, © 2016 Sheryl Karas

Another Bottlebrush macro, this time layered with paint splatters to approximate the intention I had when I took the photograph. I was attracted to the blur of white anthers contrasted with the red filaments of the flower and wanted to emphasize that instead of the plant itself.

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Succulents in the Mist, Digital Art Photography

Succulents in the Mist, © 2015 Sheryl Karas

Tiny Echeveria at the UCSC Arboretum caught my eye because I just loved the fleshy flower shapes. The actual flowers were blood red but I wanted to draw attention to the forms while while playing with multiple layers in Photoshop.

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Macro Grass Shadows 4, Macro Abstract Photography

Macro Grass Shadows 4, © 2015 Sheryl Karas

Another from the same photo shoot: wild grass blowing in the wind, shot with a macro lens without a tripod, color shifted in Photoshop to emphasize the abstract effect.

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Macro Grass Shadows 3, Macro Abstract Photography

Macro Grass Shadows 3, © 2015 Sheryl Karas

From the same photo shoot as my previous post. Again, this is dead wild desert grass, shot with a macro lens without a tripod on a windy day. The color, of course, was tweaked to emphasize the abstract nature of the photo that appealed to me.

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Macro Grass Shadows, Macro Digital Art Photography

Macro Grass Shadows, © 2015 Sheryl Karas

Living in the Arizona high desert stretched me as an artist in many ways. There wasn't much there, at first, that I thought could hold my attention. But then, because there wasn't a lot of vegetation, what vegetation there was became extremely interesting. I brought my macro lens out one windy day without a tripod and did a whole photo shoot just of the grass whipping around in the wind.

This is a single exposure, just as it came from the camera, with the colors shifted in Photoshop to emphasize the abstract nature of what I saw in it.

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