Somerville Dam – Contemporary Digital Collage
Posted on | February 6, 2010 | No Comments
- Somerville Dam
I’m really pleased with this one!
Years ago, I had taken a series of photos of a broken down dam in Somerville, Maine. It was early spring and water was tumbling through the wreckage of the dam walls and pieces of machinery which had been abandoned to rust.
Starting with a floor tile as inspiration, I created the background and put a fractal onto it. Adjustments with blending changes on the layers brought me to the colors and transparency that I was looking for. Of course, I didn’t know what I was looking for until I saw it.
I then tried several landscape photos in the mix, and didn’t like any of them. So I began going through my collection of photos from years ago.
The fractal had a circular motion in the center and rang a note of similarity with the turbine wheel (I guess that’s what it was) that was downstream from the dam walls. Using my photos, I began layering bits and pieces of the photos to create the collage. A lot of adjustments, rearranging, and structuring elements resulted in the final image.
I feel that this is the direction that I’m going to be following, at least for awhile.
Please send me your comments!
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