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C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e A r t i s t
Here is another instance when I was simply arrested by what I saw from the highway.
I was driving by myself when I saw such an amazing height. It seemed to rise from
the ground instantaneously. I don’t know if it is officially a sacred site but it is for
me. The pull was too strong to resist. I stopped and took this head-on picture.
The colors are subtle. They run up the slopes so gently and softly that if feels like
this is a huge giant resting peacefully. The energy was strong. I took this shot with
the road behind me. I wanted the brushes to help frame it in the foreground.
This dead-on angle resulted because the hill is so big. The focus is on the mountain.
I wouldn’t crop this at all. See the quad-band? I like the equal balance among
these bands of color and weight. The gold dominates foreground. But the mountain
is overwhelming in its immensity. The viewer’s eyes go to the big ridge and the big
slope.
This is very powerful resting energy. I think the mountain looks like it can get up
and move.
With the black-and-white photo, there is a mysticism to this that suggests layers
of history from ancient to modern times. It’s almost as if you can insert yourself
within each fold of earth’s history. It trends toward a darker history.
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