I'll be away for the rest of the week -

"The Black Body Suit"
digital collage by Mick Mather

I've been so caught up in my work lately that it completely slipped my mind that I'll be away much of the week. The New York State Folk Arts Round Table begins tomorrow in beautiful Skaneateles, New York, situated in the Heart of the Finger Lakes. I expect to see someone like this wandering around town or at the inn - yes, my eyes have gotten worse since last year! So, I'm not exactly certain of my posting schedule through Friday, perhaps Saturday. If I'm able, I'll get some things loaded and ready to go...however, consider that there may be missing posts. At best, the rest of the week is quite likely going to be hit and run. To the war!

Thursday Challenge: Colorful -

"Colorful"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

This title of this evenings post is the theme at Thursday Challenge this week. I knew that I had a handful of photographs that would quite likely be usable, and yet, I began messing about with a failed photo that was almost totally black save for the red spot. Primary red at that - so, I went about tweaking and lightening and brightening and layering and filtering and...phew! This is what happened by the end of the process. As the piece developed, a number of other versions, equally satisfying but less colorful, were created. One of these alternate images can be seen at my newest blog, a collaborative, sci-fi creation of an imaginary world known as the Outer Dust Rings.