Something out of nothing #1-

"Covert Coders Midnight Dream"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

Today's post is the result of an afternoon's worth of effort using a single, failed photograph as the starting point. This week at Thursday Challenge the theme is going to be experimental and I was able to come up with quite a few worthwhile pieces. What you see here is the first of about a half dozen and I'll post another version on Wednesday. The original, barely touched photograph will go up on Thursday. Stand by!

Fun with fractals -

"Whatever Blows Your Skirt Up"
digitally manipulated fractal flame collage

A new plug-in has entered the array at The Secret Visual Laboratory and I'm still in the middle of playing around with the possibilities it offers. It also gives me pause to go back and use some of the old filters that I use rarely and working on this was quite a bit of fun. The title is a clue to what you're seeing but be prepared to consider a radically different perspective if attempting to discern the human form within. The basic elements are a pair of fractal flames that were layered and sent on to the photo editors, manipulators and plug-ins. That said, this post is one of those completely experimental pieces that managed to escape. Enjoy.

Thursday Challenge: Experimental -

"Experimental"
digital collage by Mick Mather

The theme, experimental, offered this week at Thursday Challenge almost seems as though it were tailor-made for me personally. Most of my photo collage work is experimental using filters to alter each image. In this case, a bit of gaussian blur was employed at various stages of layering and experimental filtering. In the end, it was a 1960's psychedelic, posterized look that I was after. Sweet.