I found this rocky outcropping at the Rosendale part of the rail trail.

However, it's just an empty hole. I thought I would fill it in with another photo from the rail trail. I wish I had the foresight to adjust how I was taking these photos, because it would've been nice to have the path align with direction of the hole. I think the center of the image lines up, but the path doesn't. No amount of warping or flipping I could do would fix that. But, I'm an amateur so I could be wrong.


I have felt that my photography has been pretty stagnant lately. Databending and dithering are cool but I feel as if I'm just using a tool to automate my 'art.' Yes there is a level of coding I have to do to make my art but it doesn't feel human. This is doubly so with just color grading my images. Anyway, surrealism feels like I'm adding a human element into my photos. However, I hate that I feel like this because this is incredibly pretentious. Who's to say what is and what isn't art? Any image I take has intention. It is something that my brain found intriguing enough to express to others.


All that aside I do like learning more about Affinity Photo and getting better at it.

I can't believe I found this small rose.

It's always nice to see roses. While the rose is a little bit out of focus I still like the way it looks. I enjoy most of the pictures I take but it's always fun to edit them in Affinity Photo. I get to learn new skills and adjust the image to how I see it when I'm taking the photo. However, this image is the first image that I've posted where I didn't do any editing. I liked the lighting and the colors that I naturally captured. If I did edit this image I would bring out the pink of the rose and pull distraction away from the curb.