wet leafy textures

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Right so, there's some things going on with this image. The base image is of Rockland Maine, the leaves come from Acadia and the water texture comes from the Vanderbilt Mansion in NY. I saw a cool video about making textures from things you see in the wild. I almost lost the video and I had taken a bunch of texture photos. So that's what this image is. I'm not super happy with this image though. I mean I like the texture and the colors but Rockland Maine doesn't really vibe with the wet leaves. But I'll go out into the wild and take more city focus pictures. I have plenty of textures.

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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.