For this photoart Friday, Bonnie suggests selecting a ‘guiding’ word for 2013 linked to a piece of photo-art. The New Year always brings fresh resolve yet my considered changes are usually the ones I’ve not stuck with before. Quite obviously then, it is the process that should be my goal so that whatever ‘new leaves’ I turn over for 2013, I do so resolutely!
Cumberland Gardens, Bloomsbury
The unwavering, determined, single-minded principle of Resolute, is symbolically written in this lovely old Georgian street. The way is not too straight or narrow but distractions are hidden, and the route clearly marked, by boundaries. This is no dead-end either, for a gentle curve in the distance leads to other possibilities and when darkness falls, the street lamps cast aside shadows and illuminate the path all the way along.
Naturally I began the New Year photoart with a blank canvas 1 on which I overlaid the image, with a soft watercolor effect. This is the initial, indeterminate phase of change which, with perseverance, become high-definitioned into clarity. Ahead lie the rewards and celebration of achievement in a composite, golden-burst of fireworks 2 with an additional warm/cool contrast effect. Finally, I brightened the whole outlook and printed it out as a reminder to be RESOLUTE!!
This and many other resolutions will be hanging in the Photoart Friday gallery. Do visit or even join in – and may the force for good be with you in 2013.
Postscript: Am also linking to the appropriately entitled, weekly photo challenge: Resolved
Notes:
1. Using Bonnie’s PDPA free canvas texture
2. a photo of 2013 London fireworks display, as viewed from the roof of my block of flats
Beautiful!!! Love the addition on the fireworks.
Hugs
SueAnn
thanks sueAnn – it was a cut and paste job that worked quite well
Cut and paste it may be but you have done it with fabulous effect! I love your pictures so much, it reminds me of a time in my young life, I painted a lamp post very like yours and someone told me it was rubbish! I can laugh now because I am learning, very slowly that my art work is not rubbish.. thanks for the smile
sorry for delay but Akismet spied you as spam Miriam – am sure you paint lovely lamp posts now
Beautiful photo and work!
thank you
Wonderful Laura…a great word and I look forward to many more wonderful photos and beautiful art
trusting I will stick to it Donna and thank you for your lovely comment
I love what you’ve done with your image…and I especially love the symbolism in your processing. It matches your word choice perfectly. Thanks so much for sharing!
the street spoke its symbolism quite clearly to me Sherri so the word was not hard to find. All the best for 2013
Nice texture work- I like your word choice.
thank you
It is gorgeous and you printed it!!!! Great word.
I needed to see a physical prompt!
I love that last edit, great colours and textures
was pleased with the colour enhancement of the warm/cold SPE filter Ruth
the fireworks are a wonderful addition. very thoughtful post and the photo-art itself!
thanks Ewa – was especially pleased to inject London New Year display into the image
Oh I like this technique..very pretty results….Michelle
why not give it a whirl for 2013, Michelle?
Laura..I am photo editing ignorant. I have PS Elements and Coral Paint Shop Pro and I have not taken the time to learn how to use them…but it is a beautiful effect..
I began with paint shop before Coral grasped it – getting in to these things is a blindfolded adventure in a playground
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Fascinating description of how you arrived at the image, and a beautiful strong one to arrive at. Happy New Year.
and to you Judith – since I’m not multi-lingual, I speak the language of symbols
Beautifully done, Laura!
ahh, thank you Amy
Thanks for letting us know how you achieved each of the different photos…..it’s nice of you! The final image really is wonderful with the fireworks at the ‘end’ of the street! Love the image you started with ~ I c
I think the process is good to relate for both viewer and as memory prompt for me Jan!
Such a great and powerful word for life, and so important in getting us where we want to be. also think that your photo and your edit on it is great! Thanks for sharing!
the driving force for change, Jeanne and thank you for stopping by to comment – am sorry Akismet spied you as spam
I can think of no other more resolute a subject than a lamp post…romantic and inspiring for the new year
you’re so right Katy- the lampost itself is resolute amd grounded,.as well as romantic!
your photo-art painting indeed is much more interesting than the original photo source!
yes it has daylight fireworks
A wonderful word and great image to represent it!
nice to be back photoarting fridays again with you
Beautiful work!
thank you
I love this. I love how you show your steps. This is still puzzling to me. I seem always to work at it one way and NOT see there are other options. When I see [and you've made it so easy to see] how you took one then another… it makes it all seem clearer!! Thanks!!
for me every tweak is another turn of the kaleidoscope – try out lots of variations and see what grabs you Currie
wonderful
thank you
Great image Laura, and perfect words to accompany it. It never does to be too rigid about the expectations one has for the coming year, but some structure does tend to help, at least it does me, I am naturally a little chaotic.
structure – that’s the word I need Janet otherwise the garden is overrun