Autumn beauty

I decided that I was long overdue for some new content! I've been very busy in the interim, but haven't had much time for art or photography. Last weekend I finallly broke out the camera and captured a few shots of the splendor of the autumn foliage, plus a few other shots that I just liked. Hope you will enjoy them, too!

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Hornet's Nest ©2010 J. Nichols

Red! ©2010 J. Nichols

Pastoral ©2010 J. Nichols

Droplet ©2010 J. Nichols

Sugar Maple ©2010 J. Nichols

The Farmhouse ©2010 J. Nichols

Falls ©2010 J. Nichols

Fire ©2010 J. Nichols

Reflections ©2010 J. Nichols

Red Maple ©2010 J. Nichols

Holly Berries ©2010 J. Nichols

Autumn Colors

I had the opportunity today to get in a few photos of some of the beautiful trees near where I live. This year has offered some remarkable color, some of the best I've seen in a few years. Click for larger images & enjoy!


Maple leaves



Trees and fenceline



Japanese maple


Kwanzan cherry leaves



More maple leaves



Blueberry leaves




all images ©2008 J. Nichols

Toxic images

Thought I'd share some new images of poisonous plants.
The first is a new digital manipulation, and the second is my first (crude) attempt at an HDR image. Let me know what you think!
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Pokeberry ©2008 J. Nichols




Deadly Nightshade ©2008 J. Nichols

Autumn's Splendors

Got a chance today to head out with the camera and document a bit of the changing seasons. Always nice to see the colors change as the days grow shorter and the temperatures fall. Let me know what you think; C & C’s always welcome!



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Pretty Poison ©2008 J. Nichols






Russian Sage ©2008 J. Nichols






Salvia ©2008 J. Nichols

After the Frost

A new scanograph that I did today to celebrate the change of season. Let me know what you think!

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After the Frost ©2008 J.Nichols

Sphere of Influence

Thought I’d post an image that I’d tweaked a bit in PS. The original image is a scanograph of a glass sphere that I made last year. I’ve never been able to successfully capture the color when I’ve tried to photograph it. This comes close to how it looks when lit from below. C & C’s welcome!

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Sphere of influence ©2008 J. Nichols

Something oldish, something newish

I’ve been at a bit of a creativity loss lately, so I’ve decided to revisit some earlier works and rework some of them a bit. Here are two of my "new" old pieces. C&C’s welcome!




Rattus 2.0 ©2008 JNichols



Violent Flower, Cropped ©2008 JNichols

In a child's eyes

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In a child's eyes was one of my first scanographic assemblage pieces. I first arranged and scanned several groups of objects that I had collected over the years, then the scans were assembled into the finished piece. It is an attempt to evoke something of the innocense and curiosity of youth, represented by the strange things that we accumulate with magpie-like zeal.

Bull

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While looking through some old polaroids, I came across a number of under/over exposed images that I had saved because I found them interesting. This piece is the product of manipulating several of those images. The final piece was output at 12" x 12".

Seven Quarts of Milk

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This is a digital manipulation that I recently did that was based on a scan of an 18th C. receipt, submitted for reimbursement by General Geo. Washington for foodstuffs purchased for the Continental Army on the way to the Battle of Germantown. The output print is 12" x 12".