Digital Art – Foggy Morning

This morning, on our side of the mountains, the morning was very foggy and misty.  I think it was actually some very low clouds, but the result is the same.  Bright sunshine on the other side of the mountains, and a great photo morning on our side!  I took some of the images I shot and made them into some digital art – take a look!

Along the Road

It’s finally happened.  My favorite deserted cabin, just down the road from where we live, has finally collapsed.  I am very sad about that, but even in collapse, the cabin presented a great photo image.  I think I will still get some great shots during this winter.  It’s not quite flat to the ground, and that lends itself to character type photos.  This piece also combined some paint type background, text and some special brushes, with Photoshop Elements blending tools.

In the Past

When I captured this image, I just couldn’t help but think of the past, and the people who lived in this little cabin in years past.  This cabin is in the small town of Stanley, New Mexico.  One of the ironic things about this town is that, at first blush, it sort of seems like there are almost as many deserted cabins as there are occupied buildings.  Thinking about the past, I decided to create some digital art using this image, a vintage postcard and some painting backgrounds and textures, combined with blending techniques.

Deserted Town

I’m still in Stanley and captured this image of 2 different deserted cabins….kind of like a little town of deserted buildings.  I tried to capture the feeling of old and vintage paintings, text, special brushes and blending tools.  Oh, and I also used layer masks in here – first time ever! – and I really like the effect of it!

Single Sapling

I really like this image, and decided to go with digital art for it.  I think I’ll also do some other technique, but I kind of like the line of the tree to the specialty stamp of the leaves in the upper right corner.  It’s complemented by music, a vintage postcard and some text from a very old dictionary.  It’s not the strongest of the digital art pieces, but it does hold a certain appeal to me.

Enjoy!

 



HDR and Special Effects Photo Imagery –

A Peek into Yesterday

Here are some more images that I took on my foggy outing to shoot images of deserted cabins.  For these I used some Photoshop Elements special effects and my HDR software.  I achieved some interesting results –

Gone

This was one of the first images I shot of my favorite deserted cabin.  It still has character, even in collapse.  I applied some text to the image and some special framing.  I then layered this on some paper texture.  In a way, it’s a bit of digital art, but I thought it fit the special effects just as well.

 

Old Cabin

I really like all the detail in this image.  The deserted cabin, surrounding trees, and grasses in the foreground provide a wealth of detail.  The doors and windows are gone and I couldn’t help but think of all that one could see over the years, looking thru the door and windows.

 

Front Door

This is another of my favorite deserted buildings – an old adobe building.  The old fence in front of the old front door adds just the perfect touch.  The soft background complements the overall feel of the image on this very soft morning.

Old Homestead

In this image, you can see how my poor little deserted cabin has collapsed.  However, there are still some details that are able to be captured.  In a way, it’s even more photogenic now than it was when it was upright.  It’s still my favorite subject.

Enjoy!

 



Los Ojos Main Street

One day on our camping trip, we drove to a semi-ghost town called Los Ojos.  We had visited this town a number of years ago, but I thought another visit (and photo op session!) might be in order!  Let’s visit Main Street in Los Ojos…..

Deserted Police Station

This was the building that I remembered from before and was my primary subject to photograph.  It’s totally boarded up and fenced off, so I couldn’t get or see inside, but it has enough character to make it a great photo op subject!

Old Main Street – Los Ojos

Just down the street from the police station, this is a view of main street – at least that’s what I’m calling it!  I converted it to a pastel drawing to sort of soften the sharper edges of the buildings and road.

Los Ojos Mercado

This supermarket doesn’t appear to be open any longer, but the sign is still there and looks pretty darn cool!  I love the look of the sky behind the store, too.

Los Ojos Main Street

Here’s another view of the same main street, just down from the old Mercado.  I love the look of this scene as a watercolor painting.  The old fashioned truck adds to the vintage look of the scene.

Number 92

I’m not certain what this building was.  It sort of looks like it could have been a little shop…..or even someone who lived on main street back in the day.  I loved the texture in this image – the plants in front of the building, the walls,  the wood trim just off the roof, and the curtains still left on the inside of the door.

Moss on the Roof

This is a back building just off main street.  Actually, to call it a building is a bit of a misnomer, as it’s mainly just a roof with what’s left of some walls beneath it.  However, I like the texture of the splintering wood and the moss that is on the roof.  We don’t see moss on anything all that often here in New Mexico, so the texture created by it is a bit uncommon here.

Enjoy!