Commitment: the state of being emotionally impelled to do something. My commitment is to making art, loving life and doing well.

Daily Artworks... my continuing challenge for 2015: Observe and record. Record and observe. And stretch - s-t-r-e-t-c-h - myself.
What will I discover?

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Art Every Day Month - Nov 6

A Flash of Color


A Flash of Color - a scrap of birchbark, backlit by a shaft of sunshine in the woods

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Some things just grab your attention out of nowhere. It had been a generally overcast afternoon, with scattered breaks in the clouds. But the sun broke through while I was photographing in the woods, and it highlighted a scrap of birchbark, which normally looks opaque and pinky-beige. With the sun behind it, the birchbark was now glowing brilliant orange - and all I had to do was crop the image to make it into a fine color arrangement. Such good luck!

2 comments:

Barbara Martin (@Reptitude) said...

Why doesn't our birch tree look like that?! WOW

Mavis said...

Barbara, it's a trick of the backlighting sunshine - and it is gorgeous when it happens!

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