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Comments (10)
No John, you don't get away that easy! How'd you do it? Looks like a photograph, and then you have the 'reflection' with the usual fuzzy appearance.
Posted by GarandFan | February 19, 2012 11:20 AM
Posted on February 19, 2012 11:20
HEY G
Am I standing accused of mailing this one in? Like I find an old shot and mess with it then call it "my work"?
Well, someone has been sleeping in class.
Posted by John Cox | February 19, 2012 1:23 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 13:23
That's really pretty.
My mind is bouncing back & forth between, "The reflection shouldn't be a mirror image" & "Who cares? It's art, dude--& it's really pretty. Just enjoy it."
Is there an explanation for this feeling in a viewer (other than the fact he is a head case)?
Posted by Terwiliger | February 19, 2012 3:22 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 15:22
As soon as I hit the post button, I come up with a "solution" so my mind can be OK "OK with it."
I can accept the reflection if I consider the top half to be a 2-D painting (as if it might be a mural on a canal wall) instead of thinking everything in the picture is a 2-D rendering of a completely 3-D scene...
...& I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."
Posted by Anonymous | February 19, 2012 3:33 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 15:33
HEY T (Anon)
I conceived the illustration as a woman posing at a spa, poolside.
Imagine the perspective from an inch above the water surface...WAY BACK.
Posted by John Cox | February 19, 2012 4:56 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 16:56
If the line of sight was really low, wouldn't that put a limit on "the [perceived] height" of the water's surface when rendered in 2-D, cutting off the bottom of the reflection?
Apologies if I'm bugging you with the questions. I'm trying to re-learn this stuff after 20+ years of doing very little of it (& I have no formal training). I can envision images I want to put to paper/canvas/???, but I don't have the skills anymore/yet.
When I get that "feeling" [of not perceiving things quite right], it's because either reality is counter to my intuition, or concept is counter to reality (& I can't rest without knowing).
Thanks for putting up with me.
Posted by Terwiliger | February 19, 2012 11:37 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 23:37
HEY T
Cool. Yer plugged in, dude.
Posted by John Cox | February 19, 2012 11:49 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 23:49
Apple now has Rhapsody as an app, which is a great start, but it is currently hampered by the inability to store locally on your iPod, and has a dismal 64kbps bit rate. If this changes, then it will somewhat negate this advantage for the Zune, but the 10 songs per month will still be a big plus in Zune Pass' favor.
Posted by Andrew A. Sailer | February 20, 2012 12:51 AM
Posted on February 20, 2012 00:51
What are the best headphones to completely block out sound for my project?
Posted by dr dre beats solo hd purple headphones | February 20, 2012 3:58 AM
Posted on February 20, 2012 03:58
Parrish the thought.
Posted by Steve M | February 20, 2012 10:42 AM
Posted on February 20, 2012 10:42