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| Fantasy Images
These images from nature have been altered to tell a story and illustrate a concept. Images that began on film have been scanned into a computer, then combined together and manipulated to appear as though the two or three separate original images actually occurred together. |
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Take this image for example. The part of the anemone we are looking at is about 15 cm across, and the shrimp is perhaps 5 cm long. Yet the little girl peeking around the tentacles is really over 150 cm tall. |
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Or in this example, the little fish is a tiny acanthemblemariid with a head that is probably no greater than 0.5 cm across, and the little girl appears to be seated on two of the cactus coral polyps. |
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In this intriguing picture, three images have been combined to give the impression that she is trapped in a coral cave, and threatened by a large Nassau grouper. |
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Just beside us is a fantasy mermaid gently caressing the tentacular crown of an undersea Christmas tree worm. |
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Here the little girl appears to have touched the polyps of a gorgonian and is not terribly impressed by the yucky feel of the slimy polyps.
Can you figure out how we placed her behind and in front of the gorgonian? |
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Once you have the images, it is also possible to play with them, much as an artist might do with sculptures or paints, to interpret a meaning or deliver a message.
In this case, I chose to simplify the image and emphasize the textures and shapes in an animated bas relief interpretation. |
| Here is another interpretation. In this one, I traced the edges of the imagery in solarized colours, then allowed the original image to bleed through, giving the entire picture an ephemeral delicate tracery. |  |
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It is also possible to give an image a painterly look. In this image of a polar bear (actually it was taken in the zoo at Toronto), I removed all the offending background and replaced it with a subtly mottled snow-blue, then created a watercolour impression of the bear. |
| Or in this picture of the same bear, taken through the window of the aquarium in the zoo, I have used the painting feel to emphasize the motion and shapes, while de-emphasizing the details of the concrete background. The slanting light provides a powerful impression of depth. |  |
| Don't forget, if you like what you see and are interested in acquiring images, or even in having us help you interpret your own images, send us an e-mail: media@kivu.com | |
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