Digital Nature
Every morning I look forward to my morning walks in the nearby woods. A compact digital camera slips into my pocket, as I start my jaunt. Everything about nature is mystifying and soon a sense of cosmic unity with the world around us, takes over. One feels so light of spirit! Generally I am entranced by the varying shapes, patterns and ever-changing colors of the leaves, with the onset of a new season. Same is the case with the colorful riot of leaves during fall, and how nature covers the ground with a magical tapestry. From the ground, it gives one vision of Nature's glory. And from the air it appears, as if millions of bouquets have been laid out, to greet you on your landing on earth.
Once while returning home, a dried fallen leaf caught my attention. I picked it up and brought it home. I scanned the leaf and then gave it the Photoshop treatment. That leaf's journey from a single leaf to a colorful bright motif is a tribute to the empowerment that the PC offers to a laymen like me. Whether others will judge this as art or kitsch, I do not know. It was a thrilling experience for me, nevertheless.
Once while returning home, a dried fallen leaf caught my attention. I picked it up and brought it home. I scanned the leaf and then gave it the Photoshop treatment. That leaf's journey from a single leaf to a colorful bright motif is a tribute to the empowerment that the PC offers to a laymen like me. Whether others will judge this as art or kitsch, I do not know. It was a thrilling experience for me, nevertheless.
Published by Shyam Saksena
Electrical and electronics engineer. Retired as Director of German MNC, Siemens. Thanks to assignments from my company, I could savor 25 countries and get to know their people and culture. View profile
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8 Comments
Post a Commentwow I love all the colours!
I so enjoy your writing style. I too am astounded by Naure's enduring and never-ending beauty. Exquisite photograph as well. I will look at your slideshow next. Excellent expression here!
very nice story to read twicw, thanks for sharing this with us.
Dear Premji, Thanks, It is amazing what becoming computer literate after retirement has done to expand my universe. PC is a great enabler and ignites the creative spark in all of us. To each his own way!
1. bringing fallen leaf home and elating it displayes Mother Teresa quality in SK Saksena.
2. At this age walking and that too with a digital cam shows his enthusiasm and liveliness. Keep it up. I envy him.
3. Digital technology has been reported to do wonders. I read about a decade ago that if an inferior actor can somehow do a few scenes, a feature film can be made with him as hero since the rest of the acting will be done by some talented actor and by digital treatment the ultimate face seen acting in the film will be tht of an inferior actor. It was an article describing the potentiality of digital technology. I donno whether this was implemented. But what u have done is wonderful Sir - Prem Chand Sahajwala
Thanks, folks for your kind thoughts. I am encouraged to request you to check out my pictures on this theme on : http://www.associatedcontent.com/slideshow/3267/fallen_leaves_and_digital_art.html
Thanks for sharing a wonderful experience and the outcome of magnificent art!
Great story and stunning visuals. I especially liked Photo no.s 1, 2, 7 and 8.