Effective "Black and White" Images, in My Opinion, Begin as COLOR!

Mt. Baker, Washington State, USA A. MacarthurLots of people agree that black and white (grayscale) images actually gain impact over color images ... at least in many instances. Why is that?Possible reasons may emanate from the known psychological effects of color which impart meaning over and...

MacArthropods? What are They?

Arthropods are animals without backbones or internal skeletons. Instead, they have exoskeletons, that is, external skeletons, bodies that are segmented, and jointed appendages. In fact, the word arthropod means "jointed leg."Among this group of animals are: Insects Arachnids (Spiders) Crustaceans...

Do You Have a Moody Image ... Photography, Digital Work and/or Other Visual to Share?

Got a "moody" or "spiritual" image of your own creation?We'd like to see it.I'll start ... A. Macarthur

iPhone HDR Setting Does Nice Job

HDR ... High dynamic range imaging in digital photography, maximizes the scope of tones from the lightest to the darkest portions of an image; it's a process enabled by state-of-the-are image editing applications (including in-camera editing) that exceeds the initial, traditional digital imaging...

Want Impressive Fireworks Images? Add Contrasting, Opaque Subject Matter!

"No concept can exist without its opposite" ... or so it is philosophically pondered.In concrete terms, light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. On the other hand, darkness is the partial or total absence of light.If I had a third hand, I'd state that shadow is a...

Do You Spend Time With Your Family?

I'm a so-called "South Philly Boy"; aside from cheesesteaks and unsubstantiated references to certain organizations, the old neighborhood, and, even what's left of the old neighborhood ... was and is much about "The Family."It's like the Godfather says ... " ... a man who doesn't spend time with...

Hey! How 'Bout We Fire Up This Group? Let's See Your Pix.

Whatcha' got in the way of images? Photos, paintings, digital art, iPhone Images ...Explode on the scene with your good stuff! A. Mac

Test Article fo KK

TEST FOR KK ...it should only appear in the KK GROUP.Let me make sure that this ONLY APPEARS ON KK.

SOMETHING NEW! NT Photographers INTERACTIVE PROJECT #1

Here's how the INTERACTIVE PROJECT will work.1) Any member can post ONE IMAGE2) That member will be giving other members permission to COPY THE IMAGE AND MAKE JUST ONE MODIFICATION3) Any member can post the COPIED ORIGINAL IMAGE WITH HIS/HER ONE MODIFICATION.4) MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THE ORIGINAL...

New Fantasy Digital Painting

Moon photographed in Wyoming ... landscape photographed in the Grand Canyon ... compositing done in Photoshop (Layers).