February 27th, 2010 | 3 Comments | filed under Hidden Place

I am fascinated by the fact that marine fossils can be found in the middle of deserts and far inland on what used to be ancient sea beds. This is a rendering of a fossilized leafy sea-dragon, inspired by drawings of Ernst Haeckel.

40 sec seamless loop, silent

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February 26th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under random photos, word

this bitter earth
the year with no summer
a volcano is born in the middle of a farm-field
whale fossils in the desert
amber deposits from deep underground
floating forest in mist
ash rainfall

Kostya, Dover UK 2006

February 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment | filed under Travel, word

When he became a ghost he was changed into a woman.

Pisac, Peru

February 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment | filed under Hidden Place, process

for Hidden Place

February 14th, 2010 | 4 Comments | filed under Travel, random photos

Alpaca, Peru 2009

February 5th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under random photos

The ghost whispered “Don’t Carlos, don’t...”

February 4th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Travel, random photos, word

inland sea
his heart was in his mouth
the Great God Pan is dead
horse buried under an oak
how we left Fordlândia
he had entered the Great Solitude…

Amazonia

January 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment | filed under Travel, random photos

old San Juan

January 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment | filed under Hidden Place

This piece is based on a folktale about a couple, Eyvindur and Halla, who were both outlaws and lived high up in Icelandic fells constantly moving from place to place and receding deeper into the wilderness. They had many children in their outlawry but had to dispose of them all in times of threat or danger of being discovered. One time the farmers came upon them suddenly and the couple had to flee. Halla just had the time to throw their two-year-old daughter off the cliff. It is said that Eyvindur grieved deeply over her death for she was their favorite child and they had intended to let her live.

60 sec seamless loop, silent

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January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process

Creating realistic looking water and caustics in AE is not easy.  Two full days of endless tweaking and slider adjustments:

combination of various filters and masks

looking for a color palette for the final piece:

click to enlarge

Overall, I’m quite pleased; final will be posted shortly!



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