Thursday, October 27, 2011

Doug Turns with the Autumn Leaves

Autumn Sweetgum Tree, Doug's Back Yard, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok


To make this autumn abstract, I stood beneath a colorful sweetgum tree, looked up while balancing my camera between nose and forehead, spun around performing a pirouette with arms wide open, like a whirlybird, and belted out an inspirational hymn in my best yodeling voice. I don't know, it seemed to work.

26 comments:

  1. Wow, really interesting! I feel dizzy :)
    Have a nice day Doug!

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  2. I wish I could have heard that, lol. When's your next exhibition at Centre Pompidou?

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  3. Wonderful abstraction and beautiful colors.
    Agustín.

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  4. AMAZING these colors.....very nice Doug

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  5. It certainly worked, Doug :) It's very nice.

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  6. Nice - lovely complimentary colours, and interesting texture.

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  7. Love this effect . . . looks like an abstract work of art.

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  8. Simply beautiful, lovely colors.

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  9. Freaking awesome man! Really, really good.

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  10. Its look HAPPY. Interesting Doug.
    Greetings.

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  11. stunning result of your experiment! i'm sure the yodeling did it, making all the difference here ... ;-))
    (as to menai strait - the difference bw high tide and low tide is striking indeed! at low tide, there's not much water to be seen; at high tide, all you see is water everywhere ...)

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  12. Excellent photo.Thanks .
    Paul Portugal

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  13. Fantastic effect for this abstract! NIcely done!
    Have a nice day.

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  14. · Are you Van Gogh?
    Amazing abstraction. I love it.

    · hugs

    CristalRasgado & LaMiradaAusente
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  15. Gorgeous abstract. So clever. So creative. Love the colors here!

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  16. Very cool! Yodel image was the icing on the cake!

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  17. very cool, doug. i love this kind of photograph

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  18. Great Idea and absolut fantastic colours. A different autumn shot.

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  19. Great effect. Your description of your technique made me laugh.

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  20. I love this different perspective on autumn. Excellent colorful abstraction.

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  21. fantastic creative shot
    the only thing i'm sorry for is that i can't hear your yodeling voice :))

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  22. Wonderful kaleidoscope of color--so very creative Doug. A personal favorite.

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  23. An abstract delight - however you managed it.

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  24. great idea for a fall shot, i just love the colors here! :)

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