exploring nature’s infinite connections
As I have been accumulating photographs of these strange little beings in my yard, I have been thinking about a good way to group them together. So here is a brief slideshow of some of my work to date. I hope you enjoy it. (Best viewed in HD – you can even turn your sound on 🙂 for a bit more exotic atmosphere.)
Featured Image: Leaf Creature No. 9 (Leaf Creature Photo Gallery in process)
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This is a great idea, Mark, and it’s so well executed! Excellent work in every way. 🙂
Ugh – my bad for not responding sooner Lynn – thanks so much!
Please, no worries, I am chronically behind.
This is amazing! I saw it yesterday on Twitter! Very creative. The music was perfect and the images are Awesome!
I am very glad you enjoyed it Monte!
Astoundingly creative, Mark. Bravo! The images are striking, and the score you chose for the video is terrific as well. It sets the appropriate mood. Sorry I missed your earlier posts on this due to my self-imposed hiatus from the Internet. I just needed a little recharging time.
No worries my friend, glad to have you back and thank you. I was nervous about finding the “right” music for it, and this track just seemed to complement what I was going for visually. Plus I am a fan of this type of music anyway, so that didn’t hurt. 🙂
That was superb! Really enjoyable, mysterious, exotic and imaginative. The one at the top of the page immediately reminded me of a triceratops.
That is one of my favorites Joe – and I am a big triceratops fan! I am glad you enjoyed it , thanks for the feedback.
Correction – maybe Stegosaurus without the back armor plates?
Do you have the complete set as a gallery on the site? I love the one at 1:13 in the video, with the red spots on the underside!
It is in process, I need to update this post with a link: https://www.grafphoto.com/projects/leaf-creatures/ I think you are maybe referring to LC No.15. Thanks a bunch Alex.