Break
Composite image created from many images, colour and photo filter layers.
All images used in this composite taken with Sony Alpha 350, various lenses, and are mine.
I hesitated for some days re whether to post this image at all, as I was concerned that even though in appearance and technical execution it is very different, I feel that conceptually this image has some similarities with the image ‘Iced’ posted recently by the very talented artist navybrat
Anyway, I decided finally that I would post it. I know that it has been sitting in my files on the way to completion for the past month, well before the above image was posted, and there are, anyway, other extremely good artworks by other talented artists here on Red Bubble with both ‘hands’ in similar poses and similar conceptual themes.
So, here then, is my current version of ‘Break’. This is an image that would show more of it’s being viewed large. Thank you.
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nadine henley
very clever, Dragonflyer! – brings us very close to the photographer somehow and makes us think we are about to be freed from an icy dungeon
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you for your lovely comment nadine! Yes, I had some sense of ‘breaking free’ or ‘breaking out’ as I made this :)))
JUSTART
wonderful strong work
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you so much Justart! I was also kind of hoping it wasn’t just me who felt that way about this image ;)))
acs565
Very Cool grasping for help wonderful. I have to learn to do this sometime.
Great piece of art my friend
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you so much my friend! You just need to spend some time in front of Photoshop on your computer, start clicking on any control you can find, and see what happens… there’s always the ‘edit’ undo… ;)))
Colleen Milburn
Fantastic work, K – I know what you mean about navybrat’s work (I’d seen it too – fabulous), but I do feel yours is different and I know you’ve been working on this theme for a while – not that that would matter anyway. This is just wonderful, my friend :))
DragonFlyer replied
Thanks very much Colleen! I’m glad you get what I mean about ‘Iced’, as it’s not really ‘the same’ at all… It’s an amazing piece of work and I wouldn’t and couldn’t ‘compete’ or anything with it anyway. Very glad you like this – especially :)))
Rachel Davison
Wow – this one is a powerful sock in the eye! love it!
DragonFlyer replied
Thanks for your lovely comment R – and the fave – though I sure didn’t want to cause any bruising ;)))
butchart
trapped in shells of our own devices…finding the strength and courage to “break ” through can sometimes be difficult…... this speaks of the common struggle we all face one way or another…..... excellent imagery my friend….... showing the spirit of courage…......... b
DragonFlyer replied
Big thanks my friend! I was hoping very much that this image would ‘work’ in conveying a sense of this universal struggle :)))
K xx
roy skogvold
great image and it falls right in its place in the Hand-series Kallena. Wonderful and intriguing my fiend
..roy xx
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you so much Roy! I’m very happy to hear from you :)))
K xx
annacuypers
Great working out. Love the symolics, breaking free, and hands are interesting and beautiful things, can be strong, hard and tender…
anna, xxx
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you so much ana! Yes – there is very much that hands are capable of expressing :)))
Tammera
VERY NICE WORK….LOTS OF ARTISTS HAVE SIMILAR THOUGHTS AND WORK…DOESNT MEAN THIS ISNT ANY LESS OR MORE SO YOURS…;)
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you Tammera! I’m very glad you support my decision to post this :)))
Ushna Sardar
awesome!!
DragonFlyer replied
Ushna – this is a really big thrill! Thank you very very much for featureing my image in your sensational group :)))
Jan Timmons
Breaking free or tentatively reaching for help – either interpretation, or even others, work for me. You are tapping into your creative unconscious, K. I don’t think you need worry about “Iced”, as your work differs quite a bit. But how cool to feel concern for infringing on another artist’s turf; I just don’t think you did.
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you so much for your lovely comment Jan! it’s reassuring that you see no concerns re any conceptual similarity between any works here :)))
K X
hsien-ku
hope you get out! a hammer would’ve been handy :)
dramatic claustrophobic and desperate image.
the funny thing about posting images you think are real departures from your normal style is that sometimes, when looking back over them, you realise they weren’t so far removed – after all, they have the same parent!
DragonFlyer replied
It is like that, isn’t it – you saw in the above comments how this ‘fits perfectly’ with my existing series? Thank you for your lovely comment J :)))
Stephanie Cou...
So cool!
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you very much Stephanie :)))
Clare Colins
Brilliant work K . Really, really great. Well done on the well deserved feature. C :))
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you so so much! Did you have a look at it large? I think it shows up lots better that way – but thank you lots for the fave anyway :)))
navybrat
excellent!
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you very very much for this assessment navybrat! You are an acknowledged master of photomanipulation art – I am honoured to have you notice my work :)))
heeb
Powerful! Great impact!
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you so much :)))
enno2009
stunning!
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you very much :)))
Shoaib .
wow i just LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE this .. awesome
DragonFlyer replied
Cool! It was actually super easy to make, this one :)))
Tania Palermo
wow – very cool.
DragonFlyer replied
Thanks very much :)))
K x
theStalker
interesting work, well done
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you :)))
spiderfingers
well executed! glad you decided to post it.
DragonFlyer replied
Thank you very kindly spiderfingers :)))
K x
hugh023
Excellent!! . . .
DragonFlyer replied
Thanks :)))