Altered Horizons 59

Altered Horizons 59 Robin Botie of Ithaca, New York, photoshops fabricated landscapes in dealing with depression and coping with loss.

In the quiet dark of a summer night, fireflies twinkle like stars. Much folklore and symbolism related to death surround fireflies, also known as lightening bugs. There was a Victorian superstition that if a firefly was spotted in the house, someone would die soon. In Japanese legends fireflies are the souls of the dead, particularly of warriors who had fallen in battle. Some say that gazing into a field of fireflies, one can feel the presence of lost loved ones.

My camera couldn’t capture the flickering and flashing dances of the fireflies. So, creating this fabricated landscape in Photoshop, I painted tiny white lights over images of algae sheets raked from my pond. I topped it off with a photo of the pond reflecting the sun and clouds.

 

 

Altered Horizons 59

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4 thoughts on “Altered Horizons 59

  1. Lucy Bergstrom

    Lovely! I miss fireflies. Maybe there will still be a few blinking away when I get there on July 22.
    See you soon! Love ❤️ Lucy

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    1. Robin Botie Post author

      Those fireflies were out there in full force last night, Lucy. I’m sure at least some of them will be around still in a couple more weeks. So glad you’ll be coming here. Cheers!

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