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Well ,
When ya been losing track of time and carrying a heavy load , its the way it goes sometimes...
Tis good good to wonder the wander though , lights out and listen maybe
| Brand: | Sony |
| Camera: | Sony A100 |
| Lens: | distant |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 3 Nov 2010 - 3:47 PM |
| Focal Length: | 12mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.5 |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/160sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Center-weighted average |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
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Fasinating and beautiful, elegant and lonely at all at once.
Seriously inspired. Otherworldly - believable. Love the rootarm and frondarm - one powerful the other delicate. Always full of juxtapositions and enigma Dave . . . marvellous 
Bruce
Well....sometimes it hard to stand back and be detatched if you know the person who has put the image up,most(you are an exception)say the same things..and praise just leaps out....so I asked myself should I be frank about this...and I know you would prefer the truth as I see it anyway so here goes....
This is a class apart from most of us...full of imagination...superbly crafted...the mearest hint of Roger Dean(this is far superior anyway...sums up your situation better than most people could actualy write..the ability to get from brain to this takes a lot of doing...funnily enough I was expecting a bit more angst..this seems quietly resigned and calm ...strange for you!
A slight smile on the face?
Now my only real question is it a load of bollocks or compost...you know what I mean.
Do not take thisthe wrong way..but looking at all your work is probably why I can't get back into it...having a bit of a competive streak...I just know I can't get this clever....Awsome is used a lot these days Mr D...yours is and should be in it's own gallery..if I ever win the lottery you will be in one.....will put my stuff in the bargain bin!!!!
Molls is right about the comparison with Roger Dean - the connection was something that came into my head as soon as I saw this. Is it superior? I'm not so sure, his work was original back in the day and his style copied by many. However, this is as good and I suspect a lot more has gone in to the creation of the image emotionally. Roger's work did have a certain element of banality about it. It was mainly about sticking to a commission or appealing to the masses. This piece of work says so much more than "here's a possible view of a fantasy world".
Fraser
I used to love R D made a 4ftx2ft ceramic version of topographic oceans (my fav)think it is a bit dated now,the computers make it easier to create things....but knowing what to chose,what to leave out.....and on and on make the final outcome as much the creators work as it ever was....tools without brains are usless..I think you have highlighted that so well in your comment Fraser.
I once read a book called The Land of Far Beyond by Enid Blyton... a.... The Pilgrims Progress for Children to understand.
This reminds me of that book.
I loved that book and have read it many times and I love this wonderful creation without listening to the music...yet.
Mavis
no chance..been trying to get a Dave original for ages ..he is a mean git!
A little bird asked if I had seen your latest - which I hadn't - as soon as I looked, I felt my own spirits soar and I have sit here wandering through time, listening to the sound of distant memories...............
This is one of the most beautiful, calming pieces of art I have had the pleasure to see in my life. You are a visionary through and through.
I hate to use words such as awe, stunning, etc.,etc. - you know what I mean
Thanks
Thats curious about Roger Deans reference , hadn't heard of his art before so goggled it and hes well good.
mmm , Im not really sure whats wrong with these visions , either to deep , unconventional or fodder for the picky and I really dont mind constructive crit , cos im trying to balance the light a little better !
Gonna have a fag and spot some leonids , thats a good travel to..
and after the shiftings a land will offer up fertility to the seeds of renewal..........
Don't think of organ donations as giving up part of yourself to keep a total stranger alive. It's really a total stranger giving up almost all of themselves to keep part of you alive. ~Author Unknown
Really well put together, I think people may think you are a little weird.
Quote: And after the shiftings a land will offer up fertility to the seeds of renewal..........
Don't think of organ donations as giving up part of yourself to keep a total stranger alive. It's really a total stranger giving up almost all of themselves to keep part of you alive. ~Author Unknown
What a great quote from Tim
Can't put things into words like other people but this is class/imaginitive,superior.
Tom.
hello sir,best yet for me,Cant offer constructive crit because you are in front of the pack.Now you have looked at Roger Deans work take a looke at Patrick Woodroffe same era.Mr Dean was signing at a festival i was at last year and all ages were attending.This is the most open thing you have done ,it is pleasing on the eye and in the mind,nothing wrong with wonderings they can lead to peace and contentment,i have wandered ,now i am. Thank you David ,yours Neil.
hello sir,best yet for me,Cant offer constructive crit because you are in front of the pack.Now you have looked at Roger Deans work take a look at Patrick Woodroffe same era.Mr Dean was signing at a festival i was at last year and all ages were attending.This is the most open thing you have done ,it is pleasing on the eye and in the mind,nothing wrong with wonderings they can lead to peace and contentment,i have wandered ,now i am. Thank you David ,yours Neil.
Thanks Neil ,
Just an idea to draw some peace catharsis was this and that is great music , will deffo take a look at Patrick Woodroffe , cheers for that !
Have two books by Phaidon press , the Photo book and the art book , full of inspiration when its a struggle and nowt pretentious .
Off back to exile ...
Roger Dean-esque maybe but only because you both have a similar ability to imagine and then realise other worldly landscapes and make them believable. I can't see you doing album covers for self-indulgent prog-rock bands though Dave.
This is quite beautiful, elegant and detached from the rather turgid EPZ landscape that it shares in an alternative reality.
Wake me up when you load another one please ...........
Just passing through and found this, well worth coming back for.
Wishing you well
Penny
Umm do you take any straight pictures...besides these chaotic looking computer generated stuff.
Cowboy..
Well if we all did the same snap and post then the site would have no real artists,just standard run of the mill offal, everyone is entitled to express there viewpoint....but if your going to call or label others work computer generated and chaotic,perhaps you should understand the words you use and buy a dictionary before posting drivel..........
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