<![CDATA[The Keystone Connection]]> <![CDATA[The Keystone Connection]]> /Portals/2/logos/__TFMF_ldnhgg45wj2xwquykpicisav_4f04c9fe-49d3-4502-b43e-e1158be09d19_0___Selected.jpg en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:17 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Manipulated Photo of the Month]]> By Jessica Griffin


Hannah Blackerby's winning manipulated photo of the month.

With the flowers blooming and birds chirping, a serene silence seems to blow over the Earth during the warmer, humid months of summer. Nature is the best example of this calm, for the plants and animals seem to be able to sense its arrival best. The photograph manipulated by Hannah dissected the flower form into apparent divisions. The leaves offer a bleached barren surface tied together with tiny lines resembling life lines. Holding up the proud yet drooping flower head stands a firm stem, peeking resiliently through leafy bushels. The flower’s own façade is easily assumed. Contour marks shape the soft petals and look as though they fall off a cliff of their own. This cliff is the flower’s center and in my eyes it resembles a black hole extracting whatever possible from the lifeless plant. The horizon in the background gives the impression of a separate solar system existing in our own. By editing her piece the way she did, Hannah created another level of artistic showmanship. Not only is the image a photograph, but it’s also a color intense graphic that could be framed and placed on display. ]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:28:00 GMT