Shaman Dreamtime

While collecting forest canopy images showing inherent "crown shyness" (the observation of trees' branches not interfering with each other - rather leaving open space between each tree in the high canopy) for use in my Forest Spirits pieces, I decided to expand upon the previous playful images of myself with antlers. This time inter-connecting / contrasting the free floating leaf camouflage pattern with highly abstract, yet uniquely organic, "crown shyness" clumping of the upper forest canopy.

Full Moon Shaman

Last fall we had a pig roast with everyone sitting at long tables outside under the Autumn full moon. A friend took several photos of my friend Gaylord and me goofing around with a pair of antlers. What you see below is a set of transformations as I modified the original images to be more 'visionary.'

original photo

original photo

leaves & enhancements

leaves & enhancements

mask added

mask added

Final: Vision Quest