Painting
Karl Avellar's painting-in-progress of the Clark farm at the intersection of Rt. 108 and Centennial Lane in Howard County, MD, (USA) blends into the landscape as he works on the piece for his class at Howard Community College. He said his current dilemna involves learning how to render the delicate strands of barbed wire on the fence realistically in oil paint.
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chadworthman, Rob Gruhl, rem7, sandrino, and 76 other people added this photo to their favorites.
EssPea | Photography (74 months ago | reply)
Nice idea to make it line up with the background.
hrtmnstrfr (74 months ago | reply)
Very nicely balanced. I loike how the skies in the image and the painting lead right into each other.
Rob Gruhl (73 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous. Whenever I see someone painting a landscape, I always want a shot like this but can never seem to get it - flawless execution.
sandrino (72 months ago | reply)
Great shot but, how was this done? Do tell.
strobist (72 months ago | reply)
Just a matter of being able to choose the exact point in three-dimensional space around the photo that will line the stuff up. It is not just a matter of right-left-up-down. You have to be able to move in or out, and then match the perspective from the right point of depth.
That is why it is almost impossible to get lucky on a photo like this unless you are using a wideangle zoom. I used a Nikkor 17-35 on this one.
sandrino (72 months ago | reply)
You mean to tell me that the painting is real and not the digital manipulation of the photo to make it look like it is a painting?!? That painting matches the background too well to be real. There HAS to be some digital trickery afoot. If it was indeed all captured in the camera, I am very impressed.
Tristan1 (72 months ago | reply)
Amazing finding and well planned possibly?
a fav,
Thanks.
Simon_K (71 months ago | reply)
a really effective capture which could have been a cliche, but isn't.
strobist (71 months ago | reply)
@Sandarino- THis is a straight shot. No "fixing."
@ Tristan- No planning. Just serendipity and very careful angle of shooting.
-DH
jamie B (71 months ago | reply)
At first sight, i thought it was PS trickery, and was pleasantly surprised!
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elhawk (71 months ago | reply)
The painting does blend in very well to the backdrop. It almost looks like it could be a mirror.
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Casasola (69 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot! I am impressed at the fact that it was a straight shot. Color and contrast are just right.
johnwmacdonald (67 months ago | reply)
this is 'scary' good. wow.
Nikographer [Jon] (61 months ago | reply)
Hey, I love going to Centennial Lake to shoot birds. Msg me if you're ever interested in an evening walk/shoot near the lake.
ttstam (52 months ago | reply)
Nice framing! I'm assuming that it's shot with available light only?
He must have been painting that picture for a while; the shadows that he's painting seems to suggest a lower angle for the sun (longer shadows) :-)
Alvin W. Kim (46 months ago | reply)
he must have lit that with some sort of strobe :-)
toleman.hart (42 months ago | reply)
great idea, fantastic shot!
Pinhole Pip (41 months ago | reply)
Terrific. Nicely conceived. I also like the guys name. It's almost like it's bullet proof.