University Square, Greenville, SC

University Square, Greenville, SC

Altered Images 2020-2021 Collection

I started using Photoshop back in the 1990s. I switched to Lightroom almost as soon as it appeared on the market. So, I was pretty familiar with the kinds of capabilities that image processing programs had. What I didn't know was how they did what they did.

When I retired from a career as a computer programmer, I decided that I needed to figure out how this digital image processing stuff worked. So, I downloaded Microsoft Visual Studio and began to learn how to do image processing using the C# programming language. I started simply. My first program read in a color image file and converted it to black-and-white. (Actually, that's more complicated than you might think.) As I progressed, I began writing programs that converted photographs into images that were obviously not straight photographs. These programs were mostly learning experiences, but I found that I liked the results of some of them. So I began to keep some of these "altered images".

I now have five altered-image programs. (See the Articles list on the main page.) At the end of each year, I take the photos that have appeared here "On the Cork Board" during the year, and I run them through each of these five programs. Then I edit the results and keep the good ones. I usually get around 20 good altered images per year, and I post them "On the Cork Board" during the year.

When I have several year's worth of altered images, I make a best-of-the-best Collection, like the Collections I make from my straight photographs. This post is a Collection of the best altered images from 2020-2021 originals.

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Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

A digital solarization

A digital solarizaton

A digital solarization. This one in sepia tones.

A digital solarization

A digital solarization

A digital solarization. For more information, see Digital Solarization in the Articles list on the right.

Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

Conestee Nature Preserve, Conestee, SC

On the back porch, Greenville, SC

On the back Porch, Greenville, SC

On the back porch, Greenville, SC

University Square, Greenville, SC

University Square, Greenville, SC

University Square, Greenville, SC

University Square, Greenville, SC

2024 Collection

Every year, I gather up the "art" photos that I have taken during the year (the ones that are posted here "On the Cork Board"), and from them I select the ones I think are best. I call this group of photos the "yearly collection". These are the photos I enter into exhibitions, display in public, and generally let people see.

Here is the "2024 Collection". I hope you enjoy it. (Note that the "2024 Collection" physically exists as a set of prints in a nice portfolio box.)

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