“Man in harmony with Nature” vs. “man and what he has done to Nature”

by Gary Pool

I used an original blue & white G3 Macintosh running Photoshop 5.0 to create these digital compositions. This work, which ultimately became two individual images by printing at various stages of creation, began as many images scanned into Photoshop at 300 ppi and then inserted into individual layers. Then the images were cleaned up and strategically placed for best visual effect. Next, I used Photoshop Layer Blending Options to compose the “Man in harmony with Nature” image.

Using the “Man in harmony with Nature” image I added a black color over-lay, once again using Layer Blending Options. Next I applied the Twirl and Spherize filters (both resident in Photoshop) to specific layers, creating “man and what he has done to Nature.”

This is a good illustration how one idea can become two entirely different compositions.