Just pick the best one and shut up!

Here's a photomontage I created back in July. I uploaded the first version to Fine Art America. Although I created them both at the same time, I decided not to upload the second one.

Why? I'm leery of uploading two or more of the same image. I see other photographers do this all the time, though. "Here it is in sepia. Here it is in black and white. Here it is with a soft effect. Here it is in HDR." Makes me crazy. Just pick the best one and shut up!

And now, here I am, doing what others have done, doing what I swore I would not do. I have two different versions. I like both of them very much. When I uploaded the top one, I thought it might be more marketable because the colors are neutral and subdued.

But this morning, when I came across the second version, it made me feel happy. It was lighter and brighter and I liked the traces of turquoise up toward the top that really came through.

So, sigh, I uploaded it today.

Maybe because the uploads were three months apart, no one will remember the first one ...

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Latest work: "Left of Eight"

Sometimes it's difficult to explain what I've created. This one's a combination of photos, photos I've taken of antique Japanese papers, my own handpainted papers, an envelope I made, a sketch of a crow my sister drew, and the bottom of an oil can.

See? It makes no sense!

But in this picture I particularly like the brown/blue combination of colors, the textures, the little hidden things, and the combination of circles and rectangles.

Perfect opportunity to use one of my favorite phrases: "Makes sense if you don't think about it."

 ©Carol Leigh
 All text, photographs, and other media are ©Copyright Carol Leigh (or others when indicated) and are not in the public domain and may not be used on websites, blogs, or in other media without advance permission from Carol Leigh. Thank you!