Digital Future

 

Firebug

 

Zinnia Clone

 While waiting for our zinnias to bloom this summer I decided to create my own in A I with a digital print of a zinnia at sunset. 

Intergalactic Spy Pod

 I will be traveling the galaxy and exploring planets in my newest creation the intergalactic spy pod (ISP).

Space Traveler

 Digital art creation of a space traveler of the future.

Train Bridge

 Iron train bridge crosses over the Erie Canal. The canal separates the Tonawandas.

Aw Rats

 Digital art. The king takes a rat queen to be his mate. He sits on his throne with his pet cat presiding over his kingdom of rats.

Honey House

 Ok maybe I am a little confused about this medium and I am still learning. Apparently if you declare that it's AI and you're not trying to pass it off as photography or painting it's ok. It's referred to as Digital Art. This scene is supposed to be a cartoonish bee hive dripping with honey in a colorful field of wild flowers in the Swiss Alps.

Cowgirl vs Killer Bee

 Here's another example of AI with Photoshop(Beta) The prompt was: Realistic photography of dense white clouds in the shape of a huge mammoth. The morning sun breaks through the clouds, to realistic Thai countryside, A Cowgirl standing proud with her sheepdog in the foreground. This is too funny and took exactly 3 minutes to create. Primetime stuff for the photographer who is too lazy to go out and brave the elements or the artist who doesn't feel like painting all day.

Or how about a photo quality realistic robotic bee viewed from ground level.

The Aftermath

 Looks pretty grim. Was this a hurricane or possibly a tornado? A flood maybe?  Did anyone survive?  Will they be able to rebuild?  We will never know because this place doesn't exist. The scene was made with AI ( artificial intelligence ). You give the program prompts of what you want it to create and it will comb the internet and give you suggestions with images of what it thinks you want. You keep what you like and then add on to it until you complete your image. I used Photoshop (Beta) for this image. It does have limitations, some prompts it won't do probably so they don't get sued. I have seen more sophisticated programs like Midjourney but they charge you by the prompt. I am still open to exploring this medium but seems geared to people who can articulate their thoughts effectively without the need for any photographic skills or artistry. So will it still be considered talent? Maybe. What about the thousands upon thousands of artists and photographers who worked their entire lives to master their craft only to be challenged artfully by  guy pushing a few buttons and writing a few prompts and calling it art all the while culling images off the internet from  real artists. Society and the art world have a lot to think about now. 

Lakeside

 Early March and no ice on the lake.  72° today.

Bond Lake

 

Ransomville

 

Gettysburg

                              Civil War reenactor poses on Gettysburg battlefield at sunset.

Codori Farm

 Codori farm in Gettysburg.

Aquarium of Niagara Falls

 Sea lions frolicking in the pool outside. These two guys are pals.

Marina

 LumberJack's Patio Grill & Marina on the Niagara River in North Tonawanda, New York. Closed for the season.

Colemanville

 Colemanville covered bridge spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Herline Covered Bridge

                                                    Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

Zimmerman Covered Bridge

 

Ashuelot Covered Bridge, New Hampshire

 

Pemigewasset River

                                                                     New Hampshire

Rock Covered Bridge

 

Connecticut River

 Cornish-Windsor covered bridge crosses the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire, and Windsor, Vermont.

Enhanced Photos

 Artificial Intelligence apps are incredible and getting better everyday. Two clicks of a button and done. I used Face26 app to enhance this image and I was totally blown away. 

Arlington Green covered bridge

 

Chiselville Covered Bridge

 Chiselville covered bridge, Sunderland, Vermont.

Claycomb Covered Bridge

                                                               Bedford, Pennsylvania
 

Whittier Covered Bridge

                                                                    New Hampshire.
 

Solar Eclipse

 Doing preliminary testing of the sun today. Getting ready for the April solar eclipse that will pass right over Niagara Falls. Top picture is a mock up of what it should look like, bottom picture is the actual sun with solar filters. If you look closely you can see some sun spots.

Whittier Bridge Covered Bridge

 

Whittier Bridge covered bridge in Ossipee, New Hampshire.

Colvin Covered Bridge

 Bedford County, Pa.

Downer's Covered Bridge

 

Blair Covered Bridge

 New Hampshire morning.

Lincoln Covered Bridge Aerial View

 

Lincoln Covered Bridge

 

Vermont

 

Mill Brook

  Mill Brook in the Brownsville section of West Windsor, Vermont.

Albany Covered Bridge

 

Sash's Covered Bridge

 

Parsonsfield-porter Covered Bridge

 Parsonsfield-porter covered bridge built in 1876 spanning the Ossipee river, Porter, Maine.

Ashuelot River

 

Ashuelot Covered Bridge

 

Stowell Bridge

 

Ryot Covered Bridge

 Ryot Covered Bridge, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

Black Creek, Vermont

 

Happy New Year

 

Upper Falls Covered Bridge

 

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge

 

Arlington Green Covered Bridge