About the Image(s)

A couple of years ago my Camera Club had light spinners come for a photo shoot. It was grand fun. The images captured were unpredictable. Light levels depended on how many items were spinning at the same time. I set the camera to automatic exposure and concentrated on focusing. Reviewing the images got the old imagination going. By pulling parts from several images, I found whole new compositions. My favorite is “Saturn.” It started with the Saturn original. On a duplicate layer I painted out all but the planet. The ring came from the next image. Used a mask to eliminate all but the ring, then repositioned it to circle the planet. I masked out the part that would be behind the planet. For ‘S and G’s’ I added the stars, then saturated the colors. Creating new images from bits and pieces of the spinning lights kept me happily busy for several days.