I like - simple yet complex - like one of my favorite poems by my favorite poet.Wallace StevensStudy Of Two PearsOpusculum paedagogicumThe pears are not viols,Nudes or bottles.They resemble nothing else.They are yellow formsComposed of curvesBulging toward the base.They are touched red.They are not flat surfacesHaving curved outlines.They are roundTapering toward the top.In the way they are modelledThere are bits of blue.A hard dry leaf hangsFrom the stem.The yellow glistens.It glistens with various yellows,Citrons, oranges and greensFlowering over the skin.The shadows of the pearsAre blobs on the green cloth.The pears are not seenAs the observer wills.
I disagree with Stevens - I can't help but see a pear as a nude. I really want to know what kind of post-processing went into this.
I love the poem- now I just need to find a pear with a leaf. As for the post-processing, I just added a little contrast. I shoot everything on low contrast and add it back in as needed.
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I like - simple yet complex - like one of my favorite poems by my favorite poet.
Wallace Stevens
Study Of Two Pears
Opusculum paedagogicum
The pears are not viols,
Nudes or bottles.
They resemble nothing else.
They are yellow forms
Composed of curves
Bulging toward the base.
They are touched red.
They are not flat surfaces
Having curved outlines.
They are round
Tapering toward the top.
In the way they are modelled
There are bits of blue.
A hard dry leaf hangs
From the stem.
The yellow glistens.
It glistens with various yellows,
Citrons, oranges and greens
Flowering over the skin.
The shadows of the pears
Are blobs on the green cloth.
The pears are not seen
As the observer wills.
I disagree with Stevens - I can't help but see a pear as a nude. I really want to know what kind of post-processing went into this.
I love the poem- now I just need to find a pear with a leaf.
As for the post-processing, I just added a little contrast. I shoot everything on low contrast and add it back in as needed.
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