Maryellen Eltgroth

Barbarian Harmonies Maryellen Eltgroth

Cibachrome Print 16" x 20" NFS

Outside my window these vegetative ruffians often scramble across a walkway straining towards the sun’s warmth. One day I used my camera to capture their progress. Overexposing the scene by lengthening the shutter speed emphasized shape and motion. Shifting chromatic values further clarified accents and pauses. The goal was to make an image outside of our ordinary visual lexicon.