Abstract Thursday: "Fern"

Here is the fern's frond, unfurling a gesture,
Like a conductor whose music will now be pause
And the one note of silence
To which the whole earth dances gravely.

The mouse's ear unfurls its trust,
The spider takes up her bequest,
And the retina
Reins the creation with a bridle of water.

And, among them, the fern
Dances gravely, like the plume
Of a warrior returning, under the low hills,

Into his own kingdom.

Ted Hughes (1930 - 1998)


I'm still having fun experimenting with all the free online photo editors I can find.  When processing an image through a succession of these, the possibilities are endless.  You can save your work at various stages and then put any of those through another editor to see what happens.  Even with the same editor and effect, the results differ depending on the hues and textures of the original photo.  It's quite easy to lose yourself in the process for many hours, which can be a good thing on a drab day like today.  The trick, however, is giving it a light touch.  And knowing when to stop.  Not sure if I've quite mastered either of those yet...


Many thanks to youoregon1 for starting up Abstract Thursday, which I always look forward to.