Woof!!

[Steve Adkins]

Dave's theme week always reminds me of "creatures & flips"... and lots of fun!

This puppy "creature" was conceived as a physiogram... in a very dark place.
Then the flips started.
The good news is HE is already house-broken and very low maintenance.
Seems to be a natural at retrieving.

All he needs is a name.
What do you think it should be??

All C&C welcome.

PS (The image name is just my suggestion)

[Judy Howle]

That is just crazy good Steve! I still have no idea how you do it but I love it!

[Maureen Allen]

This one really cracked me up, Steve. I'm still laughing. It's totally wonderful. I love your imagination!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Steve, Dave would have absolutely loved this!!! We need to come up with a name for him/her and I love the fact that it's already housebroken (and I bet it doesn't eat much).

[Dennis Bishop]

I think you've discovered a new species. A Canis Maglitus, perhaps???

[Dave Woeller]

Just incredible. I can't imagine where you found this guy hiding in one of your mag images, but I'm sure glad you did.

[Paul Lagasi]

I think I'd call him Tut...after the egyptian pharoah..he reminds me of the dog they had guarding tombs.
Very cool, well done

[Indranil Sircar]

Steve, this is outstanding!!! Love the creativity and execution...

[Steve Adkins]

Thanks Folks! Great feedback and I will try each name to see which one he responds to.

[Nancy Bell]

My suggestion for a name is "Flash". This is incredible and I would love to see a video of how you do this. One week you are creating abstract designs and the next week you are creating dogs! What's next??

[Dennis Bishop]

My suggestion for a name is "Flash". . .

I think you've done it, Nancy. Flash is perfect.

[Arthur Morris]

Not much to say, except "Frigging amazing!" I must admit ignorance; what is a physiogram???

A name? Masked Wire Dog....

[Steve Adkins]

Thanks again folks. I think Flash is perfect!

Artie, The physiograms are created by hanging a small flashlight on a string from the ceiling and putting your camera underneath facing up. Turn on the flashlight… darken the room… start the flashlight swinging… and trip the shutter (set to bulb) to record the light trace for as long as you wish.
You have just made a physiogram!

I sometimes alter the process by using gels in front of the lens for differing colors or shooting a series of multiple images of a single swing and putting them together as layers in PS. Then modifying each layer as I wish.
I have also put my camera on a swinging platform and used a stationary light above. It just makes different patterns possible.
That's what happened for this image... and I used it to make the Woof!! composite.

There are all kinds of possible light paintings with these pendulum orbits.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Steve. When you swing the flashlight is it completely random or are you trying to paint a dog???

Is the dog created from several or many images???

[Steve Adkins]

YAW Artie.
The swing is random, but... with practice you can sometimes predict what the overall shape may be like. You can get an idea of some of the varieties of shapes in my recent postings starting 12/12/12.
I wasn't trying to paint a dog when I did this. I created him using one physiogram as a component or building block.
I first created the image in pane #13 from one swing and then used that image 7 times in the composite of Pane #1.
Flips, transformations, blend modes, turns and layer masks were used in PS to bring about the birth of "Flash".
I suppose I could have just as well created a... some type of critter like the butterfly in http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ead.php/106139 but for this image I played around with it until I envisioned a puppy. The head was first (two of pane #13, rotated and flipped.)
It's all free-form and just pops out when I am inspired. Long, cold winter nights will do that to ya.

[Arthur Morris]

The butterfly too is quite amazing. Just like everything else that I have read and seen above! Thanks a stack. Also, amazing work in PS.