Russ Widstrand Photographer

Russ Widstrand “Russ Widstrand’s Picture” 5/17/21

Russ is somewhere off the grid, so he asked me to post one of his images for him. Russ sent me a link to a folder with his potential images long before we knew what either of our posts would entail. I know that Russ frequently picks an image that he thinks would go well with mine as a diptych, and it is on that basis that I have selected an image of his for today’s post. Of course, I did not crop or otherwise alter his image in any way. I hope I did justice in this duty. It was an honor. Jeremy Green.

My follow up to Robert’s cool image started at the hardware store. I bought a bunch of stuff that could be shaped into an infinity loop, my inspiration from his image. In working with the loop, I tried many iterations, some that were perfect infinity loops and some less so. In reviewing my options in Photoshop, I kept coming back to the less perfect loop, it seemed to have more character, informality and spontaneity than the “perfect” ones. It also has some optical illusion twists that I liked. Finally I added a droplet ripple to give the image more connection between the elements. Please post a comment if you like this image, it was conceptualized and produced within 24hrs.

Following up on Robert Nease’s image, I thought we might investigate another tack on guns… our timely national debate over gun control. Peace out. PS: This is not a composite.