Super Powered Illusion

I had a lot fun this month! With the theme of illusion I wanted to try and flex my photoshop skills in a way I have not done before. Originally I wanted to do some special effects that strictly involved water or fire. Then as the month progressed I started to get the idea of having my kids (and a friend's kid) act like they had supper powers. This lead to the series below where you will find invisible boy, fire boy, water boy and lightning boy. The great thing about this month is that through my research I have so many new ideas that I can't wait to try out.

Levitation

My last two posts are nature shots that capture balance. My desire to co-exist in nature has always been important in my life. For additional nature shots. google my name to see my gallery.

My next photo is of my youngest son. It was taken on a snow day - No School! when we had 10 inches of snow this last month. He was found napping in front of the fireplace mid day with his friend.

Hello group. My first image of balance was created by a single exposure in the window of my church. I t has symbolic representations of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit that keep my life in balance.

March theme

The theme for March is "Illusions". This is a broad topic that should be a lot of fun and bring out your creativity.
Good Luck,
Joe

Balance

Okay, so I chose the theme without having anything in mind, and had a hard time coming up with concepts.  The two I came up with represent balance in several different ways.  The first shot represents balance in a literal way, with my old dried up contacts balanced in a tower.  I just had Lasik done this month, so this is me having fun with the remnants.  I also tried to balance the composition with the contacts on the right in the foreground with the glasses on the trashcan on the left in the background.

ISO 100 | 1/125 | f/13.0 | 60mm

The other idea I had was to represent the concept of work/life balance.

f/14.0 | 22mm

Balance

My first shot is the great game of balance: Jenga.  

f /1.8 |  1/5000 |  ISO 100

This next one is my three year old nephew walking on ice for the first time ever.  His arms helped him keep his balance during our walk.

f/4.5 |  1/1600 |  ISO 200

A very well balanced hand in poker.

f/1.8 |  1/160 |  ISO 100

   And finally, I believe we all have a place where we retreat when our world is demanding different pieces of us all at once.  We seek the serenity of this place and when life feels like it's too much to handle, we run to it.

This is the place where I find inner balance.

f/1.8 |  1/15 |  ISO 100