The assignment was to shoot an image with meaning. ALL IN CAMERA!
Being on safari in Africa is my personal heaven. My husband and I had planned to return to Africa in October, 2020, but Covid caused us to postpone our plans. I created this image to express my current feelings about our trip to Africa 2021. Will we be able to travel? Should we travel?
I shot a silk flower with a wildlife print. I placed a red flower in its center to represent the Masai people who are meaningful to me.
I shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV (full frame) with a Lensbaby Sweet 50 +4 macro filter with a great amount of tilt to maximize blur and create distortion.
I used 2 Omni filters: The blue quilt film and the Rainbow film.
The blue quilt film creates a feeling for me that the flower is almost drowning, and the blue is creeping up the petals. But at other times, the flower seems to be floating up and the blue is lightening and receding from the petals.
At the end of my storm is a beautiful rainbow. My pot of gold at the end of the rainbow will always be Africa.
In 2021 I do not know if I will be able to return to Africa or if I should return in 2021. Nevertheless, I can close my eyes and dream of Africa ………. which I do everyday.