Summer 2011
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Blue Glas s
Few thingsmove us likewaves, literally and figuratively.
What is it about the salt air, the shoreline, and themesmerizingwater as it
forms into peaks— no two ever the same— that at once soothes and stirs our souls?
Perhaps we look out at the ever-changing shapes, out to the horizon
and beyond, and realize the endless expanse of possibility… for ourselves, for the people
around us, for this planet. Here, DavidOrias shares some images of wondrous
waves that he’s captured over the years. “I had no formal training in art. I didn’t take
any classes about color theory, composition, or lighting. I learned as I went,” saysOrias.
Withmuch patience, discipline, and just the right lighting, he beganmakingmagic.
“The low light of pre-dawn has amazing colors, whichwe cannot see because
our eyes cannot collect the color information over time like the longer exposure
that a camera takes,” saysOrias, adding, “I also found that, out of tragedy,
could come beauty.Wildfires in southernCaliforniawill put smoke into the air,
resulting in eerie colors to the dawn light that feel not of this earth.”
seemore at davidorias.com
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janeT THOmas
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