Lake Bistineau #2 Canvas Print

I was last at Lake Bistineau in January 2016. The lake had been drained as it has been for the past 6 years. Lake Bistineau Louisiana has been drained to kill off the invasive plant known as Giant Salvinia. The plant takes over whatever body of water it invades. It resembles a thick dirty green carpet. Once drained and the plant dies off the bottom of the lake turns to a brown residue of all that remains of the weed. This visit the lake was probably near 90% towards being filled. There was still evidence of the salvinia so undoubtedly the lake will be drained again. Photo from first visit as well as more of my work can be viewed here in FAA

My body of work ranges from photographic digital art to the more traditional use of a camera photographing scenes of landscapes and everyday life. My photography has its roots going back to my experiences with infrared film. It was there that I saw how an image could be manipulated to something much more different than what was first seen. I still compose some photos from the infrared spectrum only now I use a camera converted to IR. When digital came along it was an easy move to software and all the possibilities that were and are now possible with their use. Still the initial composition in camera is paramount and once the shutter is closed and image transferred to computer, I can turn my imagination loose and enhance or create...