@qurator Photo Quest for this week: Surrealism Photos : By me. :D

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This post is in response to the "Photo Quest for this week: Surrealism", mission as assigned by the @qurator team.

• You can read the initial post at the link HERE.

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What's up Friends, banana?

Just like that greeting, Surrealism is a kind of art that has a dream-like feel. Art that is marked by the juxtaposition of images or ideas and is a type of literature that uses imagery to depict a hidden reality or fantasy. The images are often not intuitive and are without context.

One of the goals of surrealism is to express the subconscious mind and the hidden side of reality. The surrealist movement began in the early 1920s and was popularized by artists like Salvador Dali and Renee Magritte.

One of the most famous pieces of surrealist art is The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali. The painting features melting clocks and is a perfect example of the surrealist style. It's hard to make sense of the painting at first, but after you look at it for a while, you start to see some of the hidden images

Today I grabbed the camera phone and played with this idea and the use of the panoramic feature to make images that, I feel, embody the concept of Surrealism.

The first photo is my entry into the @qurator quest, the rest are other images from the idea.

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Title: Longing for the snow.

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This was the first image I took with this idea in mind. I played with just tracing the thumb as I moved the panoramic camera on my phone.

Next, I experimented with trying to pinch something. I do like this image as well due to the light vs dark highlight.

Moving the camera vertical provided mixed results.

Same with panning the camera down, with the tracing edge being my palm.

I really loved the final image of my project. I just traced my fingers and then stopped the hand, letting the camera keep going. It created these strange, alien-like feelings that I really loved. The snowman also adds in that bit of extra "Hrmmmm...: haha.

Their you have it. I hope you enjoyed these photos and that they may inspire you to play with some camera features you have, in ways that are not intended. :)

If you are struggling with coming up with ideas, here is a list of some surrealistic ideas you can explore. Some ideas for photos around the topic...

• A building that has been absorbed by a tree
• A painting which appears to be in an exhibition itself
• A painting which has been burned
• A tree which has grown over a building
• A building that appears to be a giant hand

In conclusion, surrealist photography is on the bleeding edge of creativity, allowing the photographer to use their creative freedom in a number of exclusive ways. Anyone can do it, whether they be an amateur or a pro. The power of the human spirit is known to be the greatest power within this universe, so why not channel it through a medium like photography?

Again, thanks for stoping by. If you have a favorite image or picture, or have any suggestions on ways to capture other interesting effects with the Pantomimic filter, let me know!

Have a great day, Banana!

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