Beat the Heat

Medium:  Computer-generated imaging/Giclée Print
Image Size:  7" x 5"
Edition:  Unlimited

In the 1980's I worked in a computer graphics shop in Toronto.  I learned to love the whole concept of computer-generated imagery (CGI), and when I had an opportunity to learn Photoshop, I took it.  Since then, I've been having a wonderful time creating new images and playing with the medium.  "Beat the Heat" was an image I came up with for an on-line challenge in a forum for digital artists.

The toad is one that I found at a friend's farm.  It was a very hot day, and when I picked him up, he lay very quietly on his back in my hand, so large that he didn't quite fit.  I took several shots and then released him in a nice shady spot under a bush.  This image is the result of our chance meeting on a hot summer day.