Our Creators Mosaic Art
by Karen Wiles
Title
Our Creators Mosaic Art
Artist
Karen Wiles
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
OUR CREATORS MOSAIC ART by KAREN WILES
******************AWARD WINNER********************
The scales of an iguana look like a road map leading us back to ancient times.
The details are amazing and remind me of the mosaic artworks we see today. Maybe the original artist of mosaics looked to "Our Creators Mosaic Art" to create their own substitutes with tiles and glass. Just like the patterns we find in iguanas such as this. Just to count the scales on an iguana would be well into the thousands. Considering the lashing tail of the iguana, a macro this close is hard to come by. They usually smack their tail like a whip in order to warn you that you are getting too close. I captured this macro moment in the Florida Keys. He was as curious about my big eyed camera as I was his meticulous scales and so he appeared to pose for me. One must move very slowly when photographing these amazing reptiles to avoid the whiplashing of the tail.
"Our Creators Mosaic Art" received an award from the Cape Fear Camera Club located in Wilmington, North Carolina in March...
See more of Wiles' wildlife and nature galleries at
http://karen-wiles.artistwebsites.com
http://karen-wiles.artistwebsites.com
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July 17th, 2014
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