Dalí's Flamingo In the tranquil waters of the Camargue, flamingos stand as surreal testaments to the melding of dreams and reality. The soft pinks of their feathers dissolve into the reflective surface, creating a fluid dance of colors and forms that defy the ordinary bounds of nature. This double exposure, with its intentional blurring and blending, invites viewers to question the limits of perception, beckoning them into a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. In creating this image, I aimed to capture more than just the elegance of the flamingo. The reflection merges with the bird, creating a scene that feels both familiar and otherworldly. This moment is part of my broader journey in the Camargue, where the serene and the surreal often meet. "Dalí's Flamingo" embodies the essence of this place, transforming a simple reflection into a captivating visual echo of Salvador Dalí's influence. by Marshall Foster
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Dali’s Flamingo

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Dalí’s Flamingo

Dalí’s Flamingo captures a moment where the line between reality and imagination blurs. The flamingos’ long legs, their reflections broken by rippling water, merge in the double exposure to form a strange, delicate creature that doesn’t exist anywhere but here. The balance between its soft, pale form and the strong lines of its body hints at the spirit of Salvador Dalí, merging the familiar with the fantastical. It is a scene that holds both elegance and strangeness in the same frame, two qualities that often live together in art and in nature.

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Personal Reflection:

I stood in the rain with my camera, watching the flamingos move through the shallows. Their elegant but unusual shapes made me think of Dalí. Through the double exposure, their forms merged into a small, delicate creature with impossibly long legs. It felt both real and imagined at the same time. I built the image to live in that space, one leg in the world I saw and the other in the world I imagined.

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Size

8"x12", 12"x18", 24"x36", 30"x45", 32"x48", 36”x54"
Paper

Museum Quality Paper, Professional Photo Paper, Museum Canvas
Edition

Initialed Open Edition, Signed Limited Edition

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