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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Brad, Interesting point on the hard edge with the building. The building is not pasted in, but that is just the 'lawn' curving up which makes for a weird effect. It probably is a good idea to soften it in any case as you suggested. Thanks for that.
The original building is shown on the big lawn in my Original #1. Fortunately, it was a 63megapixel image since I obviously had to crop quite a bit to make the composite. Thanks again. |
May 14th |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Maria, I appreciate your mentioning the contrast with the dark sky to the light over the building landscape as I spent some time trying to get that right.
I think you're right about the light patch of grass, I missed that. And darkening the tree is one way to help it from being overly distracting. Good idea, thanks! |
May 13th |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Alan, I see your point about the tree being overwhelming as a distraction. I love bark trees so I thought that would help, but I can definitely see the appeal of a version with a road/path to bring viewers toward the house and landscape. Thank you for the suggestion and your comments. |
May 13th |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Reply |
It's interesting that you ask about the colors. I often use a Color Lookup or Gradient adjustment layer, but that didn't look great for this image. So, I used Selective Color (under Image menu in PS). It really can help make colors pop (or not). Thank you for your thoughtful comments. |
May 13th |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Maria, Wow, so much to look at with your image. The grass and fog are nicely blended with the trees, which you placed very well. I've used grass brushes and that was a good choice. I like the plane and the girl though you could transform her to look directly at it. The person with the book looks out of place to me as they're not involved with the action. So, I think you might want to choice one character or the other. Overall, a terrific scene! |
May 6th |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Brad, Great exercise in patterns and lines. The blending of the worker came out very well as grassy landscape connecting the foreground to the trees on the right. I am not sure about the partial opacity on the bricks over the trees. It's a creative choice and adds to the patterning but distracting as well. Overall, it's a cool scene that you've put together with an intriguing story. |
May 6th |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Reply |
Hi Melissa, I am glad you found my image and so appreciate your thoughtful comments. Yes, I agree that cleaning up the background landscape would help simplify the scene. Thanks again! --Matt |
May 6th |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Kirsti, I enjoy this image, especially the high key treatment and it immediately makes me feel chilly. I understand what you mean by wondering if the red elements are a 'cheap thrill' but I think they work in this case. It draws the eye toward the girl and the emotion of her framing.
I might smooth out the vehicle tracks in the sand as I found them a bit distracting from the otherwise natural elements of the scene. Well done! |
May 2nd |
| 54 |
May 25 |
Comment |
Hi Alan, I love tunnel images as they really draw you in. And, you've created something worth seeing here. The man is well blended and the cane is pretty obvious to me, so that worked too. The open door is a nice touch. If you had a cat, I could see one sitting on the bottom of the door frame. Could the man be a tad larger? Maybe, or brought further into the tunnel. The juxtaposition and symbolism with the swastika obviously evokes emotion though might be a bit too obvious in such a clean and well-kept tunnel. I like the processing of the image as it looks impactful both large and in the thumbnail. Love your creativity! |
May 1st |
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