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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Reply |
I love Kirsten's reflection the best! |
Jan 18th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Reply |
I think I prefer the results of Flaming Pear's Flood Filter. I bought it 20 years ago and since lost track of it. I think I should buy it again! Barbara's version is just lovely and even makes me feel it could be a real life image of a butterfly over the water. |
Jan 14th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Reply |
What you created here is exactly what I was thinking the image was supposed to represent. Great job in making the other balloon to be a reflection of the big one! |
Jan 14th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Reply |
I agree that Kerstin accomplished my vision! This is how these study groups are helpful...we can learn how to accomplish our desired goal! Now I'll be able to make a rippled reflection without needing to go buy a filter to do it!
The black at the bottom is simply the repetition of the black at the top, because I flipped the top to the bottom and did my filter on the bottom half. Now that you mention it, I should've cloned grass on top of the black area so that just the water was reflected and not the entire scene! See, I learned something, again! Thanks. |
Jan 10th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Comment |
After watching her recommended video, it is a displacement map. It's a great video...the one in English, although spoken by someone from India, which does make it a little difficult to understand. But you can watch what he does in Photoshop. |
Jan 7th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Comment |
Happy New Year! This is an intriguing image. I can't quite picture a surface where you'd see such a nice reflection. Was it a glass door, a mirrored wall, or?
The brown area to the left is also intriguing, simply because it is there and it doesn't seem to have have relationship with the rest of the picture. Knowing that you're at a building or monument gives me thought for what the place actually looks like.
For me as a photographer, it is fun to see a picture of other photographers taking photos of wherever they are. It seems like I am the only person taking photos of everything everywhere I go. It's nice to see someone else doing it! |
Jan 7th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Comment |
(Note: clicking once on the main image opens it in a new window as the size the person submitted it. In this case, it is LARGER than the website view.)
Excellent tutorial...I watched it in English. He uses a displacement map. It makes the perfect reflection and allows us to see and create lots of "live" versions. I even subscribed to his tutorials!
Your original image shows off the butterfly without distractions. I think your reflection is too clear and makes the new image too busy. I suggest giving the reflection layer more, wider, and lighter ripples, similar to the tutorial.
The tutorial uses an image where a water reflection makes sense. I don't think a butterfly with a water reflection underneath it makes a lot of sense. I myself couldn't find one of my own images to try the technique on. My man in the football stadium was the best I could do! But I love the technique. I know some day I'll have the right image to use it on.
This serves to remind us that there are free tutorials online to learn just about anything! Thanks!
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Jan 7th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Comment |
(A reminder to everyone that if you click once on the "original" image, it will be displayed larger in another window)
I really like the original image, especially because of the balloons below you, which look like a reflection.
The area of land below you looks like the continent of Africa. And THAT makes the image even more interesting. At first, I thought the main balloon was reflected in the water. Now I understand that it is just another balloon below you. I like my original reaction the best!
Your colorful lines of the main balloon remind me of a neon sign. It is a fun effect. I think having only the main balloon with that effect would make it stand out more. When using filters, I often duplicate the desired layer, work my magic, and then use a mask to keep the filter showing where I want it. Sometimes I lower the filtered layer's opacity and/or change the blending mode, just to see what I'll get. |
Jan 7th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Comment |
The color of the lighting, due to the late time of day, adds tremendously to the image's impact. In fact, my favorite time of day is near the golden hour. I love the golden light, because it makes the subjects look unique.
In my experience with taking similar photos, I find that spending 5 or 10 minutes with my camera pointed at such groups will eventually yield an image where one bird positions itself to be the main subject of interest. I use shutter priority with 1/250 or 1/500 sec and click when a bird's head is isolated with just water behind it. The birds at the upper right area are an example. |
Jan 7th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Comment |
I find it amazing you could capture this reflection in such a tiny subject...eyes are not very big, even in huge horses! And moving subjects are hard to deal with unless they're in bright sunlight, allowing for a fast shutter speed.
You yourself, as a reflection and a silhouette, show up distinctly against the lighter background. This composition looks like a well planned one. My eye goes right to you inside the reflections...after noticing the cool eyelashes!
I've enjoyed looking at this image. It makes me want to use the same technique the next time I see a horse (or cow or other big animal). Thanks for the inspiration! |
Jan 7th |
| 12 |
Jan 17 |
Comment |
Excellent! In fact, this is the "look" I was trying to get originally. I will investigate the "deferral matrix" when I get Photoshop installed on my new computer. |
Jan 7th |
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