Activity for User 480 - Alan Kaplan - akaplan973@gmail.com

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20 Oct 17 Comment Cindy, I'm a Group 21 member just browsing to look for interesting photos. Yours caught my eye as I agree with the comments above. Here comes the "however." However, The red light & door distract my eye from the effectiveness of the eclipse sequence and the beautiful lavatory. I did a quick bit of cloning in PS, including painting with the clone tool, to make the overall photo more blue. To my taste, it's more soothing without the red. But that's why Baskin Robbins makes 31 flavors.

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21 Oct 17 Comment John, I believe that you described this photo the best--a "standard shot" of Mount Rushmore. Presenting a standard shot as basically a B&W image does not stretch your talents. I would have enjoyed seeing a stone sculpture of Donald Trump as a 5th president on Rushmore. Your use of Topaz shows you can create the B&W part. There are tutorials online to turn a photo into stone. Voila! A fifth president. Oct 17th
21 Oct 17 Comment I've looked back over past entries and see that you have mastered this type of layered brush stroke image--particularly here. No dog is cuter than the one here. I look forward to your applying this talent in a new way or in exploring other creative talents. Oct 17th
21 Oct 17 Comment For my taste, this is a little too much to digest visually. Also, I'm not sure what a "tree maiden" is. Putting a bird on the corrugated roof might tie in to the images of birds in the photo. This is a photo that needs a unifying image or theme. Oct 17th
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24 Oct 17 Comment Alan from Group 21: I've been exploring compositing for several months and have submitted some "successful" ones to group 21's PID. If I may, there a few things that can help the house look as if it belongs in the scene. First, use a layer mask to eliminate the white line beneath the house. Second, darken the house and dial back the opacity. Last, but certainly not least, use PS >Select >Modify > Feather to soften the edges (This takes practice.). Oct 20th
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