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

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34 Nov 18 Reply Thank you for your kind words about my November entry. I have been venturing into the world of surrealistic composites for several months (October not included) and have found that too often I take a picture of only one side of a person/statue, etc. The figure without the light is simply the same figure with the light (a radial gradient) taken from a different angle. In the attached composite (not submitted as a PID entry yet), I took a picture of the front of the statue and walked around back and took a picture of her back. I was planning some sort of reflection and this statue provided the opportunity. Nov 7th
34 Nov 18 Reply I am not a Steampunk fan, but now I know what it is. Steampunk Femme stands on its own. I also enjoy your July entry, Clock Apocalypse, especially the attention to detail of the sand being level in the hourglass leaning at 45 degrees. Nov 5th
34 Nov 18 Comment Just visiting from Group 54. I can only imagine the fun you had constructing this composite. It was well worth the time it took to organize and label the layers while placing the objects. In addition, I feel the background anchors the whole image. I would hang this in my home. Well done! Nov 3rd
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54 Nov 18 Reply Thank you. Nov 18th
54 Nov 18 Comment The composition is well constructed and works well. However, Original 1 has the mountain on the right. I think that's a better position as the elephant would stand out better without the mountain behind him in the final version. The idea of the glass protecting the woman is quite clever, and the lion is positioned perfectly. There are a couple of problems that keep this composite from being a total success. The elephant's trunk does not look as if it is holding the glass, and the glass is too sharpened for the rest of the composite making it look pasted. Unfortunately this wonderful lion looks cut-and-pasted, also. My camera club drives home the importance of natural looking edges and has indoctrinated me. Natural looking edges here would make this composite better. Nov 14th
54 Nov 18 Comment The smoothness of the woman contrasts directly with the rough texture of the rest of the composite. It's a yin-yang look that works very well. The fish-like image in Original 3, for me, detracts from an otherwise appealing composite. Nov 12th
54 Nov 18 Reply That which you refer to as "the sun," I refer to as "the yellow orb." Perhaps it's not the sun. Nov 8th
54 Nov 18 Reply Betty, I'm happy you found my composite an interesting idea. Your suggestion that I should make the image a little more realistic is verification of my ongoing goal to create surrealistic composites. I'm trying to get away from realism. Nov 7th
54 Nov 18 Reply Thank you for your kind words. Nov 7th
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