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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for your comments. They don't serve tea in the rabbit hole. |
Apr 26th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for visiting, Gary, and for your feedback. |
Apr 13th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for you feedback. |
Apr 12th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for visiting. In response to your question, this composite was completed in 2019, but I am using my time now to create more composites. It's a healthy way to pass the time. |
Apr 10th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for visiting. Of course the barmaid's size is the right size, she's in the rabbit hole bringing beer to the mad hatter. Also, in the rabbit hole, some things cast a shadow and some don't. I looked through my images for a Cheshire cat-like cat, but didn't find one. Steve Jobs said, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." I hope simplicity works here. |
Apr 10th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for your feedback. Looking at the image again, I agree that the barmaid is a bit too bright. I submitted a different composite with floating pieces of some sort a while back either in this group or in the other group I belong to. I learned from the feedback that the shadows in all of the pieces should not be the same darkness. I used that knowledge here. The constructive feedback we get here is very helpful. |
Apr 10th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
I can't tell you how many pieces of that chess board I extracted in coming to the decision not to do it at all. I even took pieces out of the middle of the board. I finally decided that too many pieces in the image would detract from the "stairs" the bar maid is walking down. Maybe it's true that less is more. |
Apr 10th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
I just realized my entry's "About the Images" in Group 54 has a website with a tutorial about how to construct a beam of light. You can find the tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8PpbgU-BQQ |
Apr 5th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
You can Clone Stamp the visible eye by cloning the visible eye and then stamping it on a new layer directly above this layer and use a layer mask to shape the new eye. It's easier to do than to explain. |
Apr 5th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Everything works here to draw the viewer into the image. The perspective of the street and rows of buildings is powerful; the buildings of the Grand Canal make a convincing background; and the addition of street lights, clocks, and blimp add a humorous but realistic tone. The icing on the cake is your skill at constructing Steampunk images. What's not to like! |
Apr 4th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Your shot of the Grinch has good composition, good color, and the diagonal of his body--all elements that work well here. There's also a wonderful lantern relegated to the corner. You present the Grinch as so lovable even though he is an evil being. He doesn't even have a mean look on his face. May I suggest darkening the whole image and put the lantern in a more prominent place making it highlight the Grinch so that he stands out in the dark as a more malevolent figure. |
Apr 4th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Your composition is eye catching and well executed. It conveys the idea that the couple's life is rosy even though you used a Camelia. Three suggestions, if I may. Darken the background a little; darken the couple more than the background; and remove the hair that covers your grandson's right eye. This is a lovely composite and worth a little extra TLC. |
Apr 4th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
When I look at the horse, I see the braided mane, the tightened reins, the angle of his neck, the covering on his ears, and the big eye with the requisite catch light. Add to this your texture one can almost feel and a background that isn't overdone and you have an image you can be proud of. Your effort with such a variety of plug-ins paid off. |
Apr 4th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Is this your anti-Goth period? The flowers are well executed and not only announce spring, but are a beautiful break from the coronavirus news that permeates our days. The use of the prism to create the background is refreshing and unexpected. Personally, I would darken the background a bit. In any case, this image is a ray of sunshine! |
Apr 4th |
| 34 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
I sent you an email. I hope I got the right address. |
Apr 2nd |
5 comments - 10 replies for Group 34
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| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Welcome to Group 54. I'm happy you enjoyed this fantasy. |
Apr 28th |
| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
I had two final images I was considering for submission: the osprey and the woman dressed in white in Original 2 being zapped standing in a desert background. My wife liked the osprey better than the woman in white. I'm a smart man. I went with my wife's choice. |
Apr 12th |
| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Thanks for visiting again. |
Apr 10th |
| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
Picasso once said, "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." I think Picasso would have liked this. |
Apr 10th |
| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
I love to take pictures of bees on flowers, but they never end up looking like your composite. This is a wonderful combination of imagination and technology. The water drops, the colors, and the petals works so well together. The "hair" on top of the flower is icing on the cake. I find the stars in the flower distracting from the beauty of the whole image, but overall this is a pleasing, colorful image. |
Apr 10th |
| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
One of my wife's frequent critiques of my composites is that the elements do not relate to one another. She helps me see what I didn't see in my enthusiasm. I have that problem with this image. You have technically created a fine image: the darkened moon, the space ship, the light turned extraterrestrial, and the overall dark mood. The dog looks like a very friendly dog, but as Brad said, the floor is distracting. In addition, the cloud under the extraterrestrial is as distracting as the floor under the dog. I feel you have a wonderful beginning here. It just needs a little tightening up. |
Apr 10th |
| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Comment |
What a whimsical, dream-like, gravity-defying image you have constructed. Your attention to detail--the uneven bottom of the cone and the ("liquified") dent in the ball--makes the fantasy more real. A "real fantasy" is an oxymoron (I was a high school English teacher), a type of metaphor that is usually quite descriptive. I do have one suggestion. Move the arrangement away from the wall so as to separate it from its shadow. I feel that will keep the arrangement from looking like it's leaning on the wall. Nice work.
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Apr 10th |
| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
When I took Original 1 I knew immediately I would have a beam of light coming out of her hand. I took Original 2 because I saw that the actress's hair obscured her face in the earlier photo. During the post processing in Photoshop, I flipped the actress horizontally and used Layer Masking and Clone Stamping to remove the hair from her face. |
Apr 9th |
| 54 |
Apr 20 |
Reply |
Brad, Thank you for feedback. I try to adhere to the "less is more" philosophy, but I'm not always on target. |
Apr 8th |
4 comments - 5 replies for Group 54
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9 comments - 15 replies Total
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