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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
I have a subscription to online Photoshop workshops. One of the workshops provided the cloud brush. |
Oct 27th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Judges hate bright spots so it's possible that your suggestion contributed to "The Road to Enlightenment" winning the top award in the Creative Pictorial category. Thank you. |
Oct 25th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
I'm pleased to say that "The Road to Enlightenment" won the top award in the Creative Pictorial category. All smiles, too. |
Oct 25th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
I'm pleased to say that "The Road to Enlightenment" won the top award in the Creative Pictorial category. All smiles, too. |
Oct 25th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
I'm pleased to say that "The Road to Enlightenment" won the top award in the Creative Pictorial category. All smiles, too. |
Oct 25th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
Thank you for visiting and for your kind words. |
Oct 20th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
I apologize for not being more specific. The bird looks more vintage to me because of the difference in sharpness between the lighthouse and the boat compared to the bird. The lighthouse has black lines outlining the roof and the boat
has edges which are a little too well defined to be in keeping with my vision of a vintage image. As you noted, these discussions make this group come alive. |
Oct 17th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
This is a well balanced composition with rustic charm. The sweep of the trees and combined with the path bring the eye from the background of the canvas to the foreground. The colors add to the rustic quality, but I feel the sky detracts a bit as it is too blue. To my eye the men and the houses look too much like they were not part of the original scene. This is an image worth re-visiting. |
Oct 8th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
I enjoy the sepia/aged look of this composite, and the seagull is the star of the show. He fills the sky beautifully and is the image of a vintage photograph. However, I don't feel the lighthouse and the boat are images of vintage photographs. The painterly scene of your go-to filters works well, and I love the overall look, but the seagull being the epitome of a vintage look, out shines the other 2 images. |
Oct 8th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
I'm ready to join the figure here and venture into the vortex. I agree with Jan's description, except for the yellow spot. I had a dentist appointment yesterday, and my dentist works with a small spotlight attached to her head to light up the offending tooth. I see that yellow dot as the light attached to the helmet. Let me know where I can sign up! |
Oct 8th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Having grown up in South Carolina, I am familiar with scenes like this. But I don't envision it as a color scene. I've taken the liberty of making a quick sepia image. Kind of reminds me of home. |
Oct 8th |
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| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
I don't feel chaos here. This image is akin to Spielberg's "Close Encounters" in that the family seems not to be afraid of the alien craft. All of the colors, the sky, and the mist all add up to, for me, a welcoming family committee for the E.T.'s arrival. |
Oct 8th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
This is an appropriate image for the Halloween season in the U.S. The spider is wonderful especially since you can see most of its 8 eyes. I have a couple of suggestions that come from my (usual) "less is more" approach. I feel the gentleman on the left in red attracts too much attention. I would replace him with the gentleman on the right and flip the replacement so he is looking left. His looking out of the frame is very effective. The people need some tweaking so they don't look so cut-and-pasted. Clearly, one fears for the safety of these people. |
Oct 8th |
| 34 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
When I read your suggestion, I looked at Original 2 and saw that the monk's foot was dark in the original. I used the Clone Stamp to solve the problem. Thank you for noticing that bright spot. I have entered that composite in the creative pictorial division of a state-wide camera club competition, and I was able to make the correction online before tomorrow's deadline. |
Oct 8th |
6 comments - 8 replies for Group 34
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| 54 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
I'm very happy that you get an uncomfortable feeling when viewing "Nightmare." You want to alleviate this feeling by moving the woman's head to a more "expected position." You're right, though. I do want to maintain the feeling of discomfort. If this were only an ordinary dream, the element of disequilibrium would be missing. |
Oct 15th |
| 54 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
I think Brad said it best: "you challenge the viewer to explore meaning, denying an explanation." I call this "disequilibrium" which is a necessary component of Surrealism. I grew up in a family (parents + 2 uncles) that was interested in art. I developed my interest in Surrealism from the many art books my parents had about Surrealism. I aim for my composites to be surrealistic (dream-like + disequilibrium), but I don't always achieve that goal. Since this is an attempt at surrealism, if the horse could talk, he wouldn't. |
Oct 15th |
| 54 |
Oct 20 |
Reply |
I think Brad said it best: "you challenge the viewer to explore meaning, denying an explanation." I call this "disequilibrium" which is a necessary component of Surrealism. I grew up in a family (parents + 2 uncles) that was interested in art--especially surrealism. Surrealism is often suggestive rather than detailed, and as surrealism is my goal in creating composites there is often suggestive imagery in the overall image. The fact that you find the image puzzling makes me happy. |
Oct 15th |
| 54 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
You did a very nice job importing the turtle into its new environment, and you didn't even have to clone out the piece of grass on its back. I try to treat my art with a "less is more" philosophy. For me, the tone of Original 3 is much calmer than the final composite. I feel the vignetting wears away the soft, calm tone of Original 3. You have a slow turtle next to another slow creature and yet your final composite is revved up by the vignette. The sun beams are enough to add a little spice. For me, it's worth revisiting this composite. |
Oct 10th |
| 54 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
If messing with mother nature creates a beautiful image such as this, keep messing with mother nature. This image caught my eye immediately. The colors and the blending merge extremely well. Very well done! |
Oct 10th |
| 54 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
Everything works! The black and white, the figure of the man standing menacingly on the other side of the door, the moon reflected in the glass, and Della inspecting the bloody hand print all come together to make a perfect Film Noir mood. I'll bet you had fun creating this successful composite! |
Oct 10th |
| 54 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
What wonderful pumpkins, and your desert scene is beautiful. Having squash that require a large amount of water growing in the desert is a clever visual contradiction. I have 2 suggestions. First, the man on top of the pumpkin is distracting. I would remove him and let the viewer focus on the men struggling to make the climb. Second, the pumpkin in the distance would have to be enormous to be portrayed that large. I would reduce its size to fit proportionally in the scene. A nice image. |
Oct 10th |
| 54 |
Oct 20 |
Comment |
This looks like "Starry, Starry Night" meets "Close Encounters." That's a compliment! Your use of PS filters on the model and the swirl worked beautifully, and the swirl brings the viewer easily from the background to the foreground. The stars and the landscape help balance the entire image, and the bright spots throughout add depth and texture. This is an accident with a happy outcome! |
Oct 10th |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 54
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11 comments - 11 replies Total
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