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54 Mar 23 Reply You have reduced the "clutter" around the planet which gives it a more important role in this image, and reducing the size and moving it away from the dolphin a bit enhances its standing rather than diminishing it. This is a successful revision. As I say frequently, this is what Digital Dialogue is all about. Mar 25th
54 Mar 23 Reply Quite a successful final image! This is what Digital Dialogue is all about: feedback, feedback, feedback. Mar 22nd
54 Mar 23 Comment This composite's colors are certainly eye-catching, drawing the viewer immediately into the image. A dolphin and Saturn in the same image is challenging. Congratulations on pulling it off! After drawing the viewer into the picture with your wonderful colors you have asked a surreal question: Is the dolphin in space or is the planet in the ocean? I agree with Brad that there should be more of a sense of distance between the dolphin and the planet. Perhaps making the planet smaller and moving it more towards the corner might do the trick. You've definitely created an image that attracts attention! Mar 20th
54 Mar 23 Comment Who's to say that if there IS life on other planets that the beings will look like the humans on the 3rd planet from our sun. They just might be part plant. The image is not too flat for my taste, and I agree with Kirsti that the relief background is a great background for this being as it hints at a possible history of the beings this particular being represents. I agree with Maria that the flower has an eye. Don't all living beings survive because they can see one way or another. Nice work! Mar 20th
54 Mar 23 Comment Your image has certainly attracted the attention of Group 54! And deservedly so. Pegggy's "blue suggestion" helps make the scene more of a night scene. Your use of the lanterns draws the viewer slowly into the depth of the image. Be careful that the lanterns don't draw the viewer's eye out of the scene. The mantra of my camera club is "crop." Keep the image low so the viewer can relate better to the lone figure. As Brad says, the vertical elements of the trees is interesting, but you don't want the viewer's eye wandering off the top of the image either. Making the right half of the woman darker works very well. There are so many elements in this composite, and you've handled them all very well. Mar 20th
54 Mar 23 Comment I agree with Peggy that this is a Tim Burton-esque image. Your handling of the snow is wonderful, but I disagree with those who want clouds. Generally, when it snows or rains the sky seems to be covered by one all-encompassing cloud, especially at night. I also feel that the moon is unnecessary, and to go one step further, I would eliminate the figure in the sky to emphasize that the lone figure is out alone in the snow at night--an uncomfortable situation. In any case, this is a well handled, successful image. Mar 20th
54 Mar 23 Reply The waitress not having a shadow was intentional. Anything can happen down the rabbit hole. You're right about the back of the server's neck. I never saw it in all the iterations of this image. I guess I was focused on the complexities of the composite. I make the same mistake when I play chess. Mar 14th
54 Mar 23 Reply Thanks for your comments. If the Mad Hatter were looking at the server, it would be too balanced. Having her look away adds disequilibrium. Mar 14th
54 Mar 23 Reply Thank you for your observations. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to the rabbit hole. Mar 8th
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