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

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34 Apr 25 Comment I always enjoy your Steampunk creations. Only you can make machine parts soft and light. Your stand-by Poster Edges and oil paint work wonders here. This is one of your best, which is saying a lot! Apr 11th
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54 Apr 25 Reply This is high praise coming from someone whose work I admire. Apr 11th
54 Apr 25 Reply Great idea. How would you feel about eliminating the smoke over the water and making the impact of the light from the fire less intense on the man. This would, perhaps, allow the eye to see the lake scene first and then work towards the man. I guess you would also have to make the fire a little less bright. In any case, putting the man and the fire in the image adds a lot. Apr 10th
54 Apr 25 Comment Everyone loves a field of sunflowers--just ask Van Gogh. You took on a daunting challenge in trying to fit a stuffed animal into such a beautiful field of sunflowers. I agree with Matt that the lamb looks pasted into the image. However, you certainly have a wonderful starting point. Let the sunflower field incubate and revisit it when the lightbulb glows above your head. Apr 9th
54 Apr 25 Comment The idea of a girl riding a dragonfly is definitely intriguing. It gives the girl the opportunity to see the world from a different perspective. The movie "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957) was a popular movie because as the man shrunk, he saw the world from different perspectives. The context embellished the man's perspective. I think that's what you need here. Your girl and dragonfly communicate no perspective to the viewer. There's no context. As a technical problem, the dragonfly needs more enlarging that the girl and as a result is not as sharp as its passenger. A girl riding a dragonfly is fertile ground for your imagination. Apr 9th
54 Apr 25 Comment Talk about congestion pricing in midtown Manhattan! At first glance, I thought this was a pictorial editorial about traffic in NYC. It looks like a standard collage--you have little more than actual appearances of the cars you photographed. May I suggest a possible variation of enlarging grills, headlights, tires and such beyond normal size to the point that what the viewer sees is not simply the actual appearance of a car. Make it require a second look. You have a lot to have fun with here. Apr 9th
54 Apr 25 Comment You really have a feel for nature in your photographs. The original image of the lake and sky are simply captivating. It's hard to improve on this photograph. That being said, it's hard for me to appreciate what you blended into it. The grass in black and white no longer looks like grass, and the glow around your visitor on the scene makes him look like an extraterrestrial. This is a bit direct, but I'm familiar with your blending work, and it usually enhances the original. The sticking point, here, is that the high quality of the original is difficult to enhance. Apr 9th
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