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6 Jul 17 Comment Can't really add anything of note to what's already been shared by the rest of the group. Bravo on another fine image, Dick. Jul 16th
6 Jul 17 Comment Lovely capture, Janet. The background sets off the blossoms well and the detail you have is great. I do agree that a contrast boost would help to finish this. For me, I would like to see some of the blossoms straight on rather than all in semi or full profile, but that is not meant to imply I dislike this image - I do like it! Jul 16th
6 Jul 17 Comment What a uniquely wonderful name you have! d;¬{Ã Welcome to the group!

Bravo on your opening image. With Dick's crop, it is a masterpiece of color, shape and lighting!

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6 Jul 17 Comment For me, this image is very inviting, beckoning for me to enter the opening and explore what awaits inside. Very moody and sensual. I only noticed the soft area after reading others' comments, so I don't see it as an issue. I think I prefer the original crop, so I guess I'm a rebel, too! d;¬{D Jul 16th
6 Jul 17 Reply Great job removing the errant seed! Thanks! Jul 10th
6 Jul 17 Comment One B&W version, coming up: Jul 6th
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11 Jul 17 Reply When I've left the shadow beneath off, I've gotten many negative comments that the vehicle is floating, while the shadow below tends to ground it. Jul 16th
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24 Jul 17 Reply Will try the blue in a bit.

The pen tool is daunting at first, but you'll find that it's quite versatile, especially since you can go to an earlier point and make adjustments, etc. Takes a bit of getting used to, but actually saves me a bunch of time and frustration in establishing masks when all is said and done. d;¬{D		 Jul 18th
24 Jul 17 Reply Wow, thank you, Marie! Jul 3rd
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53 Jul 17 Reply Agreed, you just didn't need so much to accomplish that perspective. d;¬{D Jul 16th
53 Jul 17 Comment I'm in agreement with the rest of the group about the full version being far superior. I think the background could be a little more subtle to really pop the butterfly. Here's my take on it: Jul 16th
53 Jul 17 Comment Here's a version with the sharp leaves dodged and blurred, and the duckling burned ever-so-slightly to help it show a bit more. Jul 16th
53 Jul 17 Comment Okay, here's my take on it. Extracted the blob from the background, filled in the space via content-aware fill, burned the hotspots a bit, blurred it a bit, then added back in the blob and colored it to get close to the movie version. Thoughts? Jul 16th
53 Jul 17 Comment Rather than eliminating the sky, I opted to crop most of it out and then replace the remaining with a blue sky and wispy clouds. Then I removed the distracting elements and finally colored the water to better match with the sky. Jul 16th
53 Jul 17 Comment I played around with removing the white areas and wasn't pleased with the outcome as I felt it lost some of the whimsy of this design on the wall. I did a slightly different crop and warped the wall to straighten it out some. I also brightened their faces slightly to help them draw focus. Jul 16th
53 Jul 17 Comment You know I couldn't pass up the challenge, so here's my redo with a bright new air cleaner, armor alled tires, desaturated bumper and, of course, lights on . . . Jul 16th
53 Jul 17 Reply Wow! You guys don't want much, do you! d;¬{D Jul 7th
53 Jul 17 Reply I thought I knew Photoshop pretty good, but can't for the life of me find the Armor-All tool. Which menu is it under? d;¬{D Jul 7th
53 Jul 17 Reply 18mm isn't wide angle? d;¬{D Jul 6th
53 Jul 17 Comment Tough angle. I suggest using the Perspective tool in PS to help this look more straight on and use clarity, contrast and desaturation of the background to help the subjects stand out from the background more. Jul 6th
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62 Jul 17 Reply That's the one, by MediaChance. Jul 17th
62 Jul 17 Comment Excellent, especially the finishing touched of the leaves and border. Nothing else needs to be done here! d:¬{D Jul 16th
62 Jul 17 Comment I echo the others' sentiments. Your painting technique is very good and true to the original while also true to the medium. Please share a larger version so we can enjoy it better. d:¬{D Jul 16th
62 Jul 17 Comment Ooooo . . . Never seen a gazania before. I'll have to look into them.

Love the painterly treatment, though I'd like to see the brightness toned down a bit to reveal more of the texture in the petals.

I also love the smudged background. I have a suggestion to help the flow in your next: select and copy your subject to a separate layer; then Ctrl(Command)-Click that new layer to reselect the subject's area, and do a content-aware fill on the background layer. It won't be perfect, but your smudging will be smoother and without worry of touching your subject - any imperfections will be covered up by your subject.		 Jul 16th
62 Jul 17 Comment I think your choices for the sky and the ground work very well to pop the tree. I think, for me, the tree needs all of its branches, including the top-most branches you left behind in your extraction. I would also suggest removing all the green foliage from the tree as it would pop better without it and the actual tree has none. I'm big on spending the extra time on my extractions to be as faithful as possible to the original subject. Jul 16th
62 Jul 17 Reply I'll work on that, Gloria! d:¬{D Jul 14th
62 Jul 17 Reply It's a standalone program, Gerhard. It offers a variety of brushes to simulate the real media. Jul 14th
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