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'Light Keeper' (composite)

Last post by davechinn « Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:04 pm

by davechinn » Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:04 pm

This is a simple composite I put together a couple of months ago. It was in my archives forgotten about until I accidentally came across it once...

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Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:04 pm
A Sprited Discussion

Last post by Duck « Wed May 15, 2019 10:26 pm
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by minniev » Mon May 13, 2019 9:18 pm

These fantasy pieces are fun ways to practice compositing, but I'm not sure I'm getting any better. All suggestions and edits welcome.

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Last post by Duck
Wed May 15, 2019 10:26 pm
The Box That Light Came In

Last post by minniev « Wed May 15, 2019 8:54 pm
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by minniev » Fri May 10, 2019 8:24 pm
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There's a lot of ancient stories about how light came to be, and some involve it having been kept in a box till a bird tricked the old man who owned...
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Wed May 15, 2019 8:54 pm
A Spirited Political Discussion in the Library

Last post by minniev « Mon May 13, 2019 9:08 pm

by minniev » Mon May 13, 2019 9:08 pm

This is kinda like the beauty shop, a fantasy fun piece. These things, and my kid composites, are good ways for me to practice various compositing...

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Mon May 13, 2019 9:08 pm
'Bartender ... I'll Have Another'

Last post by Duck « Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:58 am
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by davechinn » Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:54 pm

I thought I would post based on Minnie's experimentations with motion blur. This is one I took 3 years ago and thought I would do a little...

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Last post by Duck
Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:58 am
fingerwork fantasy

Last post by minniev « Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:17 pm
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by minniev » Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:03 pm

A small piece of artwork and a lot of other stuff. All suggestions esp about blending elements and lighting, appreciated.

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Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:17 pm
Cuban Street Scene

Last post by minniev « Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:02 pm
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by minniev » Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:48 pm

I don't think I've posted this one yet. It's another mix of sketch and paint and just plain scribble. My grandson thinks scribbling can be turned...

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Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:02 pm
School Girl Waiting

Last post by minniev « Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:44 am
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by minniev » Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:54 pm

So many of my Havana photos are way too bad to be represented as photographs, the ISO is maxed out, they are crooked and afflicted with motion blur...

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Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:44 am
Dogwood Before and After

Last post by minniev « Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:48 pm
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by minniev » Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:16 pm

Dogwood, earlier and later after beaten with storms. All feedback appreciated.

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Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:48 pm
Julia Cameron Photographs the Dam Birds

Last post by minniev « Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:48 am
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by minniev » Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:19 pm
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And brings one of her little friends along.

All suggestions appreciated, including shadowing/tinting/sizing, etc. though for a fantasy picture some...
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Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:48 am
Dogwood

Last post by minniev « Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:01 pm
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by minniev » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:57 pm

Artistic take on a dogwood bloom.

How is it overall, and do I need to blur the background more? What other thoughts?

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Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:01 pm
Judas Tree - spring study

Last post by minniev « Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:07 pm
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by minniev » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:26 pm

The blooming of redbuds, or judas trees, are some of the early signs of spring here, and welcome after a grueling winter season with much rain and...

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Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:07 pm
Turning Angel

Last post by Psjunkie « Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:13 pm
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by minniev » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:40 pm

This is a statue memorializing 5 young women who were killed in a gas explosion that destroyed the local drug company in 1908. The 5 story facility...

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Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:13 pm
Pink Fish Two Ways

Last post by minniev « Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:44 pm
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by minniev » Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:55 pm

I took a picture of Luke's favorite fish when we went to the museum, a pink thing that I couldn't find a name for. For fun, I made an art version by...

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Last post by minniev
Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:44 pm
'1948-50 Dodge Truck'

Last post by davechinn « Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:47 pm
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by davechinn » Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:47 pm

This is a composite I stared the other day and decided that it's time for me to stop before I make matters worse. The main subject is a 1948-50 Dodge...

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Last post by davechinn
Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:47 pm
New Orleans: Dark Lord

Last post by davechinn « Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:32 pm
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by minniev » Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:22 pm
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I've posted this guy before, and so has Dave Chinn. I pulled out an unfinished version or a new composite for him, and worked a bit more on it. It...
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Last post by davechinn
Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:32 pm
Caught

Last post by minniev « Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:46 pm
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by minniev » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:10 pm
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This is for Matt Quinn. He and I had a pact to continue to try and shoot these wooly webs until we found a way to make them work. We did this for two...
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Last post by minniev
Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:46 pm
Through the Window

Last post by Psjunkie « Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:04 am
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by minniev » Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:36 pm

When I come across an abandoned building I always have a look. If the door is locked I find a window I can peep through. What's inside is often...

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Last post by Psjunkie
Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:04 am
Tribute to Gudrid

Last post by minniev « Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:08 pm
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by minniev » Fri Feb 08, 2019 6:25 pm
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Another play with making a mix of photos and drawings. The church, the statue and the landscape are photos. The girl and the unbird are not. To bring...
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Last post by minniev
Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:08 pm
Bird in (Minnie's) Hand

Last post by minniev « Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:15 am
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by minniev » Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:18 pm
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PIet started on his project and reminded me of images I took in Ontario when I met the Bird Whisperer.

So I had to try.

I am not happy with this...
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Last post by minniev
Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:15 am
the Ranger

Last post by Psjunkie « Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:22 pm
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by PietFrancke » Sat Feb 09, 2019 1:42 am

like I sometimes do, took a pic of one of my models - but this time tried overpainting the image with a mixer brush attempting to capture the look of...

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Last post by Psjunkie
Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:22 pm
waiting for Spring

Last post by PietFrancke « Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:57 pm
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by PietFrancke » Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:32 pm
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after all that cold, the last few days lets us hope for Spring spring.jpg
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Last post by PietFrancke
Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:57 pm
Loading the Ark: Montego Bay

Last post by minniev « Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:12 pm
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by minniev » Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:59 pm
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I don't know what to say this is, except fingerwork. More of trying to meld art and photographic figures from different sources into one silly...
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Last post by minniev
Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:12 pm
Monday Fingerwork or It's Cold Outside

Last post by minniev « Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:11 pm
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by minniev » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:41 pm

Mixing text and photos and surfaces.

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Last post by minniev
Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:11 pm
Castle Creation, Help Needed

Last post by minniev « Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:41 pm
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by minniev » Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:39 pm
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I undertook this one as practice in my ongoing largely failed quest to integrate extractions of painted/drawn art into photographs. Tell me how it...
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Last post by minniev
Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:41 pm

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