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In The Land of the Fairies
In The Land of the Fairies
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Challenge: Fantasy World (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist D
Lens: Pentax FA 28-70mm f/4.0 AL AF
Location: Yuusanji, Fukuroi, Japan
Date: Jun 18, 2005
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Landscape, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2005

 This photo took me soooooo long to prepare that I'm not sure I like it anymore!

Taking the photo was the fun part: I was playing with multiple exposures; with this take, I think, I used 6 multiples, 4 without moving the camera and then 2 tipping the camera to either side.

PP also was fun and pretty straightforward. But then when I saved for web, the colors went totally wonky. I tried everything under the sun, did tonnes of research on forums and the net, couldn't seem to fix it. So I went back to PS, wonked the colors way up, and finally, after hours of work, got something I felt I could submit ( even though I'm still not that happy with the colors). I guess I'd rather submit something rather than nothing - that would feel too defeating. Any advice for fixing my problem would be wonderful!

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Votes: 219
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 06/28/2005 02:44:50 PM
Hm, I don't understand your image description. I thought we were allowed to use only one image. Did you take this at night with a flashlight or did you join the pictures in post processing?
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2005 09:44:45 PM
But where is the fairy? A nice shot, but I think I would have either gone with a different title or found a fairy to put in the image.
 06/26/2005 07:40:26 PM
Wow! Where was this taken?!?
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 06/26/2005 08:19:17 AM
Colours are beautiful in this picture, dreaminess is good with the blur/zoom whichever... Composition though is a problem, my eye just seems to float to the top right corner where all the yellow flowers bled together into the yello blob, which then is just... well... yellow. I wish there was some focal point in the picture, if so it would bump this way up. As it is, a 6
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 06/23/2005 06:32:52 PM
You have successfully created a fantasy world with color and soft image processing. Green and yellow together are very appealing to the eye. This is a tranquil image that will have strong appeal to some viewers.

Some viewers may wonder what the objects at the top right side of the frame are and may even think they are distractions.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2005 02:14:28 PM
Beautiful, I love the way the eye is led to the horizon, and I love the judicious use of SOFT FOCUS. Quite fantastical indeed. 10
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 06/23/2005 10:57:36 AM
love this photo
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 06/22/2005 08:10:22 PM
I think you've overdone the soft focus here, but that's okay. I'm not gonna mark it too down for that! I like it to an extent, but part of me wants to focus on the flowers!

Nevertheless, you've used a cool technique to create a dreamy and quite beautiful image. I like how the hill rolls and your eye almost slides over the hazy yellows in this image. Lovely analogous colour scheme here, great image!

Good luck!
Alex (8)
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 06/22/2005 07:22:32 PM
beautiful image ... i just wish it wasnt as soft .. but it does look dreamy
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 06/21/2005 06:27:31 AM
That's alot of Lillies. Doesn't seem too defined color wise,the yellow almost takes over the green.
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 06/21/2005 12:50:01 AM
The oversaturation, soft focus and glow effect work very well in this challenge and this photo. I'm almost ready to believe that this is a scene from a "world beyond our own".
My eyes keep searching for a subject, though.
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 06/20/2005 09:59:53 PM
Veyr surreal! I love this pic, Great editing, makes me want to go there!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/20/2005 07:01:20 PM
Good capture for land of the fairies. You just know they have to live in there. The softness works in this photo.
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 06/20/2005 04:34:13 PM
wow, this is pretty amazing.I just love the soft focus on the flowers, and there's so many of them!
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 06/20/2005 03:43:55 PM
I like the dreamy feel of this. Very pretty.
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 06/20/2005 10:48:58 AM
This is so amazing! I LOVE the effect of this.
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 06/20/2005 03:04:32 AM
I like this photo overall. I do want the horizon line just a tiny bit lower. (7)
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