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Challenge: Magic & Mystery II (Expert Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Home
Date: Jan 30, 2012
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/6
Date Uploaded: Feb 2, 2012



[Feb. 9th, 2012 08:41:41 PM]

My son made the book, I did shoot the paper to make the birds and used puppet warp to shape them, painted in the stars. Thanks for the tips in the comments.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 55
Avg (all users): 5.7697
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.5000
Avg (non-participants): 5.8475
Views since voting: 579
Views during voting: 357
Votes: 152
Comments: 5
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02/10/2012 06:50:58 AM
Like the cover of a children's book, a graphically pleasing image, reminiscent of a Christmas tree.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/04/2012 07:32:36 PM
Voted earlier, coming back to leave comments now.

Perfect subject for Magic & Mystery: Harry Potter:-) The idea and effort is good but there are some things that could have been done to strengthen the visual appeal of the imagery. First, is position and arrangement of elements. It is good but can be even better. If you made the book larger to dominate the bottom right corner and then had the bird pages fly off to the top left corner you would have the visual interest of a diagonal 'leading line' for the eye to follow. Stars are a nice touch for it invokes the idea of magic being cast. The pages flying out of the book like birds are both a strength and weakness. Strength, because it adds visual interest and shows the pages magically taking flight. Weakness, because they appear flat & glaringly stark with no shadows or shading to give the illusion that they are there and not just pasted in. The pages should have words or printing on them but again they are stark white making it harder to believe that they are 'there' in the scene. Taking some shots with printed pages and correct lighting in 'v' formation to mimic the motion of flight and position from the book would have helped the composition greatly.
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02/04/2012 12:38:25 PM
Nice!! Did u make the book cover? Or rip it off of Harry???
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02/03/2012 10:58:47 AM
I really like this take on the challenge.
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02/03/2012 04:48:20 AM
I know it's expert editing but unfortunately it seems like photography is only a very small part of this image. If those stars and pages are real then I apologize. It might help to see a brief description of the pictures as we vote for this reason.
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