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Cupids Aim
Cupids Aim
Judi


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Challenge: Heart (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Central Queensland, Australia
Date: Feb 14, 2006
Galleries: Family, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2006

 Images taken 15 February 2006 Australian time.

Whew!!! This is a combination of 7 images. I took about 3 hours to plan the image in my head, another 2 hours to photograph everything in the same light and right composition. Another 4 hours to put it all together. I am very pleased it turned out how I imagined it.

This is the list of images used for this image.

- Cupids body and half bow
- Cupids legs in position
- Cupids tail (only because I couldn't fit it into one of the above shots)
- Cupids arrow
- Cupids wings
- Hearts
- Sky

I cut everything out and then started merging. ie. Cupids body, legs and tail and wings. I then duplicated is bow and positioned it correctly.

All images were placed together as one and arranged as seen.

The hearts were duplicated and resized and positioned.

The arrow was duplicated and a part motion blur added.

Lighting and colour was then corrected both individually and as one.

I hope someone likes it.

In answer to one of the comments this image took 54 layers and 30 masks.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 140
Avg (all users): 6.1947
Avg (commenters): 8.0870
Avg (participants): 6.3038
Avg (non-participants): 6.1361
Views since voting: 2088
Views during voting: 453
Votes: 226
Comments: 25
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 02/22/2006 10:48:59 AM
This was one of my favorites. Great job! My only suggestion would have been to avoid having the main subject toward the right side of the image instead of dead center since he is facing left.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2006 09:07:49 PM
So that's how it happens. I can appreciate the time it took to set this up.
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 02/21/2006 01:24:26 PM
great imaniation used here and pretty well executed...
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 02/21/2006 11:51:22 AM
Great image. I like the composition and color. If the bow is in motion, shouldn't the bowstring be released?
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 02/19/2006 03:22:48 PM
Great stuff, Can't wait to see how this was done or how many layers were used.
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 02/19/2006 02:23:12 PM
love it! 9
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 02/18/2006 10:41:51 PM
Beautiful
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 02/17/2006 12:21:54 PM
Nice idea, very clean image.
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 02/17/2006 11:07:54 AM
LOL! A little "too" cheesy for my tastes, the photoshopping could have been better around cupid too, to make him look more a part of the picture and not just pasted on.
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 02/17/2006 10:12:04 AM
Wasn't this a speed challenge? How in the world did you put all of this together in that time. It's a 10 from me.
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 02/17/2006 12:43:13 AM
sweet child
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 02/16/2006 05:58:58 PM
very nice...!! 10
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 02/16/2006 12:13:31 PM
Very creative. Love the composition.
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 02/16/2006 09:48:06 AM
Could be Scalvert junior!!! Like it lots!!!
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 02/16/2006 08:18:56 AM
Now this is cute, real cute..... Well done..... A "WOW" from me.....
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 02/15/2006 08:21:54 PM
This is so much fun! Very colorful and alive. Nice processing work.
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 02/15/2006 01:50:55 PM
Well done! Your kid deserves extra candy for this. Of course, years from now, he'll never forgive you. ROFL Great job!
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 02/15/2006 09:44:00 AM
good use of photoshop
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 02/15/2006 07:35:23 AM
Great picture. The little boy must love it!
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 02/15/2006 05:25:54 AM
aaah yeah! well done...I hope you do well with this because it is great
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 02/15/2006 01:47:46 AM
way cool.
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 02/15/2006 01:28:12 AM
Captivating, great image...10
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 02/15/2006 12:47:58 AM
A fun take on the theme. Nicely done.
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 02/15/2006 12:37:53 AM
OH WOW!!! This is really well executed. Hurray for post editing!!!!
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 02/15/2006 12:20:16 AM
how precious! great shot! hope this does well!
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