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The eyes of truth are watching you
The eyes of truth are watching you
Judi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sky (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Australia
Date: Dec 9, 2006
Aperture: Mixed
ISO: Mixed
Shutter: Mixed
Galleries: Emotive, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Dec 9, 2006

 Okay, there are eight images in this creation. Each image was individualy cut out and then brought together with lots of fiddling and touching up. The wings were made using individual feathers and then brought onto the computer and created.

In total, over 65 layers, 7 groups, 1 hour of photography and about 4 hours of computer work. And there you have it.

Statistics
Place: 53 out of 123
Avg (all users): 6.0449
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 6.0455
Avg (non-participants): 6.0448
Views since voting: 1499
Views during voting: 738
Votes: 267
Comments: 34
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 12/23/2006 05:12:42 PM
Gee, this is so dam clever, and such a lot of work as well here, from you Judi.....
Deserved a much better score and position .....
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 12/22/2006 10:57:16 AM
Judi, I'll explain my 4. I just didn't like it very much. It's definitely "photographic in nature," despite being a composite. It's just too busy. I really like the face in the clouds, but the hands, well, I don't. My tastes run to more hidden compositing vs. obvious.
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 12/22/2006 10:46:11 AM
So So well done! The 4 hours of computer work leave you with an aMAZING piece of art that will be cool and inspiring forever :)

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 12/22/2006 10:35:58 AM
I like the turkey tail :)
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 12/22/2006 08:26:09 AM
I knew this was yours!!!
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 12/22/2006 04:27:20 AM
Great image Judi, It was one of my 5 10s in this challenge.
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 12/22/2006 01:54:55 AM
The rule set is pointless if the voters are going to vote down composites. As I mentioned on kiwiness' entry I'd love to see this rule set used on a non-landscape type challenge.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2006 09:48:41 PM
wow!!! 10
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 12/21/2006 06:59:19 PM
I like this image but I would have liked even better to see less elements in it. It isn't that I don't like this type of editing - I have nothing against the more heavily processed shots in this challenge. I know that it would totally change what you were going for but it might be neat to see just the girl in the sky all by herself. That is because I feel you have done SUCH a great job with the girl (pose, colors, the way it is edited to look very, very real) that I want to keep looking at her, and I just find myself distracted by the hands and the face in the clouds. I think that the girl is strong enough to hold the image on her own. Or maybe have the hands or the face in addition to the girl but not both. In any case, you did a good job with the editing - everything looks very natural. I am bumping you up a point for the strong technical aspect.
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 12/21/2006 03:13:17 PM
The guy in the clouds is really well done.
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 12/20/2006 05:28:16 PM
Sorry, just not my cup of tea at all.
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 12/18/2006 01:48:53 PM
Now this is more of what I expected from this ruleset. The face in the clouds is what my eyes end up being drawn too. While evrything is edited pretty cool and looks great its the face that makes this image for me. Nice work Kita! ;)
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 12/18/2006 09:55:57 AM
I see... You like Enigma
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 12/17/2006 02:58:08 PM
Very creative. Nice job working with the new "Expert" rules. Definitly has the "WOW" factor working for it. Just can't figure out if it will finish 1st or 2nd:)
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 12/17/2006 12:03:22 AM
The angel looks wrong, why is the model not sliding up your arm, IMO, if she was just a little further into the palm of your hand, it would have been so much better, the idea is great, and I expect it will do very well, well done, and good luck
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 12/16/2006 10:55:52 PM
Exotic photo composition and it works well! Some will probably criticize this as Photoshop art, but I believe it fits the spirit of the challenge.
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 12/16/2006 08:19:37 PM
Excellent composition here with just the right amount of focus on each element. The story DOES unfold before your eyes. Great job! 10
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 12/16/2006 06:13:10 PM
I almost think that this would be a better image without the hands and person.
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 12/16/2006 03:29:30 PM
very interesting!!!
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 12/16/2006 01:48:43 PM
The fairy in the hands is so cute! I love the variety of feathers. The pose and expression are fantastic. The blue sky is a good contrast to the orange feathers. I don't think I would have included the face in the sky. But it does bring your attention back to the sky. However, I still feel the subject in this case is the fairy. Not the sky. Very creative and OOTB.
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 12/15/2006 10:58:32 PM
Now this is way cool! Very good comp image. I especially love the face in the cloud.
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 12/15/2006 07:24:09 PM
I love the face in the sky!
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 12/15/2006 05:54:19 PM
this is well done...from a ps standpoint, the edges of the fingers should have been feathered a bit better...and truth needs to have a shave ;-) 9
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 12/15/2006 05:42:50 PM
The man in the cloud (which is probably god) is very nice!
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 12/15/2006 05:20:35 PM
I like the face in the cloud, but I'm not sure about the rest of it. 5
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 12/15/2006 05:17:40 PM
The guy looks good ... the edges of the girl need to be softer IMHO
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 12/15/2006 11:36:43 AM
6
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 12/15/2006 11:32:37 AM
There just appears to be too much going on in this photo for my taste. I like the face, I like the hands, but the whole thing together doesn't work for me.
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 12/15/2006 09:53:03 AM
I like the idea of this. Looks a bit too contrived though. I can see the cut and paste a bit more than I'd like. Fun to extend the envelope though. I think maybe just the hands and face would have worked better for me.
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 12/15/2006 03:28:42 AM
Uff, I wish I had this ps skills. Amazing what you can do with it.. Really good image - good luck..
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 12/15/2006 02:59:05 AM
really not my taste, but well post-processed except for the edges of the arms
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 12/15/2006 01:29:11 AM
Ok, I wanna guess how many photos you used here. I say 5 assuming those feathers are from one shot or 8 if they are separate.
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 12/15/2006 01:18:41 AM
Nice piece of digital art. Love the sharpness on little miss. I guess (and just guess) a little warmer tone on the girl would have been even better.7.
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 12/15/2006 01:14:32 AM
Clever.....
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