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Gallery: Photo ArtPosted October 25, 2010101 views5 comments

Hi...I've been viewing this gallery for several months now and I really enjoy it. I'm not very creative and I don't know my software very well past the usual, normal things. So, I'm taking on a new project for myself...get to know my software better and have fun in the process!!!

So...here's my first attempt...polaroid, some blurring, some glow.

Software...PSE 6, Nik Full Pkg

I REALLY want some honest critiques and comments. Anything and everything are very welcomed and appreciated!

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on October 25, 2010 at 6:45 PM

Beth I am so glad you are taking the plunge into Photo Art. This honestly is very nice. I like it as is. You could possibly add a bit more contrast but I am not sure. Nice work and looking forward to watching your progression. Keep em comin'.

Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 25, 2010 at 9:57 PM

Not creative? Please reconsider! This is a wonderful comp, Beth, with some glorious color. I'd consider a crop from the top to keep the focus on the bright red top of the tree on the right; but that's personal taste, perhaps, more than anything else... Nice light hand with the blur and glow. There's a polaroid filter?? Hmmm. In NIK? Hmmm.

Photo Art is a fun adventure. So will look forward to your enjoyment of it.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 26, 2010 at 1:45 AM

Welcome! Photo Art is a great forum, and it's a lot of fun to experiment. Anything goes!
Beth, This is wonderful, especially as a first attempt!
Glorious colors, lovely tree silhouettes, and fine detail.
I also thought a small crop off the top would improve this, but when i held up some cardboard to simulate this, it cut off the nice yellow in the upper right too - so I like it best as is!

Looking forward to more of your posts here!!!

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on October 26, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Hey Beth,
You certainly did better than my first attempts! I like the flow of the comp and where you positioned the elements. I think the glow worked very well and while I agree with David that a bit more contrast may work.....may be too much but worth exploring! I too am newer to this forum and type of photography so just try and gain inspiration from the work of others. That is what I do!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Rebecka on October 27, 2010 at 9:59 AM

Really, really beautiful! Please keep posting!! You definitely have an eye.

Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments