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A South and East Asia tradition to welcome happiness. Some young women will also pray for a good marriage.

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Aug 22, 2022 at 10:50 PM
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Shasoc wrote:
A South and East Asia tradition to welcome happiness. Some young women will also pray for a good marriage.

Socrate


Wow! You're taking photography to another level, using it to create your own compositions, like a painter starting with a blank canvas. No easy matter, requiring highly developed processing skills and of course a creative mindset. Surreal, like a dream. How many layers on this one Socrate?

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Aug 23, 2022 at 08:25 AM
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eeneryma wrote:
Wow! You're taking photography to another level, using it to create your own compositions, like a painter starting with a blank canvas. No easy matter, requiring highly developed processing skills and of course a creative mindset. Surreal, like a dream. How many layers on this one Socrate?

Steve


Thank you Steve. I get some inspiration by looking also at other's compositions.
Only 51 layers this time

Socrate



Aug 23, 2022 at 10:16 PM
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serene and gorgeous

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Aug 25, 2022 at 07:14 AM
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Lamps need tweaking IMO - they don't seem to be part of the scene.


Aug 25, 2022 at 08:36 AM
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Amazing, as usual Socrate.

Out of curiosity, is there a significance to the violin in the girl's hand?

Don



Aug 25, 2022 at 09:17 AM
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sbeme wrote:
serene and gorgeous

Scott


Thank you, Scott.

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Aug 25, 2022 at 11:15 AM
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beavens wrote:
Lamps need tweaking IMO - they don't seem to be part of the scene.


Thanks, Jeff. I think I understood what you mean with the lamps not being part of the scene. They don't look like they are floating. They are giving away the fact that they were added to the scene afterwards.

Yes I can see that. I thought the reflection would have been enough. But, as always, there is room for improvement.

My be adding some water ripples may work

Thanks for pointing that out. Here is the revised version.

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Aug 25, 2022 at 11:30 AM
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Yes! They definitely appear more natural now.


Aug 25, 2022 at 11:31 AM
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EverLearning wrote:
Amazing, as usual Socrate.

Out of curiosity, is there a significance to the violin in the girl's hand?

Don


Thanks, Don. I added the violin thinking it may add to the serenity of the scene. The girl looked a bit sad I thought.

Don't know. May be that violin is a bit out of place

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Aug 25, 2022 at 11:41 AM
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Very surreal; I like it.


Aug 25, 2022 at 05:47 PM
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The ripples ruin it for me. What is causing the ripples Maybe ripples around one that was immediately placed, but all of them?

The boat with a person standing in it is most likely to have a ripple, She is very still and the lamps are jiggling?

Paul



Aug 26, 2022 at 02:11 PM
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lylejk wrote:
Very surreal; I like it.


Thank you Lyle. You are always willing to voice your opinion in a very positive way
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Edited on Aug 27, 2022 at 02:04 PM · View previous versions



Aug 26, 2022 at 10:03 PM
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Melor wrote:
The ripples ruin it for me. What is causing the ripples Maybe ripples around one that was immediately placed, but all of them?

The boat with a person standing in it is most likely to have a ripple, She is very still and the lamps are jiggling?

Paul


Thank you for the comments, Paul. I will work some more on it and see what I will come out with
Socrate



Aug 26, 2022 at 10:05 PM
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I appreciate the photoshop work, but generally don’t favor digital manipulations that are trying to look real. Instead of being picturesque they seem to be a challenge to find evidence of manipulation. In this image, what pushed the lamps? The reflection in the water hints at tremendous stillness. Adding ripples increases this problem. The lack of movement in the boat is another issue. Images like this seem to be a where’s Waldo type of puzzle looking for problems. Digital manipulations that are not trying to pose as reality like some of the shell compos that have been posted here don’t have the same effect on me.

By the way, I dug the violin.

Paul



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Aug 27, 2022 at 12:01 PM
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Melor wrote:
I appreciate the photoshop work, but generally don’t favor digital manipulations that are trying to look real. Instead of being picturesque they seem to be a challenge to find evidence of manipulation. In this image, what pushed the lamps? The reflection in the water hints at tremendous stillness. Adding ripples increases this problem. The lack of movement in the boat is another issue. Images like this seem to be a where’s Waldo type of puzzle looking for problems. Digital manipulations that are not trying to pose as reality like some of the shell compos that have been posted here don’t
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Paul, thanks for further elaborating on your comments.
I know that all critique is subjective in nature. All critiques we give are our own opinion, influenced by our own visual tastes, personal aesthetic preferences, and our experiences. I don’t think there is an objective way to critique a photo. Much less a photo composition.

What I think is important is to hold back on treating our personal taste as if it is the only measure of good work. There is a difference between taste and technique, between subjective quantities and objective quantities.

I think of a critique as a way of learning from the opinion and suggestions of someone else. This is why I post my work on this Forum. Not to be a challenge to find evidence of manipulation.
Actually, most of my photo compositions have nothing to do with reality but rather with surreality: “the intense irrational reality of a dream”, with the intent to create a mood, a feeling may be an emotion. It has to do more with the purpose/intent of the photo composition and what it's meant to communicate then with technique or reality.

Thanks again for the help.

Socrate



Aug 27, 2022 at 01:55 PM
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Shasoc wrote:
What I think is important is to hold back on treating our personal taste as if it is the only measure of good work. There is a difference between taste and technique, between subjective quantities and objective quantities.

Socrate


100%

Paul




Aug 27, 2022 at 02:13 PM
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Beautiful selective editing


Sep 15, 2022 at 12:01 AM
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IndyFab wrote:
Beautiful selective editing


Thank you. Glad you liked it
Socrate



Sep 16, 2022 at 03:36 PM





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