Photo manipulation #340274

[Toams]

So, I entered a contest, where you get some photo's to mess with. The ones I've used are:
http://bb.xieke.com/files/DSC_0139.jpg
http://bb.xieke.com/files/DSC_0084.jpg

additionally, from the web:
http://www.macosxhints.com/images/mw06/clouds_1920.jpg
http://www.alfenn.com/hsquaredscarves.c ... re%205.jpg

Spoiler: And I've created:

or for a higher res version: http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs47/f/2009/ ... winity.jpg

may I please have your opinions?

Spoiler: read this after you've inspected the image

Things I'm bothered with are the unpolished bits in the image. I'm afraid I've been making this while I was zoomed out too much, so the top of the hut, and the 'pyramid' sides are aliased like hell. I'd like to know if this was really obvious on first glance? or second?

 

[Venetia]

hrrrmmmmmmmmm idk.

in the small resolution it looks kind of neat. but then at the large resolution ...

the light ray and clouds--I see the effect you're going for there, but it's way too softened, and blurry. It looks like it came from an image that was teeny tiny and then blown up to this size.

the edges around the hut and the temple and the tree are way too jaggy. they look like you obviously cut the thing out of something else.

the light would mostly be hitting the roof of the hut, not the side as much--and the straw roof would cast a shadow on the walls (since the light is coming mostly from above).

I don't quite get the meaning of the picture. Maybe if it were only the hut, and nothing else, it would make more sense, you could play it off as a shrine to poverty or something. but as it is now, it's like, "what is this i dont even"

the foreground looks pretty badass, i wouldnt change that much.

the hut looks too detailed. remember that things lose detail and become more desaturated to the eye, the further away it is from you.

 

[Toams]

Now that's some useful critique, thanks :thumb:

The blurred background was intentional to focus on the hut though.

and the straw roof would cast a shadow on the walls (since the light is coming mostly from above).

this is very true. But it's a shitload of work to apply shadows. I suppose I have been slacking.

I don't quite get the meaning of the picture. Maybe if it were only the hut, and nothing else, it would make more sense, you could play it off as a shrine to poverty or something. but as it is now, it's like, "what is this i dont even"

Yeah I was puzzled about what to do, they gave you six images, and I wanted to at least use two. This rolled out.

Anyway, thanks for the advice. I'll be sure to remember it, 'twill come in handy.

 

[Venetia]

:D

also i know you were trying to blur it to make it stand out less, but i feel like you went overboard with it. and the parchment "burn marks" around the sky has that aliased "halo" effect that you get when you size up an image. a regular user wouldnt notice it but photoshop veterans could spot it easily and sizing up an image is a no-no :0~
even if you didnt size it up thats how it looks right now, just sayin' :3

that said though i like the color play, it's interesting.

 

[MCsephiroth13]

Ah, the wonders of Photoshop. Looks great, man.

 

[Toams]

yesyes y'all
I was on a short holiday/vacation/whatever, so I didn't get the time to fix this up.
I did now however, but only some minor fixes.
got a little lazy with the jagged parts so I used blur and a black brush with big brush sizes.
also I did some work on the shadowins of the house:

Spoiler: before

Spoiler: after

and the final spruced up image:

http://bb.xieke.com/files/Inca_Hut.jpg

as you can see it's a lot darker than the original, but meh.
oh and by the way:

:D
and the parchment "burn marks" around the sky has that aliased "halo" effect that you get when you size up an image. a regular user wouldnt notice it but photoshop veterans could spot it easily and sizing up an image is a no-no :0~

:blush:

though the image still feels like it needs something.. any ideas?
this was also an image you could use: http://bb.xieke.com/files/DSC_0124.jpg
but I hate cutting out things on a background thats made of multiple colors..

 

[archerRin]

the detail on the bottom is great and mysterious, the top is low quality stock which drags the quality down - blur that or use another stock. Also the image lack visual focus in terms of colour, i.e. a bit too monotone.

 

[Toams]

the top is low quality stock which drags the quality down - blur that or use another stock.

What do you mean by 'the top'? if you're talking about the hut, then I did blur that.
this was before: http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs47/f/2009/ ... winity.jpg
see how sharp that is?
if you mean the sky, then.. you're right.
thanks for the crits anyway. :thumb:

 

[archerRin]

yes i meant the top sky

 

[freshkaa]

Someone who somewhat knowledgeable on Physics and the Alcubierre Model? I know, your probably all thinking I'm some 14 year old geek who think I know it all, but I'm not, I'm 18, out of high school, and genuinely curious about space travel and exploration.

 

[Toams]

what the fuck