frustrated control freak

a further bid to control the weather... y'well... 'nuff said...

the castle is a miniature - about an inch / inch and a half tall.... the sand is fake sand (srsly - bought it in a toy store)... the sky is real, if more than a little etsooi'd... the rain and lightening are pure photoshop...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAVUCNG5rFI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN4L9ASP0E8

a collage showing the progression in my other album...
http://365project.org/northy/just-because/2014-08-05

sorry for the sheer silliness of this... it was a much better idea inside my head...

(works on black - to the extent it works at all)

[Khawbecker]

Fun shot. Very creative!

[Vijay]

.. but the result is fabulous... love the mood of a mysterious story being played out ... I am constantly amazed at the vision and imaginativeness of artists like you ... super as always

[Kerri]

Awesome

[Taffy]

This came out so well -- completely dramatic and mysterious looking. Great to see how it was done, as well.

[Lorena]

Your creativity is amazing! This is a great job. Nice image.

[Margaret Obey]

Moody spooky shot

[Graeme Stevens]

Very cool

[Shanne]

fun idea - very dramatic

[Bernadette]

too cool after looking at the making of. :)

[summerfield]

i know the props are minis but the resulting product still has a sinister quality about it. if that's what you were going for you got it.

[Krista Marson]

so dramatic!

[Bill Fenske]

Very cool, excellent editing. BTW, it's not craptastic.

[Lisa Villella]

Great photoshop work! Cool shot!

[Hope D Jennings]

This is so cool! I love it!

[Call me Joe]

Super coolness-love your creative imagination!!

[Bankmann]

Absolutely fantasy fab! :-) Fav!

[K1W1]

I think it's pretty awesome. Well done.