I've been trying to collect pieces to put together a composite for this challenge and nothing seemed to be working until today when I emptied out this bottle of salad dressing. I didn't like the taste or flavor of it, so down the drain it went. I was about to put the bottle in recycling when the light bulb lit up! So here's poor Lucy trying to figure out how she can escape the bottle and enjoy the fresh ocean air. It's not exactly like Achraf Baznani's style but I still like it!
you did a great job with this composite Ann, it is very much inspired. I love the boat on the ocean there and I do hope Lucy manages to find her way out.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Sometimes when I put these pictures together I get into "second guessing" mode. Should I have gone with different colors, less layers, more shells?! But your feedback says to me I did the exact amount needed of everything. I really appreciate all your views, comments and favs- it gets said too often but I really do mean it!
@helenhall@wendyfrost The seagulls swooped in and unscrewed the lid for her. Then the pirates (friendly ones) from the boat dropped in a rope and Lucy climbed out. When last seen they were all merrily sailing off on an adventure!
@milaniet@ludwigsdiana Sometimes I start out knowing exactly what I want to do with a picture. Other times I have no clue and spend hours just messing around with layers and textures until something grabs me. With this one it was somewhere in the middle. When I finally decided on this pose because it would fit Lucy nicely into the bottle, all I knew I wanted to add was some shells because she loves them (just like her Grammy!). After that the other parts sort of fell into place. I discovered that beach texture (which had two seagulls on it already), added some bokeh (an actual texture in my photo processing program) and then put my own seagull and boat in for good measure. The tricky part was merging the bottle shot to the beach background. I'd taken it in my bathroom so there was a band of dark color from the vanity backsplash. That had to be cloned out with the beach grasses and that took some time!! So as you can see- the creativity gets really practical once you start manipulating a picture and I am a real amateur when it comes to that- but I am really having fun with it.
According to Karina, the bottle cap is not closed tightly so Lucy can push the bottle, it will not fall hard being on the sand and then she can crawl out of it! But she might also have some magical powers!!!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Sometimes when I put these pictures together I get into "second guessing" mode. Should I have gone with different colors, less layers, more shells?! But your feedback says to me I did the exact amount needed of everything. I really appreciate all your views, comments and favs- it gets said too often but I really do mean it!
@helenhall @wendyfrost The seagulls swooped in and unscrewed the lid for her. Then the pirates (friendly ones) from the boat dropped in a rope and Lucy climbed out. When last seen they were all merrily sailing off on an adventure!
@milaniet @ludwigsdiana Sometimes I start out knowing exactly what I want to do with a picture. Other times I have no clue and spend hours just messing around with layers and textures until something grabs me. With this one it was somewhere in the middle. When I finally decided on this pose because it would fit Lucy nicely into the bottle, all I knew I wanted to add was some shells because she loves them (just like her Grammy!). After that the other parts sort of fell into place. I discovered that beach texture (which had two seagulls on it already), added some bokeh (an actual texture in my photo processing program) and then put my own seagull and boat in for good measure. The tricky part was merging the bottle shot to the beach background. I'd taken it in my bathroom so there was a band of dark color from the vanity backsplash. That had to be cloned out with the beach grasses and that took some time!! So as you can see- the creativity gets really practical once you start manipulating a picture and I am a real amateur when it comes to that- but I am really having fun with it.