The Moon and the Owl

Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
edited December 11, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
I would like your thoughts on this, if you will. I will 'fess up if it is not obvious that this is composite and 'shopped, but all are my original images. :)

I have a open (anything goes) mono print competition coming up and think this may be useful for that...What do you think?

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The Moon and the Owl by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

Comments

  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2011
    Show it in the competition and lets know how you do.......It would get my voteclap.gif
  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2011
    Azzaro wrote: »
    Show it in the competition and lets know how you do.......It would get my voteclap.gif

    Thanks. :)

    I did several edits...this one seems better, any thoughts?

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    The Moon and the Owl reposition by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2011
    i prefer the first one

    my opinion ?
    the moon should be a bit brighter and both subjects a bit cooler
    i never saw a moon like this
    Bas

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  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2011
    basflt wrote: »
    i prefer the first one

    my opinion ?
    the moon should be a bit brighter and both subjects a bit cooler
    i never saw a moon like this


    Thanks. I will have another play. :)
  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2011
    I like it, but as long as you're making a composite I'd reverse the
    positions of the moon and the owl. I don't like to see a fowl that
    is about to run out of flying room.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • dgebbendgebben Registered Users Posts: 69 Big grins
    edited December 10, 2011
    I like the first one best, make the moon brighter and focus on the owl's face. Also, what would it look like moved about an inch closer together? Just a thought.
    Dan Gebben
    http://dgebben.smugmug.com/
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2011
    Well done - preferred @ #1
    Rags
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2011
    Nice work thumb.gif Agree .. the owl needs some space to be flying towards.

    In the 2nd photo I see some halos around the subjects. Could be just my computer tho.
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    I like it, but as long as you're making a composite I'd reverse the
    positions of the moon and the owl. I don't like to see a fowl that
    is about to run out of flying room.

    swapped...

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    The Moon and the Owl reposition 2 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
    dgebben wrote: »
    I like the first one best, make the moon brighter and focus on the owl's face. Also, what would it look like moved about an inch closer together? Just a thought.

    I could have a go at that...I have several varieties of this image on Flickr
    torags wrote: »
    Well done - preferred @ #1

    Thank you.
    Dogdots wrote: »
    Nice work thumb.gif Agree .. the owl needs some space to be flying towards.

    In the 2nd photo I see some halos around the subjects. Could be just my computer tho.

    Thanks. I can't see halos, but you are the second person to mention them. Does it look like I have cut out the owl and bird and laid them on a slightly different colour background, or is it light halos? Trying to get to the bottom of that. Once I decide on a composition, I will "clean up" the Bg anyway, I think to avoid that sort of thing. :)
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,977 moderator
    edited December 11, 2011
    I don't see halos in the original shot, but I do in the others. Should be easy to fix, I think. I prefer the swapped composition. Nice work. thumb.gif
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  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    I don't see halos in the original shot, but I do in the others. Should be easy to fix, I think. I prefer the swapped composition. Nice work. thumb.gif

    Right, that explains it, I know what caused it, then. I took the original and roughly cut out the owl and the moon onto other layers to move them around. :)

    So, once I settle on a composition, I will go back to the originals and work from there.

    Thanks :)
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    I should of been clearer on what photo I noticed them :D Richard knew thumb.gif
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    +1 for swapped shot
    Rags
  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    Dogdots wrote: »
    I should of been clearer on what photo I noticed them :D Richard knew thumb.gif


    No problem. I know how to avoid that when I work this image "for real"...glad you noticed them - I may have not seen them and gone to print and they would be there. Cheers
    torags wrote: »
    +1 for swapped shot

    Thank you. :)
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