in the original Simon blends into the background, so i intentionally added a glow around him to add to the surreal effect and make him stand out. It's not haloing from sharpening, it was actually quite intentional.
If it were a sharpening issue it would be far more present in detailed areas like the tree branches.
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Keep pursuing this path - you've show a very unique style with this one that I would love to see more of. Maybe a few refinements could be made, but I believe that this image's composition and concet stand above minor technical flaws. Great work!
On a gut-feeling level, the pic shouts about something joyous, and makes people want to speculate on what it's all about. I like the lighting, the ball shapes, the art gallery in blue and red. Was there some burning done on the suit, on the area below the art gallery sign? Anyway, I like this lots.
Some fun here, its a shame that the sharpening has produced a halo around his trousers
This can be avoided by changing to lab Colour mode and sharpening on the lightness chammel...
Wow... If you could pull off this kind of imagery about 10 more times you could put together a stunning modern twist to Henri Cartier Bresson's style. This is am absolutely brilliant shot, and the title is the icing on the cake. Can't wait to see who did this!