I have always disliked photographs of literal representations, yet I felt strangely compelled to enter one for this particular challenge.
Given that the challenge description limits the image to target a particular category of blank greeting card, I thought that it would be possible and appropriate to include some possible textual reference within the image itself. A number of possibilities came to mind (and I'm afraid that it will be entered by a great number of other people), but I finally decided on this one.
PP included:
crop
sepia filter
sharpen
Neat Image
blend/clone brush for blemishes
save for Web
I'm sure that this probably won't score well, but I'm actually surprised at how pleased I am with the final result. This is not AT ALL what I envisioned my entry would be, yet I can see this as a Hallmark card on a shelf somewhere. :-) [I'm kicking myself right now...]
Statistics
Place: 101 out of 211 Avg (all users): 5.3379 Avg (commenters): 5.9000 Avg (participants): 5.0900 Avg (non-participants): 5.5462 Views since voting: 1095 Views during voting: 323 Votes: 219 Comments: 12 Favorites: 1 (view)
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Color/Contrast: 1/2
Composition: 1/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
My Subjective Affinity: 1/2
This is a really nice shot, but it seems like something is lacking. Something to give it a little more pizzazz or something. I'm not sure what it would take. Nice idea and execution also. The hand is a little dark for my taste, and the paper could be a brighter white.
I like the shadow of the stylus on the paper. The sepia is a nice nostalgic filter for this shot. We all hope for sentiments like this. Makes me think of a former time when people really did write letters!!
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