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soft ripple focus effect
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My favorite fish, R.H. "Chili" Pepper, aka The World's Brightest Betta. I did discover however, that, for all his smarts, "Chili" had difficulty taking direction, and was unable to hold his pose for more than a few seconds. But a fun challenge. (And a fun fish!) Tried to capture a sense of his watery, light-filtered environment.
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(Thanks, Skip!) I appreciate those comments that "got" what I was trying to do with this! One FAVORITE, even!! Thank you!!!
(As for the "poor lighting and focus" comment -- sometimes these lighting and focus efffects are, duh, intentional. Try... whoa... scribbling outside the box once in a while! Hey! It's fun!! Wow!!! Effects! Freedoom!! Creative Expression!!!)
But, that's okay. Man. I'm here to LEARN too, and we're ALL on a learning curve, right? I just think the newbies ought to learn a little more before presuming to be so critical. I'm not really so concerened with scores, though, as much as trying out different ideas. So... whatever. But I try not to criticize others' efforts at creativity. If'n I don't "like" an entry, I choose not to score it or to comment. Easy. Peace and Love! (And... yes, "Pisces Rising is a very good sign.") HAVE FUN!!!
Such a velvety red fish, very pretty. I like the softness of the light. It makes this look "mystical", like there's a unicorn hiding somewhere {yeah I'm a little unorthodox :P}
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