I figured if I had to make a homemade landscape, I might as well try to make it a rockin' Iceland sort of shot. Of course it looks like a cartoon Iceland but I'll take it!
An arts & crafts challenge is right up my alley. I had a great time poking pin holes in blue posterboard and making the majestic Mulch Mountain range (rear mountains are paper & chalk). The lights are glow bracelets done in the painting-with-light fashion. I had a light on for a couple of seconds behind my posterboard for the stars.
We all know Scalvert will win this challenge but I'm hoping for a decent score with this...but who knows?!
Shot in RAW - RAW conversions. PS3 - hue/sat, selective color (over & over again), neat image, crop, save for web.
YAY!!! A ribbon!!! Thanks for all the comments and votes. I must admit I originally liked the stars - gave it a fun cartoon feel I thought - then the comments started rolling in and I learned quickly to dislike my stars and would have loved a chance to reshoot! Funny how that can happen! Don't worry all you star police...I've learned my lesson!! Only realistic night skies in my fake landscapes from here on out
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I like the stars! Creations should have a different "feel" to them! If I had the privilege of directing a play that needed a nighttime set, then yours would be the first number that I would call.
Excellent manipulation of mixed-media, including the pixels used to render a marvelous end-photo! Congratulations on your excellent use of the skills entrusted to you! :)
Aimee!!! Wow! You are a genius. SCalvert look out, you got nothin' on Aimeethetoo! :)
I love this, and considering how many people were whining over the stars, which for a homemade landscape, I think are VERY nice by the way, it speaks volumes for what a beautiful, strong photo this is. CONGRATULATIONS on having the last word with a ribbon :) VERY deserving!!!
Haha... I didn't even enter (nyah!). Very impressive aurora and mountains. The stars, well... not so much. They're too regular and evenly distributed IMO. Who can argue with a 7.18 though? Congrats!
this is nearly perfect. the lights and mountain look really nice, but the stars are out of control. There is sooo many, it almost looks like a dotted background. maybe limiting the dots could help kepp focus on the mountains and light
Very creative take on the challenge; the borealis is spot on, the colors work well, and the starry night lends a perfect background to the landscape. 10
All the stars! All the stars! We must be in Iceland...Nice work - a good shot, well constructed and the snow is a nice touch...but where is the pretty blonde model coming out of the scene with wind blown hair? LOL
Neat little effect with the light. Trying to figure out the foreground. A little bit of a harsh edge between sky and back "mountain range" but overall nicely done. Good luck in the challenge.
wow, very dramatic! maybe a few less stars or more obvious constellations so it'd look more realistic, but still a good amount of work went into this. 7
An awesome concept with the only flaw in the execution being the stars - all too consistently bright and uniformly sized. Still a great idea and good effort should be rewarded with a 7.
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