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Contest Results: Fairy Tales

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Ended 12/03/11 12:15 AM GMT
Winner: Inkeri (See the full results)

1st place
The place where stories and legends comes alive by Inkeri

SEFA: Congratulations to your 1st place Erja! It is very well deserved. Tiveden is the home of the trolls and fairies and this photo is just wonderful.

Roseman_Stan: Congrats on the 1st place finish!!!

Joanie: I truly believe you about them living there Erja. A most beautiful cabin and outstanding capture! Good luck :-)

Inkeri received a 2 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

2nd place
Night Dreams by coram9

Ed1958: Congrats Chris.
Great compo.
Ed.

Tootles: Well done on your placing in the contest... it was wonderful to see it there. :-)

purmusic: OK, I dood it.

Downloaded your piece here.. and had a go in Photoshop. Employing a Layer, some Masking ... all creatively centered around the use of the Diffuse Glow Filter.

For the most part, as there was some further post processing.. that of a Shadow/Highlight adjustment drawing out a tad more detail/delineation of objects in spots.

Here are the results:

"Night Dreams" - reworked (goes without saying, 'reworked' is not the most apt descriptor)


I will say, foremost ... that the fairies were much clearer once in Photoshop and with the image zoomed at 100%, as opposed to viewing via the 'suggested'/recommended size from the site based on my monitor.


In the creative mucking about.. came to realize that which was sticking in me pea brain ... that of the girl's face. Specifically, the degree of lighting/illumination compared to that which appears in other areas within frame.

Not quite sure that it should be that subdued on the note of realism.

If you view the 'rework', you'll notice that her face and surrounding area is brightened up some. As with the other areas and sources of light ... the fairies, to compensate for such. (Balance and Weight being the primary creative considerations.)


Did have the thought, that a portico (i.e. ... "Welcome to the Tree of Knowledge") or window behind and above her ... might work towards providing a light source for illuminating her legs. As I now understand the placement/reason for the one fairy that is rising up above her legs.

Could use the opening (if a window ... perhaps, a lamp if a portico) to introduce the lighting substitute/source for that of the rising fairy.


Compositionally, adding a portico or window might tighten things up some (in my ever so humble opinion). And/or.. introduce some more visual interest in that area (peek at a star-filled night, moon and clouds, whatever).


Have to say, spending some more time with "Night Dreams" while in the editing chair and having viewed those vid tutorials ... came to a better understanding of Vue 9. And for the creative vision necessary in compositing a scene, let alone the time necessary to render.

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Right, and done.

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Finally?

:oP

coram9 received a 1 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

3rd place
Isle of Wanderers by Akeraios

dreamer100: Grass, bark and trees all truly lovely in natural texture and softness. It tells a story of isolation and quest even without your narrative. Good one.

Jimbobedsel: Nice job! Congrats for the 3rd place.

nuke88: love this could be that you will enter it into the new contest

4th place
Dragon at the Gate by Tootles

Logun7: Best of luck to you in the contest:)

Jhihmoac: Wonderfully done! faved...

Akeraios: I don't know, I think he looks rather friendly actually. Just a bit bewildered at finding himself there. And that beady eye is probably just admiring the colored windows like me.

5th place
...in the Forest of Ever After... by lilu103

lilu103: Thanks Lynn :) I guess you can tell by the embarrassingly long commentary, lol!

RAPH: Speechless Lisa, amazing creation.
Your creativity is limitless my friend, I do love this image. Each time I look at your picture, I see another character.
Thanks a lot for all the time you spent for this beauty.

RAPH