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illusory reality
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Uploaded: 03/16/08 6:07 AM GMT
illusory reality
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is the seagull floating through an upside down dream world or does the bird itself not belong? reflections fascinate me because they can spin my own reality around... and living surrounded by water I encounter them all the time...
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::bif000
03/16/08 12:15 AM GMT
Love it!
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Wonderful, Mary! The lines are most certainly blurred between illusion and reality. Where DOES reality begin?
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Much of the beauty in life is found in people who care.
Great capture Mary and such beautiful reflections! The colors are so nice and deep. Excellent work!
Joanie
Joanie
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Life is the pits sometimes, but God and your friends are always there to help you through it.
Good post for the contest Mary. It does look like it's caught between illusion and reality. Nice lines and coloring. Good luck.
Tick
Tick
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I'll meet you at the edge of the sunlight, just behind the shadows. The Ghost
Fascinating! This is another good entry. I'm glad I don't have to judge this contest!
:)PJ
:)PJ
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"Where there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see." ~Dorothea Lange
This is like one of those dreams where one is falling! Yet the bird is so tranquil. What an eye you have.
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Hmm ... *thinks better of mentioning something* ... nevermind.
Wonderful post Mary. I like this one A LOT.
Into my favs it goes. :o)
Be curious if you could do some post-sweetening and isolate the gull and play around with the colourations. Perhaps, in an effort to ... for lack of a better word atm (bit brain dead here :o| ) ... lighten it and in turn, enhance the concept of your image.
No matter, it's a very thought provoking image and one that I enjoy. Thank you for posting this one for us. We know who we are, lol. (<--- Just a bit of levity here.)
p.s. Clone out that one branch or debris that is emerging from the water just below and off to the left of the gull. Minor visual distraction really.
EDIT: Just tried doing what I made mention of above .. so, yes ... it is possible to achieve and add to the 'illusory reality' I feel. Some careful masking and the desaturation of that layer or selected part, along with a judicious choice of blending modes ... looks quite good to my eyes as another take on your offering here. Just some thoughts.
Hmm ... *thinks better of mentioning something* ... nevermind.
Wonderful post Mary. I like this one A LOT.
Into my favs it goes. :o)
Be curious if you could do some post-sweetening and isolate the gull and play around with the colourations. Perhaps, in an effort to ... for lack of a better word atm (bit brain dead here :o| ) ... lighten it and in turn, enhance the concept of your image.
No matter, it's a very thought provoking image and one that I enjoy. Thank you for posting this one for us. We know who we are, lol. (<--- Just a bit of levity here.)
p.s. Clone out that one branch or debris that is emerging from the water just below and off to the left of the gull. Minor visual distraction really.
EDIT: Just tried doing what I made mention of above .. so, yes ... it is possible to achieve and add to the 'illusory reality' I feel. Some careful masking and the desaturation of that layer or selected part, along with a judicious choice of blending modes ... looks quite good to my eyes as another take on your offering here. Just some thoughts.
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"Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap." - Robert Fulghum