Joan Field, FPSA
September 2020 - Found a new Web
Original 1
Original 2
About the Image(s)
There was a junk car exhibit at our local fair at which I took quite a few shots. I was looking for a creative image when I spotted the "spider web" in one of the car windows. So I looked for a spider among my images and found one. Using the wonderful extract method "Subject" under Select in Photoshop, I quickly outlined the spider and copied it onto the car window. I played with the side, position and cleaned it up a bit. In the meantime because it didn't stand out very well, I made the car window more opaque and moved the spider off the center. That's about it.
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5 comments posted
I rather like the black glass in the original car window! I think it might look rather spooky if the spider was in there and then had a dark vignette.....
HOWEVER, you went to a lot of trouble and that spider looks positively dangerous! I like the way he is off centre, looking ready to pounce. Posted: 09/08/2020 23:51:48
HOWEVER, you went to a lot of trouble and that spider looks positively dangerous! I like the way he is off centre, looking ready to pounce. Posted: 09/08/2020 23:51:48
(Groups 20 & 79)
I like the overall effect. The cracks in the glass, aka spider web, not only serve as leading lines, they also cause me to wonder if the spider cracked the glass. I think it's a cracking good image.
To my eye the spider is about to jump out of the image. I would prefer to see it into the image, or it's prey just outside the image. Quick & dirty example.
Posted: 09/13/2020 17:23:49
To my eye the spider is about to jump out of the image. I would prefer to see it into the image, or it's prey just outside the image. Quick & dirty example.
Posted: 09/13/2020 17:23:49
(Groups 3 & 18)
Peter,
I agree that it needed something, Phill is right that the darker window may be better, but when I tried it, there wan't very much differentiation between the spider and the color of the window. I do like having a prey outside the window, much more interesting. Thanks for the idea. Posted: 09/19/2020 14:24:17
I agree that it needed something, Phill is right that the darker window may be better, but when I tried it, there wan't very much differentiation between the spider and the color of the window. I do like having a prey outside the window, much more interesting. Thanks for the idea. Posted: 09/19/2020 14:24:17
(Group 41)
Joan, I like the dark foreboding tones of your original 2 which conjures up a sense of mystery, intrigue and fear of the dark. If you add the spider to that mix, you have a recipe for an eye-catching image. Posted: 09/20/2020 14:08:48
(Groups 34 & 68)
Well done. I can't help wondering how it would look with a startled face behind the window. Posted: 09/30/2020 14:28:48