Alan Kaplan
About the Image(s)
The sky is a gradient I created. The landscape is virtually untouched except for darkening it using Photoshop curves, and the landscape’s edge against the sky was softened with the blur tool.
I added a black and white adjustment layer to manipulate the colors in the image of the man allowing me to render him mostly B & W and still be able to bring out some color with the adjustment layer’s built in layer mask.
The house and the dead tree were also darkened with curves.
I took the picture of the house in June, 2018 knowing that when the right inspiration came along I’d use it. I took the picture of the old man in October 2018, and they came together in several incarnations after that. This composite is the result of an evolutionary process.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
12 comments posted
I like your triad of subjects. The eagle seems to be calling something to the dejected man - mocking him? The spiky tree and the eagle's attitude definitely feel hostile to me.
At first I thought the tree/eagle might be better placed a bit closer to the center, but after trying it I prefer your placement. The distance makes the man's walk that much more lonely.
I might consider moving the man just a tad lower in the frame.   Posted: 03/02/2019 19:34:01
I hate to add anything but I have a slight crit - should there not be a little shadow from the tip of the tree?   Posted: 03/03/2019 12:48:11
The only thing that caught my attention on first viewing was the drop shadow for the man. It somehow seemed a little more noticeable, relative to the lack of other shadows in the other elements. I'd either consider adding more drop shadows of the tree and bird or tone that one down just a touch.   Posted: 03/04/2019 22:58:21
The missing tree shadow can be avoided by shortening the man's shadow by making the sun more overhead. Thereby the tree shadow is not in the picture.   Posted: 03/05/2019 13:46:53