Alan Kaplan
About the Image(s)
Original 1 is a building that belonged to Josip Broz, nicknamed Tito, the dictatorial
leader of Yugoslavia, from 1945 until his death in 1980. It is now a national landmark in Croatia. I took 3 quick hand held photos of used Photomatix to combine them in an
HDR image. I darkened the final image with Photoshop Curves and reduced the
saturation.
I found Original 2 in a church in Slovenia. There was no special treatment. I simply
extracted what I wanted to use in my composite.
Original 3 was an actress in the play “The Gift” aboard the Anthem of the Seas
(Highly recommended. It is a visual feast.). Standard extraction methods were used, as well as Curves to darken her. I also reduced her saturation to fit the scene.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
7 comments posted
I have to admit that I didn't see the cat at first. Perhaps my eye was distracted by the window. Once I saw the cat, the composition felt beautifully balanced; as Brad said, the triangle it forms is very powerful with interesting connotations . It became a mystifying combination that really works.
One thing I do sometimes is to look at an image as a thumbnail to see if the impact of the major components are what I expect. In this case, the cat disappears for me. You might consider making some of the wall behind the cat something like the brightness/contrast of the wall behind the woman.   Posted: 03/18/2020 16:13:12