Brad Becker
July 2025 - curiosity
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About the Image(s)
I saw this butterfly at a science museum and was captivated by its beauty. I put it through several versions. I'm curious if you feel the one with the boy or my daughter is stronger and any suggestions for telling a deeper story. Technique wise I applied a topaz filter to the image after simplifying the background and then did some layers filters mostly painting away parts of the image.
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Hi Brad, I'm visiting from Groups 2 and 18. I love the image of your daughter. It looks as though she's walking into a fairyland! Very creative! Posted: 07/06/2025 18:34:18
Karen, thanks for visiting our site and for your kind words. Posted: 07/06/2025 18:41:15
Hi Brad - Actually, I like the picture with your son. The other one is a 'fantasy', but your son's picture leaves the viewer with a mental question - what will happen how?
THe image is really excellent. Nice job. -melis Posted: 07/11/2025 19:45:09
THe image is really excellent. Nice job. -melis Posted: 07/11/2025 19:45:09
Melissa, Thanks. It's not my son, just a random kid who was playing with the deer but I appreciate your comments. Posted: 07/11/2025 20:48:11
I love the one with your daughter . She is walking through a doorway into another world. It has great depth. Posted: 07/12/2025 09:26:01
Hazel, Thanks. It's hard sometimes to decide on a favorite right after completion. I do like the depth of field in the one of my daughter too on a second viewing. Posted: 07/12/2025 20:50:13
Hi Brad,
Nicely done in merging the images together. If you keep the boy, I'd remove the light at the end of his hand. Not sure what it adds. I'd like to see his hand. I think the title here is good.
The girl is good too, but the title doesn't fit as well, but I like the feel of it better. Maybe "Lost in Nature"? Posted: 07/12/2025 14:50:25
Nicely done in merging the images together. If you keep the boy, I'd remove the light at the end of his hand. Not sure what it adds. I'd like to see his hand. I think the title here is good.
The girl is good too, but the title doesn't fit as well, but I like the feel of it better. Maybe "Lost in Nature"? Posted: 07/12/2025 14:50:25
Tom, I added the light to create a magical link between the images as his hand without it seemed oddly positioned given it held a carrot in the original and even removing that still made it seem odd. Any suggestions for how to have the hand integrate better? Posted: 07/12/2025 20:51:53
Hi Brad, I'm with Hazel, I like the one with your daughter. It seems more of a natural flow, the butterfly acting as a portal into another dimension.
If you prefer the one with the boy, I would suggest that you pass part of the butterfly's wing through his hand as if he's holding it. Posted: 07/19/2025 10:54:51
If you prefer the one with the boy, I would suggest that you pass part of the butterfly's wing through his hand as if he's holding it. Posted: 07/19/2025 10:54:51
Nadia,Thanks, a simple and helpful suggestion. Posted: 07/19/2025 15:48:26