Tom Kredo  


Above the Clouds by Tom Kredo

May 2023 - Above the Clouds

May 2023 - Tom Kredo

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May 2023 - Tom Kredo

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About the Image(s)

I merged a shot out the window of an airplane, with a shot of the moon from my upstairs window, with a self shot. Added haze to the moon, and Linear Gradient to the sky.


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12 comments posted




Brian Swinyard   Brian Swinyard
Tom, I love the artistic simplicity of this composite which works very well, literally at different levels. The merging of your body into the cloud and the addition of the Linear Gradient to the sky adds to the overall visual aesthetic. There is a sense that you are at the start of a journey and also that we know where you are heading, as we can see the moon. Being a left-to-right kind of chap, I warmed even more to your image when it was flipped horizontally as below.   Posted: 05/07/2023 02:24:44
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Lisa Cuchara   Lisa Cuchara
I like this flipped composition, we read left to right and this man to moon makes me feel the images more than moon to man   Posted: 05/19/2023 13:52:16
Tom Kredo   Tom Kredo
Hi Brian,
I like the flipped version. Thanks for the suggestion.   Posted: 05/21/2023 18:56:04



Brad Becker   Brad Becker
Tom, Another outstanding image in the Tom series. I find the minimalist approach you've chosen here very successful. On my first viewing I was minimally distracted by the patchwork of land below the clouds. I wonder if you were to clone in more clouds if it would further develop the minimalism and focus the attention on this ethereal image.   Posted: 05/12/2023 20:30:10
Tom Kredo   Tom Kredo
Brad,
Another good suggestion. Thanks.   Posted: 05/21/2023 18:56:45



Lisa Cuchara   Lisa Cuchara
when is the book coming out? what a great series! good one!

I like it flipped as Brian did as it reads man looking to the moon that way
The man is floating a tad, so more clouds over that patchwork area might help.   Posted: 05/19/2023 13:53:42



Brian Swinyard   Brian Swinyard
Tom, A small point, but I meant to say in my earlier comment that I particularly like the way that the tip of your chin is visible below the brim of your hat.   Posted: 05/20/2023 03:37:03
Tom Kredo   Tom Kredo
It was an accident, but thanks.
  Posted: 05/21/2023 18:57:28



Hazel Price   Hazel Price
I too prefer the left to right version and the suggestion of more cloud over the patchwork below. Maybe I could also suggest a bit more thin swirling cloud around your body Tom. What a fantastic series of images you are producing.   Posted: 05/21/2023 03:49:25
Tom Kredo   Tom Kredo
Hi Hazel,
Nice suggestion that I will use on my next edit!   Posted: 05/21/2023 18:58:16



Nadia Trevan   Nadia Trevan
Hi Tom, there's not much I can add to what already has been said. It's a well thought out image and tells a story.   Posted: 05/24/2023 06:01:04



Henry Roberts   Henry Roberts
(Group 40)
Tom, nice concept, nice carry through. I would suggest lightening the moon a little but that is nit picking.   Posted: 05/24/2023 14:03:23