Okay I really like this, but there's one thing that's bugging me. Please don't be mad at me! Please! But the shadow under her is a tad bit too much and she doesn't look natural because of it. I think if you took the shadow down in opacity and just soften it up a bit more she would fit in perfectly with the scene.
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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire.
I am not mad in the least. I appreciate you taking the time to comment and offer constructive suggestions. Whether I agree or not, they are still welcome. In this particular case, I was not entirely happy myself and have already changed it 2 or 3 times and it is better now than it was, but I will try your suggestion and see how it looks. Thank you.
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"Our life is no dream, but it should and will perhaps become one." Novalis
She fits in so much better now. I love helping people out, but I get shy about it because I'm not sure if it's wanted or not, so I usually just keep quiet around here.
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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire.
I think this is lovely, and it reminds me of the movie I saw last night. An excellent choice of elements to combine, and the render is beautiful. My suggestions though would be that I find the background blurrier than one would expect (i.e. if the entire image was a photo, for example), making the distinction between render and photo stand out a bit. I think if you sharpened the background photo a little, they would blend together more seamlessly. The other thing is that I find the background photo a bit desaturated-looking. I know it's overcast, but I just think that, as a wallpaper, it would look prettier if the greenery was more lush-looking and the bridge more red (might also complement her dress more that way). Whether or not the foreground would need to be adjusted also I couldn't say without trying it. By I've just quickly done those two tweaks (sharpness and saturation) myself on the whole image to get an idea, and personally I think it looks even prettier than it did before It's up to you though. Very nice work.
Oooh that's pretty, The presence of a little bit of red in a scene of mostly greens (background) and earth tones in the front is really nice. What do the lamps say? Does this one come in 2560 X 2048?
Thank you. I am glad that you like it. And thank you for your constructive comments as well. As a matter of fact, I have considered and changed all of those elements that you suggested, and asked for my wife's opinion concerning those changes versus what we currently have, and she was emphatic that she did not like it as well. In her opinion, it detracted from the focus being on the girl and the foreground and instead of complimenting them, ended up competing with them and being a distraction. I am actually sitting here laughing about this, because I tended to agree with your perspective. There is, of course, no right or wrong about this, just people's perspectives and opinions, and, clearly, you can't please everyone. I ask her opinion a lot. Sometimes I take it, sometimes I don't. In this particular case, since I could see and understand her perspective, whether I completely agreed with it or not, I decided to go with it as a sign of appreciation for her willing involvement. I do appreciate your input as well, but in this particular case I think I will just leave it be.
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"Our life is no dream, but it should and will perhaps become one." Novalis
Thank you. from what I understand, the lamps say dragon. I have it in 2560 x 1024 and in 3840 x 1200. What does 2560 x 2048 fit? If those are actually the dimensions you want, I am sure it can be arranged.
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