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20-MAY-2008

The Other Side for May 20

I call this composite "The Other Side of Reality." It's almost a Rorschach test if you choose to use it that way. So what do you see in it? I see a rooster, among other things. But what attracted me was the play of colors and shapes, the sense of fluid motion. I don't usually tell my composite's secrets but today I will.

This composite started life as a photo of the wavy glass blocks used as a partition in the waiting room of my dermatologist. On top of that I layered a photo of a colorful plastic sculpture my doctor had placed near the children's area of her waiting room. I used Photoshop's "Difference" blending tool and then cropped the completed composite to show the part that interested me.

Ah, where would I be without Photoshop? Certainly not creating images like this!

CLICK HERE to view others participating in "The Other Side" PaD challenge for May 2008.


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Guest 21-May-2008 00:35
all sounds very technical but I love the way it turned out! :-)
Phillip Normanton20-May-2008 23:04
Well, I'll see your rooster and raise you a kangaroo! Fun image!!!
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography20-May-2008 22:01
Superb, somehow it retain two separate layers which create 3D effect, Vote.
Máire Uí Mhaicín20-May-2008 20:23
Wonderful image.Gifted work with Photoshop.
Barbara Heide20-May-2008 19:53
beautiful! great effect!
Mairéad20-May-2008 19:52
This is beautiful, reminds me of Murano glass. And see three birds in it!
Heidi Jonker20-May-2008 15:42
Beautiful colourfull composition!
Guest 20-May-2008 13:39
Very Nice!! V
an nguyen20-May-2008 11:57
I agree with Pete, I see a jazz band.
Ali Majdfar20-May-2008 11:39
Splendid capture, ~V
Jola Dziubinska20-May-2008 11:31
Awesome composition and colors, cool work.
Guest 20-May-2008 10:42
I see a jazz band...
Great shot.
Piet & Elsabé Enslin20-May-2008 09:35
Good PS work, and thanks for explaining a bit.
Guest 20-May-2008 08:06
So colourful, beautiful!
Victoria20-May-2008 07:55
Beautiful job, vote
Paco López20-May-2008 06:20
Fantastic and beautiful!! V!
Pat Shawyer20-May-2008 06:20
Very clever Patricia !! Well done.
12320-May-2008 06:00
Cool. V
Laryl20-May-2008 05:04
I recognized the glass block right away but didn't know the rest for sure! I thought there was just a bunch of really cool stuff behind it! They use that stuff a lot around here.. anyway very neat!!
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