#44 are we there yet?? cc needed....

[JAG]

Ok I put my brain to work and this is what I came up with today with my dd and her dog. Of these which do you think is better? Your input is appreciated.

1c. http://jagcreations.smugmug.com/Other/challenges-and-competitions-6/JMMed5789b/787509223_n5ghK-L.jpg

2b. clarified filter...
http://jagcreations.smugmug.com/Other/challenges-and-competitions-6/JMMed5744a/787508544_WrLmt-L.jpg


EDIT:
I really liked 1 but yes I agree the background was distracting. So cropt the image and added a black layer mask to cover the background. Do you like this one better than the final 2c edit?

2c.
http://jagcreations.smugmug.com/Other/challenges-and-competitions-6/JMMed5744b/787796778_SCacw-L.jpg


Edit2
1d. http://jagcreations.smugmug.com/Other/challenges-and-competitions-6/JMMed5789c/787796553_pn4hm-L.jpg finalhttp://jagcreations.smugmug.com/Other/challenges-and-competitions-6/JMMed5789c/788150241_5bTQm-L.jpg

[lizzard_nyc]

Hi JAG,
I like your processing on 1c best, but I like the second shot better.

In the first three, I kind of lose what I'm looking at.

[Flyinggina]

I prefer #2. Of those, I can't tell enough of a difference on the monitor I am looking at just now to have an opinion. Love the shot. You can feel the relationship between the two.

Virginia

[ic4u]

I love your 2nd shot, and of the two, at least on my monitor, 2b looks better for a silhouette. A special moment caught...:clap

[JAG]

ok I added some edits at the top and removed the ones that I am sure I wont use. My numbering system got a little out of order but they are the next in line. What do you all think now??

[DeeCajun]

2c looks like the best one to me...just looks smoother and more like Silhouette on my screen...

All great shots !

[meandirene]

I like 2b the best, for the mood of the picture, but not sure it will meet everyone's definition of a silhouette. A close second would then be 1b.

But I also have to congratulate you on working through the funk you were in. :clap

In you last post you were pretty frustrated and took some pretty hard nocks. But you came back with much better shots this time. Good work.

[ic4u]

I still prefer the same one, now it is #2c

[Flyinggina]

Now I'm liking 1d with bg fixed. 2c us a close second.

It will be interesting to see if the judges accept this as a silhouette since there is still detail in the child and dog. For me, I love that such a small amount of detail and color makes the difference in whether I which "get" the pictures.

Whatever, I really like what you have done here. You have some keepers here.

Virginia

[DsrtVW]

:agree 1d

[JAG]

thank you all so much for your input! Actually I have Justiceiro to thank for the insperation of this type of sillouetting. On my other thread he put the word Chiaroscuro and I looked it up HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro). Although I would not consider all the images 'sillouettes' that were given as the examples, it gave me insperation enough as I am an artist who uses photography as one part of my medium.

I think I will work more on the 1d as it has some possibilities of being awesome. Whether the judges agree or not...its that I finally got a spark back and need to make it grow into a glowing amber to a raging fire. Isn't that what these challenges are about?:lust

Edit:
I have added the final version in the main post.

[WhatSheSaw]

I like final! The bright outlines against the completely dark BG.

[ic4u]

Looks great with the black background....glad you got your "groove" back!

[nightpixels]

Love your current submission, JAG!

[Flyinggina]

Way to go, Joyce!! Brava.:ivar :ivar :ivar

Virginia