Photographer's Comment: I'll probably take down two of these but thought I'd get your inputs first. This was one of those things where I liked the idea, but found the execution to be a LOT tougher then I thought it would be.

Tags: magical book fantasy light abstract

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By grovester (2008-03-04 00:29:34 ): I think the effect works better in this one. Instead of having the book completely flat I think having each side at a 15 or 30 degree angle would make the book have some of the energy of the light and be more of a participant. There is supposed to be something powerful in the book that is symbolized by the light.

By lynnrider (2008-03-02 22:52:56 ): My vote for fave is for this one Carl:) I prefer the pastel of the "electric" and mysterious lines that are coming up out of the book. Makes me wonder what the book is about!

By smokeydawg (2008-03-02 20:32:25 ): I really appreciate the feeback Janith as I've said, I like the idea of this, but the PS work especially the "blending" to make it look "real" has been a lot more then I bargained for. LoL but as such I've learned a few things. So I appreciate once again the suggesion to make it not look so straight. A very good point. More work is practice which is a good thing. I've been leaning toward this as my fav also for the same reasons you stated.

By janith (2008-03-02 19:51:12 ): This version appeals to me the most because the "smoke cone" is the same neutral color as the book, so it unites the book and the electricity. Does that make any sense at all? Any way you could feather the edge of the "smoke cone" so that it's not so straight edge? Not to make you go back and do more work, but this image has a great message and really is magical!!! I even like the way you've arranged the pages of the book so that they're not symmetrical.

By geingham (2008-03-02 18:19:16 ): This is nice too, but I like version 3 the best.

By ktapio (2008-03-02 16:59:06 ): Aha, Carl, you are closer. Nice concept you are playing with. Did you try kind of fading the cone as it gets closer to the top? As if is vanishing ambiguously. The color is very genteel and nice addition. katia

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