No Peanut Butter, Just Jelly

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Peter Zack · 03-28-2008, 11:12 PM

I like this a lot. He's looking in the right direction and the jellyfish have an almost 'alien spacecraft' appearance. Great PP work. I'd crop the bottom bit of floor that looks like gravel but the rest is great. How does it look if he's left in colour?

deludel · 03-28-2008, 11:28 PM

Thanks for sharing the before & after - well done, and you've given me some ideas. I'm sure the print will be amazing!

Venturi · 03-28-2008, 11:42 PM

Nicely done! A bit of an homage to "The Abyss".

Oceanic · 03-29-2008, 12:02 AM

Gorgeous. Jellyfish probably make for the absolute best photographs of anything on the planet, aside from a beautiful woman =]

dugrant153 · 03-29-2008, 12:04 AM

wow, I had no idea they were combined as I looked at the pictures first!

daacon · 03-29-2008, 05:49 AM

Wow now that is cool. Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

lithos · 03-29-2008, 06:34 AM

That's an awesome composite.

You've managed to avoid one of the biggest gaffs when making composites, and that's having the two with light coming from different, impossible angles. I honestly thought the second one wasn't edited at all.

song_hm · 03-29-2008, 07:18 AM

You have done a superb job merging the two images, the merge areas are very credible. I especially appreciate delicate cut out around his right fingers. Composition is nicely balance.

I notice inconsistency in the lighting direction. The shadow behind his feet and face suggests a directional lighting from 2 o'clock and deeper behind the glass. The brightness pattern on the jelly suggests lighting from above and close to the glass, i.e., the nearer jelly is brighter than the farther ones. Perhap flipping the jelly fish direction horizontally?

**SCGushue** · 03-29-2008, 07:35 AM

Nice work and PP. I agree with Peter though that the bottom portion of the floor tha contains the rug needs to be cut out at a minimum. It is a very big distraction.

If you take it a step further though, you might want to darken the entire floor that remains so that it minimizes the remaining distraction.

The concept overall is excellent and I'm sure will it will be a treasured image.

Stephen

davemdsn · 03-29-2008, 09:30 AM

Awesome image.

vievetrick · 03-29-2008, 01:34 PM

Great work. Welcome aboard.

Techiechick · 03-29-2008, 06:09 PM

That is one of the most amazing composites I have seen in a long time. I'm sure this will hang in a place of honor in your office.

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03-28-2008, 11:12 PM	#2
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	I like this a lot. He's looking in the right direction and the jellyfish have an almost 'alien spacecraft' appearance. Great PP work. I'd crop the bottom bit of floor that looks like gravel but the rest is great. How does it look if he's left in colour?

03-28-2008, 11:28 PM	#3
deludel Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, CT Posts: 196	Thanks for sharing the before & after - well done, and you've given me some ideas. I'm sure the print will be amazing!

03-28-2008, 11:42 PM	#4
Venturi Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,636	Nicely done! A bit of an homage to "The Abyss".

03-29-2008, 12:02 AM	#5
Oceanic Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas Posts: 65	Gorgeous. Jellyfish probably make for the absolute best photographs of anything on the planet, aside from a beautiful woman =]

03-29-2008, 12:04 AM	#6
dugrant153 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,059	wow, I had no idea they were combined as I looked at the pictures first!

03-29-2008, 05:49 AM	#7
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,915	Wow now that is cool. Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

03-29-2008, 06:34 AM	#8
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	That's an awesome composite. You've managed to avoid one of the biggest gaffs when making composites, and that's having the two with light coming from different, impossible angles. I honestly thought the second one wasn't edited at all.

03-29-2008, 07:18 AM	#9
song_hm Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 797	You have done a superb job merging the two images, the merge areas are very credible. I especially appreciate delicate cut out around his right fingers. Composition is nicely balance. I notice inconsistency in the lighting direction. The shadow behind his feet and face suggests a directional lighting from 2 o'clock and deeper behind the glass. The brightness pattern on the jelly suggests lighting from above and close to the glass, i.e., the nearer jelly is brighter than the farther ones. Perhap flipping the jelly fish direction horizontally?

03-29-2008, 07:35 AM	#10
SCGushue Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,441	Nice work and PP. I agree with Peter though that the bottom portion of the floor tha contains the rug needs to be cut out at a minimum. It is a very big distraction. If you take it a step further though, you might want to darken the entire floor that remains so that it minimizes the remaining distraction. The concept overall is excellent and I'm sure will it will be a treasured image. Stephen

03-29-2008, 09:30 AM	#11
davemdsn Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,413	Awesome image.

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03-29-2008, 01:34 PM	#12
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,185	Great work. Welcome aboard.

03-29-2008, 06:09 PM	#13
Techiechick Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: High Springs, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 571	That is one of the most amazing composites I have seen in a long time. I'm sure this will hang in a place of honor in your office.