Hey guys heres my first Real try at photo manipulation, Just having a bit of fun! tell us what you think!

Corey Schweikert | 500px

[45 Mike]

Tough call, as an experiment, I think it was worth the attempt. As a learning experience.
The lighthouse looks like it would have been a good shot on it's own.
I don't think the image lives up to the title, I can see what you were working for I think.
Keep at it, image manipulation can be a great way to make an image pop, or to make a blah image into an artistic vision.
The question i have is this: "Did you acheive your goal, with the manipulation?"
If so, then you did fine!

[coreyschweikert]

Tough call, as an experiment, I think it was worth the attempt. As a learning experience.
The lighthouse looks like it would have been a good shot on it's own.
I don't think the image lives up to the title, I can see what you were working for I think.
Keep at it, image manipulation can be a great way to make an image pop, or to make a blah image into an artistic vision.
The question i have is this: "Did you acheive your goal, with the manipulation?"
If so, then you did fine!

Thansk for the reply!

I had no real goal. Just an idea which struck me in the early hours of the morning, and I stopped once this was created! so to answer you question, yes this was my goal!

[OnTheWeb]

Yes the cloud layer is obscuring the light house and looks contrived instead of natural. Same thing on the grass and foreground. But, fun scene.

[coreyschweikert]

Yes the cloud layer is obscuring the light house and looks contrived instead of natural. Same thing on the grass and foreground. But, fun scene.

I was tossing up between having the grass solid or slightly see through. Well you can see which one won! going for more of a dreamscape rather then reality.

[SpecialK]

A bit too artificial for me, with competing elements. I'd knock out that big dust blob.