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    Dark Woods



    Just something I did with the GIMP....

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    Re: Dark Woods

    Interesting, not my cup of tea but at least I like the reflections.
    No, I DON'T need that.

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    Re: Dark Woods

    Certainly interesting, can see that a lot of work has gone into this to create a striking result, the red letters on the back of the car appear to be quite blurred, if they aren't important it might be an idea to lose them

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    Re: Dark Woods

    I think you got what you wanted.
    Its all personal taste but I would wonder what it would look like if the parking lights were on and if it had a cool license plate.
    Great job on shadows and reflections.
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    Re: Dark Woods

    I can see you have "repainted" your car.

    As nice as the reflection is, I'm not sure it looks realistic. By that I mean, what kind of surface out in the wood would give a reflection like that? Besides, it's all blue. I would think only the reflection of the car would be blue. Also, it looks like some shadow also appears in where it shouldn't be.

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    Re: Dark Woods

    Much too photo-chopped. The wrong reflections, shadows, lighting, rim glare, not to mention the ridiculous "WS-7" logo attempt. Clearly you have PS talent, but it's far too over done. This looks like the typical photo edit hack job for the "tuner" crowd, which is unfortunate given such a nice car. For best results, I'd advise more work on ETs, less on Photoshop.
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    Re: Dark Woods

    There's many interesting elements happening here. The reflection is great, the car looks interesting from this angle, the woods seem to compliment it, and the sunburst adds a bit of interest. However, the car may be too dark. It's like it's the model but you can't really see much detail. I like the branches but wish there was more separation between them and the top of the car. I also wish there was just one more interesting little item, say a black cat or something, to put more mood into the scene You are definitely on the right track here though. -GB
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    Re: Dark Woods

    Quote Originally Posted by brmill26
    Much too photo-chopped. The wrong reflections, shadows, lighting, rim glare, not to mention the ridiculous "WS-7" logo attempt. Clearly you have PS talent, but it's far too over done. This looks like the typical photo edit hack job for the "tuner" crowd, which is unfortunate given such a nice car. For best results, I'd advise more work on ETs, less on Photoshop.
    It was never intended to be passed as a real photo. Its overdone because I wanted this to be. I really dont appreciate the "ridiculous" comment from you. It contrasts from the helpful and constructive comments usually found in this great forum. I advise you from thinking better your opinions before typing, its quite easier than photography...

    Thanks guys for you well intentioned comments. I was experimenting with the reflections so thats why there are some that are not following a logical pattern.

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