ediesaul

I never know which is #1 and #2, so I always write "top" or "bottom"!

Top photo: I think that the darkness at the bottom balances the darkness at the top, and that you have captured/created a really good mood - an ominous setting apropos to a Shakespearean foreboding, a Wizard of Oz or Disney evil castle, and a Poe background. I like that the moon is not full.

If it were my image, I'd cut from the left so that we would have 3 birds and another 3 - the moon + 2 bushes, or looking at it differently, the moon, bird, and bush on the left and bush + 2 birds on the right.

Bottom Photo: Love this image! There is a delicacy to the way the birds are situated and balanced with the moon. The background enhances the feel that there's a big universe out there. The simplicity of the design is lovely.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thanks so much for your detailed impressions, Edie. Greatly appreciated!

Snap Shot Loc: California

I love that first image best Linda! Frame it and make a halloween card! Beautiful work!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thanks so much for your visit, Bill!

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Linda, as you know I would never do this myself, but I can appreciate how much you love playing with these. I think the first one is really nice. My instant reaction was that the center bird was a touch too large for the image. But if he's in the same image as the other two, I guess not. I do like the silhouette look to them. There's a lot of grain in the clouds, and when combined with the clarity of the actual moon, it looks funky.

#2 doesn't move me with that texture. It seems out of place, as it's clearly a wood grain and yet there's not enough actual wood in the picture to make the connection. I think the image is a good idea, and I like the birds in the bush and the moon. (Yes, I DO like the not full moon! There are enough full moon shot in the world.) I think you culd crop some off the left side, drop the background texture and have a nice shot.

The third one you added is really nice. I'd love to be able to say, "that's a really nice catch," but since it's a composite, I have to say, that's a really nice combo. It's very well done.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thank you for your comments, Kathy. I always look forward to your take on my play specifically because you're not into doing composites

The larger bird was added separately. Good point about smooth moon vs. grainy clouds. A funny thing about the "clearly wood grain" texture of #2: It is blurred clouds with a "film grain" filter added. I have no idea how it came to look like wood, lol. I do need to find a better use for it, though.

Thank you again for your excellent feedback!