This looks like your technique is very nicely done. I can not help with the painter's look but I might suggest adding more texture to the background. That may enable you to rework/improve the areas you are not happy with where the two interact.

Pretty,pretty,pretty!

Love tulips ! Plan on heading to Peddlers Village one day this week after work, heard their tulip are up and plentiful.

ABC123... I added some more relevant images and reduced the amount of the 'accidental double exposure effect'. I do think it does give the image more subject matter and a sense that things are there to serve a purpose.
Thanks again for the input.

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Thanks Brian.

jaymatt,
Yes, this was done in Photoshop.

TheeGambler
Thanks. Not usually a fan of blue either. I went with it because of the snow and water elements in the images.

ABC1234,
Thanks for your honesty, I do see where I could make the images that I used have a clearer connection to each other. I simply used backgrounds and a church as opposed to working with images that could give the viewer more info regarding the church. Such as crowds of people approaching or departing. Cemetery or burial images. I like your direction, thanks.

Sony,
I have cut down on the stronger blues and will boost the contrast so there is a more defined point of interest. Thanks for the input.

Good question Howard.
I knew I could not create a composite so realistic that you could not tell that it was 'shot on location' as was the case of the Creative Live class. So using images I had I was going for an image that invoked a dream scape yet had qualities that it could possibly exist, maybe in another world. As with most creative works I think the 'reason or direction' of a piece changes as it the art develops. I was also practicing masking and blending mode. trying to make the transition from image to image flawless. Thanks for asking. It is a good question that I do not always have an answer for yet is needed to make sure that a direction and purpose is achieved.

Hi,
I watched a Creative Live class on compositing the other day and was inspired. I am looking for critique on what might make this better. Do you see mistakes in lighting, shadows or unwanted edges from underlying images? Thanks in advance for sharing your honest thoughts.
Diane

Trinity composite

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Dave, Here is my go at it. I did not know how to send a larger jpeg through dropbox. this on is a smaller condensed file. But as a wallet it should work if you like.

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Thank you all for your kind words and for your time it took to look and rely.
Diane

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A few from the Moland House historical site. CC is welcome!

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