Imported element

[Fred von den Berg]

The woman was cut out from another photo of the same palace. This is the first time I've tried this and it's a bit rough round the edges, but does she look proportionally OK to you? Is it believable or too obvious?

Thanks for looking and any feedback and advice will be appreciated.

 

[PersistentNomad]

She seems really out of place because of how out of focus she is. It seems like she should be a lot larger and closer to be that blurry. Is she placed approx size and location as from the photo you snagged her? Also, she has no shadow and a weird blurry halo.

 

[Fred von den Berg]

She seems really out of place because of how out of focus she is. It seems like she should be a lot larger and closer to be that blurry. Is she placed approx size and location as from the photo you snagged her? Also, she has no shadow and a weird blurry halo.

Thanks. I went back and cut her out again (more carefully this time), sharpened her and took the shadow from another person in a photo taken nearby on the same day.

 

[PersistentNomad]

Much better than the first, but I guess my issue now is an artistic one. She still seems out of place to me, probably because she's so clearly touristy and the only one in frame. So, why are you adding her to the photo in the first place? Honing skills or trying to make a statement I'm just not seeing?

 

[Fred von den Berg]

Much better than the first, but I guess my issue now is an artistic one. She still seems out of place to me, probably because she's so clearly touristy and the only one in frame. So, why are you adding her to the photo in the first place? Honing skills or trying to make a statement I'm just not seeing?

No statement. On the one hand I wanted to add her to compare with the original, and on the other to see if I could do it. That I was able to get a shot without people in the first place was a bit of a fluke: moments later the place was teeming with tourists, including the woman shown here.