Lost in the Dinghy and Sandbox

squirrels · Apr 25, 2013

I got a kick out of making these. The first is for RonLane, an abstracty landscape that is still fuzzy and confusing but also in a rum drink kind of way. The second is cause I had so much fun with the first.

My compositing skills need work. Can anybody suggest where to look for info on learning to do it better?

1 Lost in the Dinghy

2 Sandbox

Mully · Apr 25, 2013

I like them and don't see anything wrong with the composition ... a midget will be along to advise you though.

jake337 · Apr 25, 2013

Mully said:
I like them and don't see anything wrong with the composition ... a midget will be along to advise you though.

I think the OP was referring to their "composite" skills, not their composition skills.

squirrels · Apr 25, 2013

jake337 said:
I think the OP was referring to their "composite" skills, not their composition skills.

In truth, I wouldn't turn down help with either!

ronlane · Apr 25, 2013

I like them both. Thanks for sharing. My thoughts on them. #1, I feel like I've been in that dinghy before

. #2, The person in the blue shirt made me think of someone that was spinning around a baseball bat to get dizzy (like the school game).

You don't need help with either, these are WAY better than I could put together.

squirrels · Apr 25, 2013

ronlane said:
I feel like I've been in that dinghy before .

Wait, are you secretly Captain Ron? For all I know that's you behind Mr. Squirrels. You didn't teach us sailing did you? :lmao:

ronlane · Apr 25, 2013

squirrels said:
ronlane said:

I feel like I've been in that dinghy before .

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Wait, are you secretly Captain Ron? For all I know that's you behind Mr. Squirrels. You didn't teach us sailing did you? :lmao:

Nope it's not me. I've been in land locked Oklahoma all my life. Pretty much grew up with my Dad having a small aluminum flat bottom boat to fish out of. Even on a lake if the wind got up to white capping you didn't want to be out it in, not to even mention with night coming on.

runnah · Apr 25, 2013

The light of the scene isn't matching the added in bits. Also the lines are too sharp around the edges. Either feather you selection or add a bit of blur to your mask layer.

jowensphoto · Apr 25, 2013

runnah said:
The light of the scene isn't matching the added in bits. Also the lines are too sharp around the edges. Either feather you selection or add a bit of blur to your mask layer.

I agree! The additions made to the landscape are so realistic against such an abstract background. I think a bit of blurring and maybe an opacity adjustment would tie all the elements together.

On the other hand, it might help to leave everything as is and just make the people/boat bigger the frame... or leave as is completely. It's an interesting juxtaposition.

ronlane · Apr 25, 2013

Jess, if you made the dinghy bigger, it wouldn't be a dinghy anymore.... Oh and you'd need a release to use their images

squirrels · Apr 25, 2013

runnah said:
The light of the scene isn't matching the added in bits. Also the lines are too sharp around the edges. Either feather you selection or add a bit of blur to your mask layer.

Dang it. I tried to get the colors to sort of play well together, but I don't think I succeeded. Then I totally forgot to pay attention to where my light was coming from..er...from whence my light was coming.

Sweet information on blurring the mask layer. I'm guessing you don't want to go crazy with that.

ronlane · Apr 25, 2013

squirrels said:
I'm guessing you don't want to go crazy with that.

Just don't knock me out of the dinghy

Derrel · Apr 25, 2013

Oh, man....I like the first one!!! A lot! Well-done!

squirrels · Apr 25, 2013

ronlane said:
squirrels said:

I'm guessing you don't want to go crazy with that.

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Just don't knock me out of the dinghy

As long as you'll sign a model release as Capt Ron!

Thanks Jess, yeah they just aren't jiving the way I wanted in my head. I'll probably play with these again later and might ask you to take another look.

I couldn't decide whether to post in "General" or "Just for Fun", I'm totally appreciating the C&C guys. :hug::

ETA: Disclosure, the added in blue shirt and kid is me and little man 1 taken by Grandma.

ronlane · Apr 25, 2013

I, Captain Ron, authorize squirrels permission to use my image or likeness in the use of said composition, as long as either or both squirrels and jowensphoto's images or likenesses are joining me in said composition. :lmao: