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Night at the Museum IV

Posted by Gary Briney on Mon May 07, 2012 5:36 am

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It was a rainy weekend here, so I had a bit of time to get back to an idea from a few years ago, which is a riff on the Night in the Museum movie. This composite is based on four images -- the rose, the katydid, the frame, and of course McFly, our intrepid museum patron. The handcrafted frame in my first image in the series was a bright gold, which I have modified here to a wood tone, by using a brown frame shape over the original with the layer blend set to color. The katydid was heavily retouched and the legs repositioned to fit the petal in the composite with the rose, which I have cropped here to put the katydid in a better position, then distorted it to fit the frame. The background color is 224/224/224 R/G/B to match the NSN gray page. A fun technical exercise, all in all, though I realize it isn't everyone's cup of tea ;) NIK CEP, PS perspective
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by Jackie Schuknecht on Mon May 07, 2012 11:07 am
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Very cool Gary. Surreal and great PP. Thanks for sharing your workflow!
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by Jim Neely on Mon May 07, 2012 11:42 am
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Excellent idea and execution, Gary.

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by jerryb on Mon May 07, 2012 3:51 pm
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Very nice composite. I really like the fly viewing the work.

by Cynthia Crawford on Mon May 07, 2012 4:41 pm
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Ahhh- McFly returns! What a nice bit of creative fun...and some impressive techniques too. Can't wait for the next adventure!
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by Carol Clarke on Tue May 08, 2012 4:09 am
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Love the concept - brilliant! That frame however........(you know how I hate heavy frames!). IMHO the frame overpowers the content within it - like its being sucked back into a vortex!
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by Gary Briney on Tue May 08, 2012 5:12 pm
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Folks, thanks for your comments!
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by Gyrine on Tue May 08, 2012 10:38 pm
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I like it but my technical skills couldn't pull it off. Maybe someday I can learn.
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by John Labrenz on Sun May 20, 2012 12:22 am
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Very creative Gary....I know a lot of work went into this.

by Gary Briney on Sun May 20, 2012 5:03 am
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Thanks for commenting on this little technical exercise.
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by woodbutcher on Wed May 23, 2012 8:28 am
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I like the concept Gary.
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