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Published: 2007-04-25 05:43:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 1287; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 0
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I love that boat.
Seriously. I love it. Had to make a manipulation with it. And I think it turned out ok.
Thanks for looking.
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It turned out a lot better than "ok"! I love boats also. This one's definately a favorite!
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Aww, thank you so much! I am glad you like it.
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I do and you're very welcome!
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That really is a gorgeous boat 
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Lovely, great atmosphere! It would be great to take such a photo! 
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I love the atmosphere in this. Pretty clouds! I'm jealous of your talent now, silly.
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Eeee, I love you. 
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Awww, thank you so much sweetie. 
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Love the symbology... (is that a word?)..
Seems like *Verticae has given you one heck of a 'feedback' on it....
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Welcome, dear... *huggles back*
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I like your boat also 
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It looks so glossy, hahaha. I wouldn't mind having that on my wall, lol XD
Nice work
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Awwww, Thanks Einny lovie. <33
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I'm having some really mixed feelings about this image. And since I'm ever so sensual, I think I'll go talk about those feelings now. >.>
First up is, as mentioned, the contrast. Is it symbolic? Might be, I'll dig into that later on. WHat I can say about it, though, is that the contrast seems to break the composition in some places. Most notably, the grass on the bottom right of the piece screams for attention, leading the eye away from the girl and up into the gradial darkening to the right of the boat. I think it might've worked better with either a lower saturation on the grass, or the image having been extended to the right with some more similar grass.
Another very contrasted aspect is the lighting. Typically, I'm rather fond of the way you handle it, but in this image, things seem to be slightly off. In example, the clouds seem just a tad too bright to mix with the general look of the image. As well, the objects in the image (rope, anchor, boat, girl) cast some really soft shadows, which don't darken the surface too much.With such a bright light, I'd figure an image would need crisp, dark shadows.
Lastly, another point that somewhat bothered me; what's the stuff near the bow of the ship? Seems like a skyscraper taking balance class in the distance. I can't really say.
Now, this all may sound a tad negative, but as I said - there's more to it, and that's the symbolism. I've always fancied the stories one can read out of your work, so who knows; I'll have another go.
I see a ship. The ship is brightly lit, standing as if a lighthouse in the middle of a dark landscape. A safe haven, perhaps, a transfer station. Around the ship, there's some bright spots, nothing too muc, and a lot of dark land. Yet, above it, the sky's rather bright again, as if you'd just need to fly up, believe in 'good hope', and be happy.
The woman, though, can't. The anchor around her leg kind of has that effect, I say. And yet, she lies there calmly, and one can only wonder why she's not freaking out.
And that concludes today's essay. I apologize for any spelling mistakes, I just woke up and need to get my sorry ass over to work right about now. I just hope there's something of use in this comment.
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Just to let you know, You're comment made me smile a lot. More because just looking at your critique.. I could tell you were in that sensual mood you were talking about. Hehe.
Ok, I love how much criticism you gave me, because yes, there is a hell of a lot of things wrong with this piece. And You pretty much pointed out many of the obvious ones. (Though it took you telling me for me to actually see it.) And now I am thinking about going back and redoing somethings here and there. Maybe add something in the bottom right corner so that the grass is leading the eye to an object or living thing. As for the other side of the ship.. I'm not too sure I want to do anything to it. It is honestly just the ship yard the boat was sitting in. And it was ugly (plus the dark areas make the piece more mysterious I think). But I dunno about that. Now .. I think the contrast just looked better then the toned down version because it really just didn't scream anything at me when I saw it. So the high contrast is something that I fell in love with. Not too sure why.. but I did. And that reminds me.. Yes I need to make the shadows more defined.
And You were right about the bright sky. It's meant to be bright. To show that there is something she is yearning for. I was thinking of putting something in the sky for her to look at, but I decided it would look too cluttered. So I left it up to the person looking at the piece to make up their mind of what she was thinking about.
I like your thoughts on this one. Thank you so much. 
How are you doing? You doing alright?
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I wasn't all that sensual really, it only appears that way because I wrote that comment 10 minutes after stumbling out of bed.
As for the part to the right, I think perhaps a dark sort of riverbed would suit it really well, and take care of them nasty fine lines above the ship's nose. It'd also change the symbolism from dark/light, to involve time - the boat obviously once was in use -, as if saying no matter how hard you try, you can't outrun your past. And even if the future's bright, your feet are anchored to what lies beyond you.
And I'm doing mostly alright. Note me your MSN sometime, we can catch up on stuff.
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the shadowing and lighting is perfect. a seamless photo manipulation. And I say keep the high contrast. It's kind of ironic if you think about it. An abandoned ship standing out so brightly. eeeeh? eeeh?
anyways, fabulous as always darling. but one of my favorites so far.
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Thanks so much the for the uplifting words, Senzy.
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lovely
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Lol. No really, the contrast is super high. I'll play around with it a little bit. See if I would like less contrast. thanks hunny.
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awesome picture, but the symbology of the woman and anchor raises a lot of questions.
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I love this!
The way the anchor is attached to the woman's leg and how the boat is beached, like the anchor's been anchoring them for ages, is awesome.
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Oh wow, I love your thoughts on this. Thank you so much.
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Thank you very much. Wait around for a little. My next piece will be darker. 
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Wow, thanks for such a great compliment.
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