Evolution of Life
by beatabg

Comment by bram:
Nice concept, well executed. Post adds visual interest and makes image more compelling. Well done.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by posthumous: ok, this is immediately intriguing because of its oddness. That car doesn't look like it's from the 1920s, but I think you're trying to imply that... a sense of time travel. The woman is long gone, though she is fresh in our imagination, which allows her to cheat death and decay.

Obviously he nailed it. :P

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by glad2badad:
Some halos from the selections around the lady really standing out. Noise reduction made the dress seem unreal. Like the old car. :-)

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by Damon:
there seems to be something funky going on with her versus the rest of the image, but it may be my eyes :)

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by bvy:
(Know that I only vote in even numbers.)

A two for you. I'm sorry. If the point of this exercise is honesty, then let me be honest. I hate the processing. The idea is good enough, and it looks like you had some good props. But the girl looks plastic and the car looks cartoonish. Just doesn't work for me.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by Kroburg:
There is something very unreal with that woman's dress. Maybe it is according to the book, sorry when I'm mistaken, but it ruins this image for me.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by emoons:
I like the detail in the image. A couple of things, I think, would have made this a better shot. I don't like the dress. It looks superimposed or something, which I am sure she was wearing a dres...looks doctored up or something. If this was an old lady, she could have been remembering "The Great Gatsby" times. That would have been great. The car unfortunately is not from that time period. I know you could take the translation of the picture and title a few different ways, but...

Gave it a 5

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by tanguera:
You are adorable, Beata. I'm puzzled by the featureless legs and skirt, especially coupled with the rest of the highly textured treatment, but I just LOVE the attitude

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by Cory:
Hmm... What's up with the weirdness of the dress? Almost looks like you pasted her in.

And why is everything all soft and weird? It's like there's a glow effect that I would likely expect in a baby's portrait...

In any case, the opulence of the novel would never have included such a scene with the old well worn (and lovely) car, and dirty barn/garage.

I can't help but think this was very close to the mark, but missed it entirely.

Processing taken into account, and the lack of a real fit or story here, I feel that a 4 is appropriate.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by dtremain:
Comment Challenge: Something doesn't work with this image. I think it is the woman vs. the car - she looks like she has been photoshopped into the picture - like she is supposed to be sitting on the car, but appears to be too big to be that far back in the image. At the same time, her position is too awkward to be doing anything but sitting on the car. I love the car's cracking paint, missing doors, lights, etc. The pink cast is well done, and if it is too much, just a tad.