"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

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
by beatabg

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.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by daisydavid:
Camp as !;) The dress looks absolutely strange using the over saturation. I like the gaiety, you've put quite some effort into the shot, it would make a great advert stock photo. Relates to the novel in a kitsch way.5.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by giantmike:
Ha, great clothing choice. But why so smooth? Looks like she was painted in.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by LN13:
Something just doesn't look right with her dress, and it almost looks like she was cut and pasted into the scene. I hope I'm wrong, but that's just the way it looks to me.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by RyanW:
every time i look at this, and i've been back to look a few times, i can't see this as a serious single image. the dress, shoes and legs look cartoonish and flat, the boat and glass look directly lit in a way that the area here does not look to be capable of.
there is a fantastic attention to detail on everything else, and while the car may be reminiscent of 'old sports car', it does not seem to fit for the period that Gatsby would be set in, nor would the car be in this state of disrepair.
im giving this a 5

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by Tiberius:
Inspired, yes. Too much processing for my taste, but is just me. What I dislike is the skin that looks like plastic. The smile also a bit off. Good try. 6

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by Abra:
Despite the heavy handed approach to the processing this image is strangely appealing. It does look like this image may have been produced using two shots which is against the rules but, of course, I'm voting as if this was achieved within the rules. 6

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by tnun:
everyone will tell you that the car is all wrong, but your model embodies the silly drinkiness of the times. 5

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
by beatabg

Comment by tvsometime:
Creative visual effect - she looks like a poster cutout pasted onto a photorealistic old car painting. A character transported from the Gatsby country club into a barn. 6 for something different.