Hearts
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Comment by pmichaud:
Besides showing us a beautiful, intriguing door, you have managed to include the wonderful grain and textures of the wood. I think this is one of the top images in this challenge.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by snaffles:
This is only an Advanced challenge, not Expert. Nice concept but clumsy execution.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by blindjustice:
I love the skin tones, the pink and the shadows on the arm are terrific. An excellent flapper as well, and the car looks super. (My one small gripe is all that warm pinkish sepia tone kinda takes over)

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment 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. I'm not sure how that relates to the themes of the book, though I admit I'm rusty on them. I'm giving you a 6 for an image that shakes me up, even if it doesn't take me very far.

Eddieeee, Come Back!
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Comment by rjkstesch:
Beata, wow! You beat the 6.000! Way to go.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by jayzundel:
Creative

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by lunachicken:
The title says you didn't intend a direct tie to the story. The girl fits the stories era, but the rest of the scene doesn't really. Overall an interesting take. My biggest gripe is the excess smoothing on the girl. 5

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by Garry:
Wonderful composition, I really like the rusty car and the pose of the woman! But... wow...the processing has killed this so bad! Way too overboard. While HDR/Tonemapping may suit the car and surrounding structure, it is lethal to people. Notice how her legs look like they're made of plastic and how her dress like it's made from wax. I think you had a great image here, I really do but the choice of heavy-handed processing undid it.

"The Great Gatsby" Remembered
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Comment by bmartuch:
Drink enough of that wine and you won't remember.

Eddieeee, Come Back!
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Comment by mitalapo:
is that a person in the (larger) jar? good job.