Out of the Shadows
by scalvert

Comment by jomari:
Congratulations on the HM, Shannon. Fabulous shot and creative presentation (which I'm pleasantly surprised to find is legal).

A Gneiss View
by scalvert

Comment by quiche:
Nice gneiss!

Out of the Shadows
by scalvert

Comment by Jutilda:
You've still got it, man. ;)

A Gneiss View
by scalvert

Comment by jgirl57:
Love this! One of my top favorites..

A Gneiss View
by scalvert

Comment by Tiny:
ok it makes a stand

Morning Glory
by scalvert

Comment by damjanev:
A long exposure landscape that does not scream long exposure.
I really appreciate this approach.

Out of the Shadows
by scalvert

Comment by tanguera:
What a beauty!

Out of the Shadows
by scalvert

Comment by scalvert:
That was DQ'd for a vignette in Basic, not a border (it would have been fine in Advanced). "Creating things that weren't in the original capture" applies to the image area, not the border, since obviously the border itself wasn't in the original capture. I already posted an example of a validated breakout border that ribboned in Advanced. It's legal, end of story.

Out of the Shadows
by scalvert

Comment by MattO:

Originally posted by scalvert: Originally posted by MattO: None of that answers my question regarding the cutout(selection with background removal at the paw) or the drop shadow added below it. None of those are allowed in anything other than expert. You're wrong on both counts. Borders generally fall outside of the normal editing rules (you can't otherwise make selections in Basic, for example) as long as the frame is distinct and goes around the outside, and no text, clip art or other photographs were added. If "background removal" applied to borders, then EVERY border would be illegal, and breakout borders have been validated multiple times outside of Expert editing, including this one.

I could show you many "borders" that were DQed including this one to show you that Borders do infact fall inside the normal editing rules. That is a faded border that was De'd and there are many others that have been for "creating things that weren't in the original capture"

Out of the Shadows
by scalvert

Comment by scalvert:

Originally posted by MattO: None of that answers my question regarding the cutout(selection with background removal at the paw) or the drop shadow added below it. None of those are allowed in anything other than expert.

You're wrong on both counts. Borders generally fall outside of the normal editing rules (you can't otherwise make selections in Basic, for example) as long as the frame is distinct and goes around the outside, and no text, clip art or other photographs were added. If "background removal" applied to borders, then EVERY border would be illegal, and breakout borders have been validated multiple times outside of Expert editing, including this one.

Message edited by author 2014-06-19 10:41:43.