Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by taterbug:
This is beatiful Scott. I know for many people, it will not be to their liking, but I am a fan of this type of image. This looks very 'fantasy' like, or fairy tale perhaps. Composition is very good. Even though it seems like there is a lot in the shot, it still looks clean and simple. I really like the ferns in the foreground and the branch in the top left. I think they add some depth and give you a sense of 'looking in' at the scene. Your tweaking of the greens and yellows are great, they have a nice luminous feel for me. And I like the dark shadowy areas, again adding depth and strongly contributing to the 'mood' of the photo.

I'm wondering if the grey netting like foliage in the center were just a touch lighter/brighter, it might stand out just a little more. Not very much at all, just slightly. Maybe in selective color, just a little tweaking to the white and neutral channels perhaps? But maybe that's just me :-) I kind of agree about the sky, I think I definitely see what you were going for with the sky, and it's close, very close, but to me I think that the blue portions are just a little too blue. And it seems just a little too broke up with light and dark, comes off a little blotchy. Did you have a washed out or flat sky and added it with a gradient or brushing it in?

I like it though, very cool and dreamy. Reminds me of one of my shots that I quite like, 'My Hidden Pond'.

Nice work Scott :-)

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by Niten:
Nice 3-d effect there!! I'm not much on digital art but that is cool.

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by vikas:
Looks like a painting on glass, nice effect !!

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by smilebig4me1x:
oooooo i like his one. i agree that the sky needs something done to it. my first thought was maybe burn the blue spots a bit.

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by zapgrafx:
I am a big fan of afterfx, maybe its the designer in me. I like what you have done with this image however agree with loriprophoto about the sky can you maybe smudge it a little?

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by loriprophoto:
Very nice, dreamy. Only thing I dont like is the sky and clouds, it looks out of place.

Message edited by author 2005-10-30 09:01:21.

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by bobdaveant:
I love the trees/forest, they are amazing, Im not too thrilled about the clouds, but I cant put into words what bugs me, they somehow just look off, still a wonderful pic with great effects.

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by alfresco:
Very dreamy and surreal effect - I like it.

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by Bud:
interesting effect, I like the image. It may benefit from having a stronger focal point in the image.

Chromatic Wonderland
by SDW

Comment by ggbudge:
This is very nice! Love the dreamy-ish effect.