Launch Pad
by HeiSch

Comment by LadyK:
ugh, this is nasty. i actually flinched when i pulled up the photo cause it looks like its going to fly out of the screen and attack my face. so good points for you haha! 9

Lobstermaid
by HeiSch

Comment by MacDonald:
Awwww what a sweet junior mermaid .. I see she is affixing flowers to her mermaidenly (new word) hair so she will soon be bugging you for sea shells like the rest of her friends ... sigh.. difficult raising a teenage mermaid .. especially one so pretty with such a magnificent tail .. I shall have to, in honor of her beauty and your excellent photography bump her up to an 8

Lobstermaid
by HeiSch

Comment by Damzel:
love it!

Lobstermaid
by HeiSch

Comment by Lydia:
well done I like the tree branches in front to add depth, too. I think she would be reflecting in the water, though. (not voting)

Lobstermaid
by HeiSch

Comment by CNovack:
Definately a new spin on the mermaid tale or 'tail':-) I like the creative thought behind merging the colorful lobster tail with that of a girl. Color, detail and creativity are good - an above average composition that has the potential to attain an 8 or above if a few things are addressed. First off I think the lake environment clashes with the stereotypical idea of where a mermaid is found...not only that when I think lobsters I think of the sea as well. I understand that you might have had to work with what you have and not been able to legally get a beach background. Hmmm, what might have worked better to make the mermaid be more believable in her surroundings - uh, mayhap the tail of a rainbow trout? .....o.k. did a quick google and it turns out that there are 'fresh water' crustaceuans. So it is possible but I have a feeling many people will have the same thought as I did that mermaid/lobster = ocean. The other thing I wanted to point out is that the plaid bikini top not only clashes with the colors and textures of her tail but does not tie into what a stereotypically drawn/painted/sculpted mermaid would be clothed in. With the expert editing - you could have easily selected the top, feathered selection to avoid hard edges, and changed the color. You would then have to do a bit of dodge and burn so that the shading would then look realistic as opposed to a solid flat color. You could even use the option of selecting using the tail as the bikini's color or maybe as a texture overlay. One suggestion on how to do it: with point-by-point select tool outline the bikini and feather to avoid hard edges. Save the transparent selection. Next select a good sized portion of the lobster tail, copy it. Now create a new layer set on normal 100% and paste the selected portion of the tail over where the top would be. Select your saved selection of the bikini top with will show where the top would be, invert selection, feather, and hit delete. Now you have 'cut away' all the excess and are left with a perfectly crafted top made of lobster tail:-) Lastly, (omg, I was wondering when she was going to finish this dissertation - yah, I know picky, picky) a small thing but something that might help with the aesthetics of the scene - I think the merge between tail and girl's body would be better if the tail was moved up to cover the hips and waist...most drawings and paintings I have seen have mermaids with the tail up to the waist and no belly button.

Lobstermaid
by HeiSch

Comment by kenskid:
Nice job

Lobstermaid
by HeiSch

Comment by LonnieD:
Pity the bikini top wasn't closed in colour to the tail.
Original.

Lobstermaid
by HeiSch

Comment by LadyK:
lol now that creative! good job making me laugh:) 7

When the heck did that happen?
by HeiSch

Comment by Sim:
Very Nice..when did this happen?

A Bouquet for Bokeh
by HeiSch

Comment by MegaColor:
this here is a nice shot!!!