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Clarke's Day.

Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 31 March 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

This is my attempt a something for the day. And my first attempt at this sort of pp :)
(Not sure the water works but it is a first try and as they say practice makes perfect.)
I took the orginal image and inverted it, then added the moon. I followed this with a small version of Stonehenge, then added another layer with a larger Stonehenge, over the top, then added the water. Finally I converted to b&w :)
I basically moved Stonehenge to Staffordshire :)
Thanks to Behrooz for the challenge :)

Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the great writer who was well-known for his science fictions around the world, died on Marth 19th at the age of 90.
Sir Arthur believed that we live in a world where anything is possible. He brought us images from the future, took us beyond our small world, and made us believe that imaginations can easily become reality. His three laws were, and still are:
1. "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong."
2. "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible."
3. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

I would like to dedicate a day, let's say the last day of this month March 31th, to his memory, so I decided to suggest a theme for the day.

** Clarke's Day **
Dare to dream, let your imagination run wild, show us that impossible is merely a word in the dictionary. Take an element from his dreams, or yours, and make a picture. It can simply be a sign with the number 2001 on it or a picture of a UFO, but I'm not suggesting anything. It's up to you, my friend.

In case you are interested, please copy this text to your photoblog to spread the word.
Thank you

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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have

Comments (36)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

That's lovely. What an excellent idea and image!

31 Mar 2008 5:23am

@Michael Skorulski: Thank you Michael :)

Rags from Plano, United States

wow! So very cool....as always.

31 Mar 2008 6:37am

@Rags: :) your very kind Kanyi, thank you

Behrooz Sangani from Tehran, Iran

Great idea and job, Mary! The composition works very well.
Maybe we can get one built for you in Staffordshire. The location fits here very well ;)

31 Mar 2008 7:04am

@Behrooz Sangani: thank you Behrooz :)

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Excellent experimentation there MaryB!!! Just wonderful!

31 Mar 2008 8:19am

@Craig: Thank you Craig :)

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Spectacular image.

31 Mar 2008 9:23am

@Ana Lúcia: Thank you Ana :)

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

A beautiful montage, MaryB. Deeply evocative of another world ...

31 Mar 2008 9:35am

@Ron: Thank you Ron :)

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

A very good composition! You managed very well!

31 Mar 2008 9:42am

@Japanalia: Thank you :)

Helma from Tehran, Iran

very nice lighting ! beauty B&W photo .. nice composed and framing ! thanks.

31 Mar 2008 9:49am

@Helma: Thank you Helma :)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Whoa!!! You did that well, way to go, it's enchanting Mary :)

31 Mar 2008 10:56am

@Lorraine: Thank you so much Lorraine :)

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

A very good post for the occasion.

31 Mar 2008 1:09pm

@Shuva Brata Deb: Thank you :)

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

Wow! This is great, Mary! Very imaginative! Wonderful job!

31 Mar 2008 1:11pm

@Melissa W.: Thank you Melissa :)

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Quebec, Canada

You are a pretty good engineer to be able to move Stonehenge in such a short time! :-)

31 Mar 2008 1:35pm

@vu@granby - Wolfgang: :) thank you Wolfgang.

Tracey from Baltimore, United States

I think it works amazingly well Mary! I love how there seems to be light beaming up from the grass. Cool effect.

31 Mar 2008 1:54pm

@Tracey: Thank you very much Tracey :)

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

EXCELLENT, Mary!! I doesn't matter if something "fits" as this is a total conceptual image and from your imagination. Really love how you did this... that moon and stonehenge is spectacular!!

31 Mar 2008 2:03pm

@amy: Thank you so much Amy :)

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Appropriately stimulating to the imagination and very eerie. Yep, sure enough, I forgot... but I have a post coming up on April 7th that might be appropriate.... Mark it on your calendar...

31 Mar 2008 2:24pm

@Earnest: Thank you Earnest, looking forward to your April 7th post. :)

Rob from Velveetaville, United States

I like it MB, it's really unique and looks like something that would be hanging in a gallery.

Cheers,

Rob

31 Mar 2008 2:27pm

@Rob: Cheers for stopping by Rob, that is such a wonderful compilment, thank you :)

SPunkt from -, Germany

"I basically moved Stonehenge to Staffordshire :)"
I like that one a lot … LOL
Good pp!, but something is wrong with the water. But as long as I cannot tell I will rest in peace. :D

31 Mar 2008 3:05pm

@SPunkt: :) thank you, I agree with you about the water!

Shrig from NorthEast, United States

Nice one, MaryB! I do like the work you put into this :) Clarke's Day is a great idea.

31 Mar 2008 3:42pm

@Shrig: Thank you very much Shrig :)

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

The Druids moved the stones to Stonehenge so I guess it is okay to move them to Staffordshire. Very nicely done.

31 Mar 2008 4:21pm

@Michael Rawluk: Thank you very much Michael :)

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Spectacular composition! I think what SPunkt mentioned above regarding something wrong with the water may have to do with the angle in which the waves are moving. It seems to give the feeling that the water level is going down from right to left, rather than a level flow from front to back perhaps? Great image regardless. And a very good first attempt!

31 Mar 2008 4:43pm

@Steven: Thank you Steven and I totally agree with you, it is the angle of the waves. I should have straightend the water image before I added it as a layer.

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Splendid concept Mary! Who cares if the water runs the wrong way - after all it is fantasy! You made me laugh with the idea of moving Stonehenge to Staffordshire! Hard to believe this is your first attempt at anything like this - you did so well! Maybe you should do more! :-)

31 Mar 2008 4:51pm

@Anne: Thank you so much Anne. (I must admit the water bothered me only after I'd saved it! I think if I'd straightend the water image before I'd added it as a layer, I would have been happier :) ) I actually learned how to do this from on line tutorials on YouTube :)

Hoopand from Tehran, Iran

wow! unexpected! perfect shot! just perfect!

31 Mar 2008 5:45pm

@Hoopand: Thank you Hoopand, your comments are always so encouraging :)

danthro from Suburbia, United States

nice composite shot! looks like something out of a ghost story. strong eerie feeling to it.

31 Mar 2008 7:14pm

@danthro: Thank you danthro :)

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Great experimentation Mary. The result is superb! Well done.

31 Mar 2008 8:00pm

@standley: Thank you very much Richard :)

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

The sign of good image combination is that it looks like they haven't been combined at all, and you've done this really well here!

31 Mar 2008 8:03pm

@DaveB: Thank you Dave, I really appreciate your feedback on this :)

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Good work, nice moody picture

31 Mar 2008 8:17pm

@Graham Russon: Thank you Graham :)

e. from New York, NY, United States

Beautiful black and white!

31 Mar 2008 8:33pm

@e.: Thank you e :)

Gary from Cochise County, United States

This is wonderful Mary. I wish i knew my way around Photoshop a little better. It looks like you had fun with this.

1 Apr 2008 12:35am

@Gary: Thank you Gary. I learnt how to do this through online tutorials on YouTube, it was great fun :)

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

wow this is wonderful Mary,so very lovely and it looked like it involved lots of work!The image is picturesque,very serene.Does that mean it was actually more than a picture combined?I sure couldnt tell:)

1 Apr 2008 2:27am

Martine from Québec, Canada

Superb tribute for this great man!

1 Apr 2008 3:12am

rainsocks from Singapore, Singapore

I do love it!

1 Apr 2008 4:09am

drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Nice job! What a great vision! That looks like it took hours in the digital dark room.

Dan

1 Apr 2008 1:08pm

@drphoto: Thank you Dan,
I wish I could say that I slogged for hours over the computer to get this lol but in honesty it took about 20mins total (if that) the longest time was trying to get water to look ok, I don't think I quite pulled it off though :)

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

great shot!! nice pp!

1 Apr 2008 9:59pm

Scotfot from Kabul, Afghanistan

Very interesting! It turned out very well!

2 Apr 2008 4:59pm

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Great work, Mary!

3 Apr 2008 7:09pm

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Great work indeed! The picture is really an eye-catcher and -holder. I copied the text to my blog. I'm not as sophisticated in photoprocessing as you are, but I'll do my best!

4 Apr 2008 10:09am

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