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ryan winton
{K:3027} 8/24/2003
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awsome
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Gaetan Chevalier
{K:4188} 8/23/2003
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Very creative photoart. Great work well done Jim! Recent of your photos are for me new discovery that I appreciate seing.
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G C
{K:12204} 8/23/2003
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Incredible! Amazing (not a strong enough word!) image, and you keep putting songs in my head!!! Cheers!
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Dave M
{K:9043} 8/22/2003
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Jim, you just quoted one of my favorite songs of all time, which of course biases me to begin with. I have only one nit here, which is that I so wish the fin on the left frame were not cropped. But nonetheless, this is phenomenal work.
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Paolo De Maio
{K:34932} 8/21/2003
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!!!!!!!!!!!
What can I say?.......A Masterpiece!
Paolo
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B:)liana
{K:30945} 8/21/2003
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So beautiful dear Jim. so creative. Wonderful another Water FairyTale. Bravo. Congratulations.
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peta jones
{K:12615} 8/21/2003
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A beautiful creation Jim, just awesome. REM would be proud. :)
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Richard Blount
{K:8015} 8/21/2003
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Cool! Good PS work - Richard.
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Ronny Van Eeckhoutte
{K:12734} 8/21/2003
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Thanks Jim for the explanation.
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Gabriella Carta
{K:22879} 8/21/2003
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great work
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Jim McNitt
{K:11246} 8/21/2003
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Thanks for the enthusiastic comments. A couple responses:
Ronny:
This one went very quickly, just a couple of hours -- probably because I've been doing a series using the same basic techniques and am finally starting to get the hang of it. As with most of the other images in my portfolio, this is what I call a composite photo illustration -- which basically means it's several different images that have been "composited," or blended together, using Photoshop Layers. Sometimes I get an idea which reminds me of something in my archives. In this case, I went out and shot the images pretty much with this scene in mind.
Unfortunately, I don't have the resources -- for models, stylists, etc. -- or the patience, for that matter, to do something this complex from scratch. So, I often work from sculpture. This has its pros and cons. One big pro is that you have a very good idea of what you're going to get before you even press the shutter. The biggest con is that you have to schedule your shooting carefully to get the right sun angles. The sculptures I used in this image are near life-size and are located on the "malecon," or waterfront esplenade, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I knew that for this composite I needed a strongly backlit photo, so I waited until late afternoon, just a couple of hours before sunset. I took a total of six images, three of each figure -- which, for me, at any rate, is extraordinarily economical.
Mark:
Funny you should mention this. I don't use a chair anymore. Instead, I have something called a "Gymnastik Ball," it's one of those plastic inflatable exercise balls. I wouldn't exactly call it comfortable, but that's partly the idea. I may spend all day and much of the night at the computer, but I'm never "sitting still."
In Transit:
Comment on the lyrics would best be sent to Michael Stipe of REM.
Anna K:
True, if you're night swimming, we cannot see you naked, but that doesn't mean we won't be trying.
Thanks gang;
Jim
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Craig Garland
{K:27077} 8/21/2003
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Jim; this is cool! You continue to push the limits of what's possible with photo art. As in this work, you have gone well beyond conventional photography, and well into the realm of art. I like the feel of this, and especially the mermaid like "feet". Nice work.
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Kristina Kohut
{K:49990} 8/21/2003
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So wonderful! I love everything about it, except that very light blue colour tones. But that's just personal taste I guess and emotional appeal is still 7. I wouldn't drag that down just because of my personal taste of colours!
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Anna
{K:2994} 8/21/2003
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oops, sorry, forgot the picture: I simply love it!
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Anna
{K:2994} 8/21/2003
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I will follow your advice, Jim... (they cannot see me naked...;-))
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Tiro Leander
{K:19060} 8/21/2003
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Straight into my favorites - why? because it's such a beautiful picture, because "automatic for the people" is the best ever, because nightswimming got such a wonderful mood -the picture and the song.. So.. "my" song is "Find The River".. i'll never be able to make a picture to that one. Thanks for this
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Anna Pagnacco
{K:7448} 8/21/2003
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I see blue is your favorite color :-)-...it works wonderfully in your creations, Jim.
Another beautiful artwork! Anna
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Igor L.
{K:7432} 8/21/2003
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Nice work, Jim!
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Ronny Van Eeckhoutte
{K:12734} 8/21/2003
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Fantastic shot !!!!
Must have been quite difficult to do this -- how many pics did you shoot to get thus one ?
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Gerhard BuschEFIAP/AFIAP
{K:18382} 8/21/2003
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Eine originelle Idee sehr gut fotografiert.
Gruss Gerhard
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Ana Vianna
{K:15270} 8/21/2003
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Fantastic work! Very mythological !!!
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lowell whipple girbes
{K:13151} 8/21/2003
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me like it !!!!!!!
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In Transit
{K:29432} 8/21/2003
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There is a question here... does one CRITIQUE or COMMENT upon the 'submitted Capture', or the 'About'? Both are deserving!
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^j^ .
{K:8554} 8/21/2003
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Oh... Forgot the technical comment....
Just wow then !!! You're great Mister M.
;-))
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^j^ .
{K:8554} 8/21/2003
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Oh wow....
I mean wow... Superwow... Megacoolissimowow !!!
Ok ok !!! I stop now !!!
Just let me gaze at this for a while... And read your comment !
;-))
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kita mcintosh
{K:18594} 8/21/2003
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like mermaids....brilliant!
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Akin Ozyazici
{K:4323} 8/21/2003
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very creative work,
Regards Akin.
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Carlos Brando
{K:4637} 8/21/2003
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interesting congrats!
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Freddie Sandström
{K:1444} 8/21/2003
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Wonderful! You're absolutely right about nightswimming. It's magic and you've captured some of that feeling here. Oh and thanks for the lyrics. The track Nightswimming is one of my all time favourites and I think I'm going to crank it up tonight also.
Big smile
/Freddie
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MaryBell
{K:32791} 8/21/2003
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they cannot see me naked...
magnificent...
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Cathy Barrows
{K:1897} 8/21/2003
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very cool
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Shai Ritblatt
{K:3755} 8/21/2003
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Great Shot, very creative and well composed !
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Alex Uchôa
{K:18547} 8/21/2003
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Very creative and well execured, JIM. Great eye you have.
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luisa vassallo
{K:28230} 8/21/2003
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wonderful!
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Mário Sousa
{K:16985} 8/21/2003
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fantastic photo
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