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This image is maybe a little ‘outside’ the parameters of my usual work, but it was created with the aim of providing myself with some ‘practice’ at my Photoshop layering and blending skills (now that I’ve managed to find a few of the controls in the program!)

The image consists of well over 20 layers. The starting point of the tree with the beautiful roots is unfortunately located right next to a car park so it’s pretty near impossible to photograph it without lots of shiny modern cars sitting next to it…

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  • Paul Davis

    Paul Davis

    Very very clever – Well done :)

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thanks lots Paul! I think I’m getting the hang of layering and blending’ a bit better now :)))

  • Rachel Davison

    Rachel Davison

    Great Work! Very intense!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you :)))

  • Clare Colins

    Clare Colins

    Well done DF…a great image :)

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thanks lots Clare! I’m getting better hang of the blending now… :)))

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    Compelling and eerie. Well done. I look forward to seeing more of this new creative style!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you so much Jan! Photoshop opens up all sorts of strange possibilities (once you start to figure out where some of the commands are… :)))

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Wow! I almost jumped outta my skin when I opened this, it is amazing!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thanks lots Sharon! That’s SUPER high praise :)))

  • roy skogvold

    roy skogvold

    very enchanting and almost hypnotic effect Kallena. I liked the moody atmosphere almost like in a fairytale. Fav
    ...roy

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thanks lots Roy – very glad you like it – especially well enough to fav :)))

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Wow, Kallena – this is AMAZING!!! You are truly gifted, my friend – easy fave!! :))

  • DragonFlyer replied

    O thank you so much my dear friend! WONDERFUL praise!!! I’m so so determined to increase my tech skills in PS to be able to create as I ‘see’ :)))

  • Ove Bohnhorst

    Ove Bohnhorst

    This is definitely a different piece from you Kallena… and its like roy say a very moody atmosphere in this! Great work :)) fav
    ...(L)ove

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you so much Ove – I’m very glad I manage to ‘create atmosphere’ in this type of image too xx

  • Druidstorm

    Druidstorm

    So love what you have created here! This is amazing! BRAVO!!!...)o(

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you very much! I’m very happy something in the concept and mood seems to ‘resonate’ :)))

  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Great work, well done !

  • DragonFlyer replied

    thank you lots Sylvia – I think I’m starting to learn how to do this better :)))

  • Yool

    Yool

    Wonderful work and very cleverly done !!!!!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    thank you very much Yool :)))

  • Kathie Nichols

    Kathie Nichols

    Gosh this is really amazing Kallena, I see the hand blended into the roots of the tree, I had to look twice…wow…awesome work! :D

  • DragonFlyer replied

    thanks very much Kathie! I’m learning… :)))

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Congratulations Kallena on your feature in Dimensions

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Wow! Thank you lots Sharon – it’s lovely to have my first feature in this great group! I’m really really pleased :)))

  • DJ LeMay

    DJ LeMay

    Awesome creation!!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you! it was actually fun to do :)))

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    glorious work love this on so many different levels!!!
    regards Tina

  • DragonFlyer replied

    thanks so much Tina! It was fun to make too :)))

  • Steve Sharp

    Steve Sharp

    It works beautifully, and actually, is so natural that at first I didn’t notice the hand!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thanks lots Steve! I’m slowly getting the ‘hang’ of layers… :)))

  • Tasha Eliassen

    Tasha Eliassen

    beautiful

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you so much :)))

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    oh! this is really stunning. the natural curve of the fingers make beautiful roots.

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you for your lovely comment! It felt to me as I ‘made’ it that these images just ‘fitted’ well :)))

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell

    Beautiful and imaginative work.

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you so much for our lovely comment :)))

  • SNAPPYDAVE

    SNAPPYDAVE

    i like work that merges nature with animals and humans like this …..

  • Veikko  Suikkanen

    Veikko Suikkanen

    Fantastic fantasy work!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you so much ! It was my first attempt at something like this :)))

  • agardnas

    agardnas

    oh i almost didn’t notice,, great blend!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    he he he he ;))) Thanks :)))

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    congratulations !!!
    you’ve been featured in in-between

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you very much! You make me very very happy – it does wonders for my confidence when my work is noticed and ‘recognised’ :)))

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    you’re very welcome, dragonflyer… this is a great art and you’ve well deserved it…
    just created the banner… ;P

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you and WOW!!! This has to be about the coolest and best banner I’ve seen!!! Congratulation :)))

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    ... and congratulations from me too on your feature!! very well-deserved. this was the first photo of yours that i ever saw and i still find it just as impressive, just as striking. x

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you very much J! You see I wrote I just made this for ‘learning’ about layers… (LOTS) This tree grows right by a car park – so any image of it and it’s beautiful roots has lots of lovely shiny modern cars parked around it :( I was also kind of thinking as I was making it that I’d put a ‘monster’ coming out of the darker part of the roots on the LHS – maybe a close-up macro of a huntsman spider or something, but as soon as I put it there it looked soooo cliched I hated it! And, then all of a sudden the roots just ‘looked’ to me like fingers holding firm into the ground, so….

  • strykermeyer

    strykermeyer

    This means so much to me! I feel very much at home here. Remaining standing is a great effort and achievement! Heady textures, beautiful action.

  • DragonFlyer replied

    I’m very happy this image could resonate with you in this way – thank you for your kind comments :)))
    K xx

  • Randall Spencer

    Randall Spencer

    Very Good, Love the hand

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thanks so much (I do too, got to admit ;)))
    K xx

  • -Whisper-

    -Whisper-

    Powerful work!

  • DragonFlyer replied

    Thank you so much whisper – I really had fun doing this :)))
    K x

  • Trudi's Images

    Trudi's Images 2 days ago

    Thays awesome !!

  • DragonFlyer replied 2 days ago

    Thanks! Very glad you like :)))
    K x

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