How daft is THIS????????
I’m not entirely sure how I did this. I know I took away the background from the tiny Small Copper butterfly, perched it on some leaves floating in the lake & fiddled with some layer stuff. It’s just for fun, not a serious attempt at layering, but it’s a beginning. The butterfly should have a reflection, one day it might, if I can figure it out. I don’t think I can do this again as it was all just playing and I can’t remember the sequence of events, but who knows where it will lead?
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PSE7
This sky where we live
Is no place to lose your wings.
So love, love, love.
Hafiz حافظ
Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.
If you have no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain.
Saadi
“Of one Essence is the human race,
thus has Creation put the base;
One Limb impacted is sufficient
For all Others to feel the Mace ”
—Saadi (1184–1283)
“There is only one sacred manuscript, the sacred manuscript of Nature, which alone can enlighten the reader.” Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Barb Leopold
looks very delicate and pretty to me!
Vickie Emms
Whatever you’ve done I like Jesika
Kasey Cline
I think you did really good J. I like it. It looks like this beauty is holding onto the leaves. You did good!!! Only better from here!! BRAVO!
crackgerbal
its very visually intriguing !
DottieDees
I think it’s amazing..great work!!
Robert Elliott
Simply brilliant Jesika
Pat Lucas
You did a really good job on that Jesika, it really looks like the butterfly is carrying the leaves. Nice work.
Kate Adams
Nice job Jesika, so whatever you did I like it!!!
Lance Leopold
Insects look so much better when they don’t compete with b/ground clutter,Jesika,i think it looks great!!!
KatsEye
For just playing around this is just awesome. Really like the background it adds to the butterfly. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barry Norton
Great piece of work, different
David Friederich
Too much honesty, Jesika. Before I read your narrative, I thought you had actually captured the image “as is”, and was just about to write about all the featurings and comments you would be getting. That said, your composite work is also outstanding, even if you don’t know what you did, LOL.
Hawker
Love your work, now the butterfly reflection in the water LOL
PrairieRose
Pretty amazing work Miss Jesika! Just brilliant ! !
Assef Al-Jundi
cool!
I am still new to this (you are ahead of me)- is removing the background an automatic feature of the software you are using??
The only way I know of doing that is to try to trace a line around the object (the butterfly in this case. not an easy job!) and then deleting the rest of the image…
jansnow
I certainly wish I didn’t know how to do the things you don’t know how to do:-) LOL Fantastic job Jesika!
Marleia M Main
This is the coolest!! I really love this picture! Great job Jesika : ))
Tparker
Awsome
hellmelon
what I like is the way the shape of the leaves and the shape of the butterfly sort of echo each other.
lovely stuff.
FelicityB
Amazing! (You shouldn’t have said anything about the layers but I’m still really impressed – wow!)
clgoldfine
amazing, i honestly never realized until i read the description…..excellent work, great picture
noffi
Great effect created however you didi it. On to another experiment! I can’t wait !! liz
Richard Veal
Well done Jesika.
You done very well.
(I sound like ‘young’ Mr Grace. )
jesika
I was astonished this morning to see this had had 82 views, 23 comments and 4 favourites. It would normally take my postings weeks to earn so much attention.
Bonnie had planted the seed of the idea in the summer, but I lacked the software & skills. Thank you, Bonnie. Thank you, Barb for encouraging & tutoring.
Thank you all for looking and commenting, not only on this, but when ever you have found the time to view and comment, I very much appreciate the support.
jesika x
RosaCobos
You deserve if Jesika.
It is a very good attempt… accomplished …fully. I love the way the little butterfly has one leg in the air…as if afraid of not knowing where she has posed. Dazzled by the sun, she has lost her way… and then…oh.. so close to the water…what world is this?
Precious.
Rosa
hilarydougill
Wondrous!!! fantastic imagery, and so much more interesting than just the butterfly on its own, this is wonderful compilation hugsxx
JennyDean
wonderful!
Robyn Carter
You did pretty well – I dn’t think I could do that :)
dougie1
excellent , jessica! don’t forget the butterfly would have a rflection also, then we would not know that it wasn’t real!!
Nancy Chambers
Awesome capture! :)
LudaNayvelt
fantastic
Al Bourassa
Awesome work, you can’t tell it is a composite.
Gabriele Swans...
wow this is awesome..love it
shellbee
wow what a wonderful shot, superb
Jean M. Laffitau
Wow, what a great capture!
Normf
Great work! I bet you can figure out the Butterfly reflection. Try duplicating the background layer of the finished shot, turn it upside done and, using TRANSFORM, skew or perspective it. Then erase all but the reflection and reduce the opacity. Just a suggestion as this is such a good image the butterfly reflection would make it perfect!
LYN EVANS
Smashing work, well done Jesika
Paul Thompson ...
great work
PrairieRose
PURE artistry Lady J!! Your craft is really evolving into something GREAT!!! xo
Teresa Zieba
Wow Jesika, this really good and you were just playing. I can’t even imagine what you’re going to come up with when you do some serious work, lol!
Jawaher
This is really great Jesika. Whatever you did worked. Wonderful. Val
silverstrummer...
It looks amazing Jesika and for real well done good shot!
KazM
wonderous pic
Luci Mahon
Excellent Jesika!
Lois Bryan
it’s ADORABLE!!!!!! I had to laugh at your description … I’ve done the same thing … gone on and on with an image then not have a clue how I got there!!!
DebbieSteer
great result….....good on you for trying something new…you sound like me
nikmd 26 days ago
awesome!!!!
bpelkey1 22 days ago
I really like this photo…and keep experimenting…better write down the process while fresh in your mind. LOL
Baynanno1 12 days ago
A lovely work of art!