Casting Shadows...

Keiran Lusk

Casting Shadows...

The second in a set of rather experimental images dubbed The wine glass series.

29th March 2009.

This is a merging of two of my own images with some quick editing in Photoshop CS3. The first image is the skyline of Surfers Paradise (as captured from Greenmount). The second image is a wine glass filled with water and droplets of water sprayed on the outside of the glass (rotated 90 degrees CCW) captured at slow-shutter speed. The wine glass was sitting in front of my computer screen, which was projecting one of my own blue sky images on the fullscreen. The two images have been merged through layering, with Contrast/Brightness/Shadow adjustments, Colour Removal from the city skyline image, Spotlight effects, and Image Transformation (Warp) – all in Photoshop CS3. I hope that you like the end result.

Casting Shadows... belongs to the following groups:

Beach Art, Dimensions, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue) and The Gold Coast Available for sale as

Greeting Cards and Matted Prints
Casting Shadows... by Keiran Lusk
Casting Shadows... by Keiran Lusk
  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Beautifully done ! very creative !

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you so much funkyfacestudio for your fantastic feedback :-)

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    Very Unique… Wonderful!!!

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you dearly RavenSoul, for your wonderful words and encouragement :-)

  • Jens Helmstedt

    Jens Helmstedt

    Very interesting! It looks wonderful. Great work!

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Cheers Jens. Thanks for your feedback. I am so glad you enjoyed this image :-)

  • JenLand

    JenLand

    Yes! Like the end image very much!! And really enjoyed reading about the process as well. :o)

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Ha, thanks Jen. I wasn’t sure whether to spoil the magic and explain how I made this image, but I figured it was an unlikely merging of images and possibly worth an explanation! So, I am glad that you like the image and enjoyed the read! Cheers :-)

  • Mark Richards

    Mark Richards

    Love the blue colouring and a very curious angle/lens.

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thanks Mark. Yeah, it was certainly a curious but fun piece to create :-)

  • Belinda "BillyLee" NYE

    Belinda "Billy...

    Nice, I like it.

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you Belinda, I am so pleased that you like this :-)

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    fantastic!

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Cheers Gerry, I really appreciate your wonderful feedback :-)

  • jwinman

    jwinman

    very cool distortion… nice color!

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thanks jwinman, it was a fun piece to create :-)

  • Emma Wertheim

    Emma Wertheim

    fabulous!

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you so very much Emma :-)

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning images;

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thanks Scott, you have some stunning images in your portfolio too :-)

  • CARANFIL GABRIELA

    CARANFIL GABRIELA

    YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE ARTIST! YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE THIS SERIES WITH WINE GLASS, BY ME. BLESSINGS!!!!!!!!!:-)

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Wow. Wow. Wow. Thanks Gabriela, for your beautiful words of encouragement. Hehe, maybe I will continue with the ‘Wine Glass Series’ then! Stay tuned…

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    fantastic ! :)

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you Lucinda :-)

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    Very good Keiran! Your creativity is amazing! And very clever, the symbolism of the sea being something we find comfort in, looking so like a cartoon sea at the same time!! Wonderful effects here! Fave!

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you very much Vicki, for your wonderful feedback :-)

  • Murray Swift

    Murray Swift

    Very effective and useful description… well done!

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Ha, thanks Murray. I reckon the description took longer to create than the artwork itself!

  • Murray Swift

    Murray Swift

    Just had a great time in your gallery, excellent work.

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you Murray! I really appreciate your encouragement.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Brilliant work Keiran, it is beautiful. I would love to see it in Dimensions.

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Wow, thank-you so much. I have added it to Dimensions now :-)

  • AnnDixon

    AnnDixon

    This is truly amazing,

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you so much Ann, I appreciate your feedback :-)

  • Orangeshoes

    Orangeshoes

    How creative!! Great work Kieran, love it.

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Hello stranger! Thanks for your lovely comment. It has been a long time since I checked out your beautiful writing. I shall find the time to visit your corner of the Bubble soon for some written treasures :-)

  • Rachel McKinnie

    Rachel McKinnie

    LOVE the end result :D

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you Rach, so very much. I always appreciate your wonderful words and encouragement. Hope all is well in your world :-)

  • Adrian Kent

    Adrian Kent

    Brilliant work, well done!

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you so very much Mr Kent :-)

  • Ann Van Breemen

    Ann Van Breemen

    Wow, this is really cool, Kieran. I really admire people who come up with such original ideas. Unfortunately I can only “borrow” other peoples techniques but I do try to make the results look totally different to theirs.:)

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you so much Ann. It doesn’t happen very often for me, so it is always exciting when an original idea pops into my mind! But I hardly reckon that your incredible photography skills and vision are at all borrowed. You have some wonderfully unique images :-)

  • Sweets014

    Sweets014

    Very creative..put together nicely

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Thank-you so very much Kendra :-)

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Aloha Keiran, congratulations on your feature in Dimensions

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Woohoo! Thank-you so very much. I am thrilled with the feature :-)

  • Ann Van Breemen

    Ann Van Breemen

    Aww shucks, Kieran. Thank you. What a lovely thing to say. You’ve made my day.:)

  • Keiran Lusk replied

    Ha, no worries Ann, a pleasure. Enjoy your day :-)

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    This is wonderful!! lov it!

  • ChristineBetts

    ChristineBetts

  • drec

    drec

    Sort of has Beer commercial written all over it. Nice work.

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