The Hitch Hiker
I took the cat from one photo, the horse from another. Added a layer of texture, which was a rusty old piece of tin. After that, I used different Photoshop Elements 7 brushes until I had a look I wanted.—-—-—-—-——
Photos were taken with a Nikon D300, 70-300 mm lens
10/09
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10/09 Thank you to all who voted for this image!
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Trudi's Images
The foal looks a little concerned there Donna :-)) cool work
Donna Ridgway replied
lol, I liked the way they ended up staring into each other’s eyes. This baby wasn’t ready to carry anyone yet, let alone a cat. :)
GiselaSchneider
this images really works well, wonderful creation!!
Donna Ridgway replied
Thank you Gisela! They fit together pretty well! I liked the way the eye contact worked. lol
Rick Todaro
Very creative well done and fun image…
Donna Ridgway replied
Hi Rick, glad you got a kick out of this image. :) It was fun to work it up.
louisegreen
Nice work Donna:-0
Donna Ridgway replied
thank you Louise! They’re a funny pair…lol
Angel Gold
Very cute
Donna Ridgway replied
Thanks Angel! :)
Angel Gold
Donna Ridgway replied
Wow! Thank you! :)
DON CASTILLO
nice job mate! :)
DON CASTILLO
er I mean mate-ess!
Donna Ridgway replied
lol! Thanks Don! :)
jacqi
I love it!
Donna Ridgway replied
Thank you Jacqi! :)
Andrew S
Donna Ridgway replied
Thank you for the banner!
reindeer
The look in the horse’s eye is priceless, I wish it was real, hahah! =)
Donna Ridgway replied
well, the horse really was looking like that, he just didn’t have a cat on his back. lol