A Place For Wishes And Dreams
A Place For Wishes And Dreams. A digital montage created using three different photos I took. I cut the wishing well away from its background. Then I brought it into this file ( the lake ) and placed it where I wanted it. I then chose a photo of clouds to bring in as well – to give it the impression of being somewhere other-worldly. I adjusted the Transparency of the imported layers to soften them and make them look like a natural part of the scene.
The original is a photograph of Lake Macquarie in Newcastle, Australia.

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Lori Peters
A great idea for your wishing well. A fantasy place but I wish there were a real place like this and I knew how to get there. Lovely, reflector.
reflector replied
Thanks Lori ! I’d like to go there too. We can get there with our imagination and inspirations and I’m keen to kick-start mine again.
nigelnash
brilliant , and great colours, very dreamy !!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Nigel, I’m glad you like it enough to make it a Fav !
Lori Peters
I know what you mean.
reflector replied
Those ducks you just uploaded look so colourful and that water is phenomenal !
Antanas
superb…..
reflector replied
Many thanks Antanas ! I am keen to take my art and imagery in a new direction and this is my second attempt. Thanks for making it a favorite !
cherylc1
WOW my friend this is fabulous!!! so mystical and magical!!!!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Cheryl, I’m glad you like this creation ! Thanks for making it one of your Favs !
blamo
Brilliant im dreaming now
reflector replied
I believe you are blamo ! I’ve had this idea in my head for the last 2 days. Thanks for making it a Fav. Cheers !
Jim Caldwell
Nice work, Flec
reflector replied
Thanks Jim, I’m off to that place of dreams and hitting the Hay very soon ! :)
Virginia McGowan
fantastic work , wow clever you! brilliant combination too and good balance/composition.
fun!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Ginny for your great comment !
Mayina
gorgeous – a “Heavenly’ image
reflector replied
Thanks very much Gwenda !
dinghysailor1
brilliant work!! inspiring and imaginative!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Dinghy for your encouragement !
wildrider58
fantastic work
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Wildrider, nature gave me the resources to make this one.
Daniel Bowen
beautiful image, love the colors and the position of the whoshing well, well done
reflector replied
Thanks Daniel ! I’m glad you like it !
shanmclean
wow! this is so pretty. lovely colours
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Shannon ! You can imagine how amazed I was to drive over the hill to take a few pics and see the Lake looking like that – extremely rare !
Tiffany Brown
Very Neat!!! Colors are wonderful and in makes the mind run wild!! Great Job!!
reflector replied
Thanks Tiffany, I’m glad you like this ! I’ll check out your work when I’ve got more free time for RB.
Cherubtree
Beautiful photo…love the colors and surreal nature of it!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Cherubtree ! This is one of my favourites from recent months and our lake looked amazing the day I took the main photo !
reflector replied
Thanks too for the Fave !
Rita H. Ireland
Just awesome!
reflector replied
Thanks Rita ! It’s always a nice Lake but that afternoon it looked awesome. The inspiration for this one sprang easily from the original photo.
Laurie Search
Really beautiful!
reflector replied
Thanks Laurie, it’s a great place just over the hill from my house ( with a bit of a re-design ).
Marie Monroe
fantastic.
reflector replied
Thanks Marie, I appreciate your feedback, and the Fave !
Babbler
beautiful colours,fantastic picture
reflector replied
Thanks a lot for the Fave ! I’m glad you liked my creation !
Marinapallett
wow!!! thats all i can say this is a place i’d like to be.. awesome well put together :)
reflector replied
Laughing here Marinella ! :) ” awesome well put ” – well thanks for the comment it’s ” Well Wicked ” ! This is 3 photos stacked on top of each other, with most of one discarded and a few effects filters applied. I really appreciate the Fave and the Watch Listing !
Marinapallett
no problem haha your very cleaver dont think i’ll ever be that creative i really love it!! :)
reflector replied
You can do it if you keep exercising your creative mind. My work is often primitive compared to the miraculous creations of the masters on RB. They all started out clueless, and look at their stuff now after much practice – just phenomenal !
Marinapallett
yeh i guess we just keep learning practice makes perfect hahaha
reflector replied
Don’t Laugh ! [ hahaha…... < :)= ] I was serious. Inspiration ( if exercised ), will blow your mind later on when you look back at where you began.
Marinapallett
Cool thanks for the your confidence hee hee i hope so :)))
reflector replied
Good Luck, you’ll see ! :))
Marinapallett
hehe your really nice need lots of you in this world !! thanks :)))
Michelle Boyer
Fabulous
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Michelle !
emolena
wonderful work !!!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot ! This is one of my top personal favourites. I appreciate the Fave !
HiTone
Brilliant. So Surreal, great piece.
reflector replied
Thanks very much for the feedback HiTone !
blondiegirl
well done! where is the actual lake??
reflector replied
The lake is in Newcastle, Australia. It’s called Lake Macquarie and is the only lake I have photographed so far. Thanks Selina !
LudaNayvelt
wonderful
reflector replied
Thank you Luda, much appreciated !
shallay
A wishing world… this is beautifully done, reflector.
reflector replied
Thanks Shallay ! [ I’m James, by the way ] Nature really put on a show one day, very close to where I live. It was easy to grab the inspiration looking at that sunset photo of our lake.
karenuk1969
Gorgeous, especially the blues :-)
reflector replied
Thanks Karen ! I’ve looked at it many times now, and I think it’s got every shade of blue there is.
kalaryder
This is a very clever finish
reflector replied
Thanks Kala ! The basic methodology is in the description.
linda858100
AMAZEING
reflector replied
Thanks ! I’m very glad you like it, it was an amazing sunset that I played with a bit in Photoshop.
michael byerley
A VERY CREATIVE AND INTERESTING PIECE OF WORK !!!! I LOVE THE SEASCAPE AND THE LIGHTING IS PERFECT !!!!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Michael, much appreciate your feedback and fave ! This is 3 photos stacked on top of each other, with the layer modes and transparency altered until I liked the look of it.
Shannon Rene' ...
this is beautiful!!! this makes me want to vacation there…
reflector replied
It really is special – and it’s very close to where I live, so I see it’s moods nearly every day ! Thanks very much Haphi !
linda858100
FABULOUS TOSEE,,
reflector replied
Thanks, it’s a great place and I was happy with this creation !
blamo
very creative looks like you have developed another great style james
reflector replied
Thanks Blamo ! This has been on here for months, but I’ve been shuffling images to the front and deleted more than 120 in the last 3 weeks.
PhotoAvenue
Fantastic work …!!!
Very creative….
reflector replied
Thanks a lot for your support !
Carol Barona
oh so pretty – great work -
reflector replied
Thanks Carol, our local Lake was looking incredible that afternoon ! I kept revisiting the photo and then I got the inspiration for this image.
Shane Viper
very creative, nice work.
reflector replied
Thanks a lot mate !
luanda
STRIKING! STUNNING! My derest James…THIS IS A MASTERPIECE! Instant fav! Daniela
reflector replied
Thanks very much for your great comment and making it a fave Daniela ! :)
Trudi's Images
This is beautiful James very pretty !
reflector replied
Thank you Trudi, very much appreciated ! This was one of the first edits I created using that ” one image ” montage technique.
LudaNayvelt
awesome work
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Luda !
archangel775
Pure magic! Love this…
Anthony Mancuso
nice work, well done!
reflector replied
Thank you Anthony ! This marked a progression in my treatment methods last year and I should re-visit that technique.
sadeyedartist
The colors…wow.
reflector replied
Thanks very much ! The sunset actually looked like that, but the treatment tweaked the colours a bit [ not much though ].
Solomon Walker
great title and an incredible photo work!!
reflector replied
Thanks Solomon, much appreciated ! This image marked a new point in my development last year where I cut up a few photos to make a single image.
Gabby87
Oh, my …........................................................... This is so beautiful and nice work too..
And I love the color’s in this one too!!!
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reflector replied
Nice to ” see ” you Gabby ! Thanks for your nice comment. That sunset was one in a million. The pink reflection from the sunset came all the way across the lake to 10 feet off this shoreline at one point of the shoot ! :)) [ ☼<:) ]
camael
I am making a wish for sure! Wonderfully creative!
reflector replied
Thank you Angel, it was an awesome sunset and it made a great base for the processing !
Virginia McGowan
wow clever ! gosh took ages to scroll down to comment, I had to have a holiday and take a cut lunch on the way
reflector replied
Thanks very much ! That sunset was totally magic and I was so lucky I decided to go out shooting that day. I couldn’t believe the reflections when I got there and I’m happy with this creation.
Tara Turner
magical…..stunning work :)
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Tara, much appreciated ! That was a real inspiration and I don’t get them that often now. I suppose I have to spend more time on the creative process and dreaming about imagery like I used to a few years ago.
Adam Gormley
WOW mate, awesome layer work, so dreamy!! Well titled too :)
reflector replied
Thanks for your great feedback Adam ! :-)
terezadelpilar
very creative, beautiful!!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Tereza, it was looking awesome that day ! I appreciate the fave ! :-)
cieloverde
Una perfecta creación suspendida entre las nubes ! James….............
reflector replied
Una forma muy interesante para decir eso! Gracias Liliana! :)
Anne-Marie Bok...
Wonderful creation James! I love the colours!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot ! The sunset that day looked like it was from another world – a great inspiration for this image.
DebbieSteer
so original and amazing…..you have great talent!!!!!!!!!!1
reflector replied
Thanks for your very nice compliment Debbie ! ...James
Jodie Bennett
Great work
reflector replied
Thanks Jodie, very much appreciated ! This will always stay one of my personal favourites.
PPPhotoArt
it certainly is, gorgeous work and colours
reflector replied
Thank you very much PPP !
TaniaLosada
beautiful!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot for the compliment Tania ! :-))
bubbleblue
wonderful work
reflector replied
Thank you, much appreciated ! I mightn’t see the Lake look that colourful for many years now – very rare conditions.
PPPhotoArt
so beautiful and quite magical, wow
reflector replied
Thanks PPP, it sure looked amazing that afternoon !
Brandie1
A great creation.xx
reflector replied
Thank you Laureen ! They were very rare conditions that afternoon – I’ve never seen it looking that colourful again. :)xx
Martina Fagan
lovely work James
reflector replied
Thank you Tina !
Sean Farragher
fantastic
reflector replied
Thanks for the compliment !
LudaNayvelt
excellent, work, idea, colors
reflector replied
Thanks for your great comment and the fave Luda !
Svetlana Sewell
Very beautiful:)
reflector replied
Thanks for the compliment ! It was a very unique sunset.
Laurie Search
This is soooo lovely!! Beautiful colors and great concept!!
reflector replied
Thanks for your great feedback !
Rachel Williams 28 days ago
Wonderful composition. Brilliant concept. Beautiful colors. Quite lovely
reflector replied 26 days ago
Thanks for your nice comment and making it a fave !
Michael McCasland 18 days ago
Wow, ho cool; this is am amazing piece of art.
reflector replied 18 days ago
Thanks a lot Michael !