The Secret Path
A digital photo-montage consisting of one scene placed into another photograph.
The photo of the path / bridge was taken at Lakelands in Warners Bay. The shed that I transplanted the path into is located at Warners Bay.

The Secret Path belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art, ! 100% !, All Around the Styles, Australian Contemporary Photography, AW Welcome Center, Graphic Editing 101, Landscape Photography, New South Wales Photography, Newcastle NSW, Lake Macquarie & Surrounding Region, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Safe Haven, The Graphic Room-Graphic and Digital Art, The Patchwork and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints and Mounted Prints

Ginger Barritt
Excellent!!! Color, light, comp….excellent.
reflector replied
Thanks very much Ginger, I appreciate your enthusiasm !
stephaniek
Cool photo!! So rustic and mysterious!!
reflector replied
Thank you Stephanie ! I’m glad you like the effects !
Lori Peters
A beautiful creation, reflector. Great colors and composition.
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Lori ! I had both these photos in the back of my mind for the last few weeks knowing I wanted to use them in some kind of montage. It took a bit of work to make it !
Marilyn Harris
I really like this James!! The composition and colours are outstanding!!!
reflector replied
Many thanks Blossom ! It’s possibly a bit deceiving and looks like a shot from inside to the path outside. It’s really a montage looking into a room full of junk ! :)
reflector replied
Thanks for making it a Fave !
Lori Peters
I am still learning these things. You did a great job.
reflector replied
Thanks ! :)
Marilyn Harris
Looks to me like outside looking in!! No matter if the room is full of junk!! Great work James!!!
reflector replied
Thanks Blossom !
Mayina
Great capture James1!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Gwenda ! It’s actually two photos made into a montage.
Virginia McGowan
intriguing , very impelling image .. and some eyes in the top corner.
reflector replied
Thanks Ginny ! I can’t see the eyes ! :)
Virginia McGowan
5th board down? right side .....yikes maybe just looking just at me!
reflector replied
I saw that but thought your probably meant some other part of the image !
dinghysailor1
wow ! love this – impressive work my friend – great colours texture and imagery! brilliant !!!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Dinghy ! You don’t want the ” how to ” on this one, it took a lot of tinkering to get it the way I wanted it to look !
cherylc1
fantastic! wonderful colors and composition-oh and so mysterious!!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Cheryl ! The colours are chosen and tinkered with to create colour harmony. Thanks for the Fave my friend !
mausue
Excellent. Great composition, colours, and light :)
reflector replied
Many thanks Mausue, I’m glad you like it !
Shanina Conway
Wow fantastic colours …what a great find and capture;)
reflector replied
Thank you Shanina ! I almost seem to have a fixation on red / orange palette choices ! :) Thanks for the Fave !
Helene Kippert
Love this one – great work!
reflector replied
Thanks Helene for the encouragement and the Fave !
blamo
terrific layering …......... Nice mystery to it
reflector replied
Thanks very much blamo !
mompaq
Fantastic!
reflector replied
Thanks Mompaq for checking it out !
Jim Caldwell
You sure find some terrific properties, James
reflector replied
Thanks Jim ! Maybe I should have written some side text to explain that this is a montage of two photos melded together. They were both photogenic spots.
pjd69
I wonder if it could…...what stories would that window tell ? Your images are thought prevoking…...great shot!
reflector replied
I think it would tell me about one of the first landowners near our Lake, who built the shed by hand probably 50 years ago ! Thanks very much Peter !
Antanas
effective image
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Antanas !
debscam
Wow, very nice. Great colour and composition.
reflector replied
Thank you very much !
mousesuzy
A great 3D image lots sof interest and the colour is fab.
reflector replied
Thank you Suzy, that’s my favourite area in the palette ! Thanks for making it a Fave too !
MuscularTeeth
i lurve eet.
reflector replied
Thanks very much Mate ! This was a bit of a balancing act when it comes to getting the transparency right for the window and the path.
Linda Syms
Love this great shot.
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Linda ! It’s 2 photos made into a montage and filterized.
Linda Syms
Its an amazing color and great textures.
reflector replied
Thanks for the encouragement and the Fave Linda !
christiane
this would make a great cover to a mystery, amazing work here
reflector replied
Thanks for the awesome comment, and the Fave Christiane ! It’s one of my favourite edits from the last few months.
screamqueen
great work!
reflector
Thanks very much Shannon !
nigelnash
this really is brilliant , instant fave .
reflector replied
Thanks very much Mate ! I was really happy with it and it took a bit of adjusting to get the transparency of the window the way I wanted it. Thanks for the Fave !
Kathie Nichols
Wow, this is fabulous James….excellent photography!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Katie ! This is a montage made with the same method as ” Ocean Views ”. I’m glad you liked it, it’s turning into one of my most popular pieces so far.
Mayina
clever wotk James—fabulous!!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Gwenda ! This one tricked a few people I’m sure – it seems like one photo. I inserted the path / bridge photo into the window frame photo. Then I put a transparent window back over the path.
Mayina
You are very clever James—do you have some kind of programme??
reflector replied
I have used about 15 different Photo-Edit or Graphics programs since I got my first decent computer in 2003. Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro are my favourites by a long shot.
Kurt Tutschek
excellent work – very convincing.
reflector replied
Thank you very much Kurt ! Your Digital Art is truly inspirational !
david campbell
fantastic work
reflector replied
Thanks a lot David ! That old shack made it easy to think of editing possibilities.
chen cohen
excellent shot!!! beautiful!!!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Chen ! It’s actually two shots edited into the one scene and then tinted and filtered. I appreciate the Fave ! :)
chen cohen
again: it’s amazing…. stunning two shots ;)
chriso
I love this composition and the colourings.
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Chris ! It’s one of my more recent personal favourites and I’m proud of it. Glad you liked it too.
emolena
very nice !
reflector replied
Thanks again Emolena ! Very kind ! :)
Sue Wotton
Nicely done, you have a real talent for this kind of work :)
reflector replied
Thanks very much for your great compliment ! I’m still keen to learn new techniques. There’s so much Digital Art on RB that just stuns and inspires me on many levels. Thanks for adding me to your watch list ! :)
mekea
Really neat work! :)) Great tone! :))
reflector replied
Thanks Mekea ! :) This is another one of my recently created personal faves. I was very happy with the way it turned out after thinking of it days before making it !
michael byerley
A VERY NICE COMP. PIECE.I REALLY ENJOY THE RUSTIC APPEAL TO THIS SCENE.THE COLORS ARE SO VIVID AND BRILLIANT !!! I AM JEALOUS THAT I DID NOT TAKE THIS.THIS IS DONE SO WELL !!!!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Michael for your great comment and Fave ! This is a montage, with the path cropped, shrunken and placed behind the window. They’re my favourite colour combo and popular with others too. Much appreciated !
linda858100
very nice,,great captured
reflector replied
Thanks Linda ! This is a photo montage – a photo placed into another photo. Much appreciate your comment ! [ I noticed the new Avatar again ! ]
Lois Bryan
wow!!! What fun!!!!
reflector replied
Laughing here Lois ! :0
Thanks for your enthusiastic comment, I can see that you weren’t wrong about your child-like enthusiasm in the first line of your profile ! Great stuff ! :)
linda858100
A GREAT CAPTURED
reflector replied
Thanks Linda ! This is one photo put into another photo using photo-editing software.
Jane Best
THis is a beautiful and very creative composition. Well done.
reflector replied
Thanks Jane, much appreciated !
Mammalia
OH I looooove this James!!! Windows are always such fantastic subjects…each one tells a different story in it’s own, fantastic contrasts and colours!!!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot Mammalia ! The whole shack was very moody and run down. This is two images – a little bridge pasted into the window and then I treated both parts of the image.
MichelleR
Wow! I’m impressed. This is an extremely creative idea and artistic image. Fantastic job and well done!
reflector replied
Thank you Michelle, I appreciate your feedback !
mrscboretti
So wonderful! You have a great talent! Great colors and such a warmness to it!
reflector replied
Thanks for the compliment Christine !
This was the original scene -
Ravaged By The Years
shallay
I love this idea… a second image in the window… looking inside becomes like the infinite mirror phenomenon – where you see your own reflection infinitely, only here it’s like seeing the outside projected onto the inside (not exact I know, but similar subject matter). Great effects, however you worked them – faving this one!
reflector replied
Thanks very much Shallay ! I was going to put more scenes in there but decided not too. Thanks for the fave !
Tibby Steedly
Wonderful!! This is a work of art. I love the colors and textures.
reflector replied
Thank you Tibby ! Much appreciated !
Teeze
Beh – you’re just too damn talented for your own good waggles finger
reflector replied
I appreciate the great compliment and the Waggle ! :) Thanks for the Waggly Fave !
amarica
I love it!!!!!!!!!!!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot, I’m glad you do and thanks for the fave !
karenuk1969
Really clever & effective, great work!
reflector replied
Thanks a lot, much appreciated !
PPPhotoArt
absolutely brilliant!!!!!
reflector replied
Thanks very much ! :)
emanon
Oh I like this! makes me want to explore, just had to make it a favourite.
reflector replied
Thanks very much Emanon, I’m glad you liked it !
Artist A. Ibrahim
Beautiful very Beautiful great work is superb work Wonderful art work bravo
reflector replied
Thanks very much Alan ! I really appreciate your feedback !
Maureen Bloesch
way cool!
reflector replied
Thanks for the compliment Maureen ! ......James :)