My first composite!

[SubZer0]

Hello everyone. After losing in the first round of the Head2Head competition (to a composite),
and after seeing all the composites entered, I decided to take up the art myself. Here goes...!

I took the beaver from a shot I recently took flying in Alaska, and the image from somewhere online.







Please give me your HONEST feedback. Don't be afraid.. this is
my first composite edit ever and I WANT to learn. Thanks!

[Leigh]

Its very nice

but prop a prop would do

also the shadowing but i think that would come later once you've learnt how to do it

[SubZer0]

Its very nice

but prop a prop would do

also the shadowing but i think that would come later once you've learnt how to do it

Ah crap I totally forgot about the prop... I kept reminding myself as I worked on the rest of the image but I was so excited to have it done that I forgot it  ;D

[Leigh]

ahh DW

its happend to me ALOT its one of those things where you just forget

[gtirob01]

Very nice, I like it alot! As RAFleigh said... the prop. But thats easy to forget about when working with a composite.

As for the reflection, you could either add a slight ocean ripple effect to what you already have, or use a plugin called "flood". It allows you to place a sort of horizon line, and everything below it will reflect whatever is above the line. In your shot, there is a distinct water line which would be perfect for this. You can get it here

http://www.flamingpear.com/download.html

[EJW]

Nice.

[SubZer0]

Very nice, I like it alot! As RAFleigh said... the prop. But thats easy to forget about when working with a composite.

As for the reflection, you could either add a slight ocean ripple effect to what you already have, or use a plugin called "flood". It allows you to place a sort of horizon line, and everything below it will reflect whatever is above the line. In your shot, there is a distinct water line which would be perfect for this. You can get it here

http://www.flamingpear.com/download.html

What a difference!





Thanks, Rob!

[lunitic_8]

[gtirob01]

That looks excellent! Well done! Flood is such a neat tool to work with, you can do so much with it.

[ShaneG_old]

Outstanding job for your first.  8-)

Can't wait to see some more.

Check out that link I sent you.

[tcco94]

Wow
Nice job

[Mitch.]

I wish my first composite looked half as good as this. I think its just fine the way it is. Top work and I look forward to seeing more. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]