A slide scan of a Gray Treefrog from several years ago. He was floating in a pond and the flash rendered the dark water black. After cloning out some of the debris on the surface I thought it might work for this theme. And of course I couldn't resist fracting it. I am thinking that I should have moved the frog to the left a smidge.
Andrew, I have always admired your Fractalius filtering...is it a preset or one you've created on your own? I agree with your own comment.. a smidge to the left would strengthen the composition IMHO..and perhaps just a bit lower in the frame as well?...but looking good. Very good!
04-22-2012, 07:33 PM
Andrew McLachlan
Thanks John, much appreciated. I have created a few presets in Fractalius , but often these are just starting points as I usually make further adjustments to the various sliders for each individual image. The majority of my saved presets started out by using the 'Glow 100' or the 'Rounded' settings.
04-22-2012, 07:56 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Andrew, the fract work on this really does make him glow. Instead of moving him I think I would crop from the bottom above your name and move your name up. Just a thought. I love the black background.:S3:
04-22-2012, 08:19 PM
Maureen Allen
Nice fract work, Andrew. As Cheryl suggested, I might crop a bit from the bottom and move the email contact up a bit. I would also move the main text on the left side down just a little.
Great card!
04-23-2012, 06:07 AM
denise ippolito
Andrew, Very cool! I love the diagonal positioning of the frog and the black background! Nice work with the fract and the set up. I agree with moving it over a teeny bit and slight crop from bottom! It's fantastic!
04-23-2012, 11:15 AM
Mark Fuge
Nice image and application, Andrew. :cheers:
I agree to widen the RHB a little by shifting the image. I also agree with cropping a little on the bottom. But I would leave the left hand text where it is, as it lines up with the top leg. But ... Y.I.Y.V! :w3
04-23-2012, 01:50 PM
Judy Howle
Great card Andrew! I like the floating frog/black background combination. Agree with previous comments about repositioning the elements.
04-23-2012, 03:11 PM
Nancy Bell
Very eye catching! I really love the fract on the frog (& all your frogs!) & how it contrasts and is balanced with the plain white text on the black bkgd.
04-23-2012, 09:13 PM
Indranil Sircar
Awesome composition, Andrew! Love the diagonal design. Fract really takes it over the top.
04-23-2012, 10:49 PM
Paul Lagasi
I finally figured out what you do up there in the frozen north...Your a batrachiologist...
How'd you like the big dump we got today...darn snow.
Very nice card, the frog on black really stands out, nicely...well done
04-25-2012, 02:58 PM
Andrew McLachlan
Thanks for the comments and suggestions folks, much appreciated.
Paul, we only received about an inch and it melted away by early afternoon. Hopefully spring will start-up again :S3:
04-29-2012, 05:53 PM
Anita Bower
Great card! Congratulations on 3rd place. I hope you print this one.