Elephant collage - 3

[Hilary Hann]

This is the 3rd collage I have posted. I don't think that it has the finesse of the zebra but I quite like it and will be interested in whether you think it works or not.
I had cropped off the calf but fortunately my next frame had the calf in full but the mother was not positioned so well. I took the back end of the calf and added it to the base image. In one of those moments when the Gods smile … the extra bit of canvas fitted perfectly so that I didn't need to blend or clone at all. :) Overlaid with a warming filter, night sky and some rough texture from my files. Oh, the elephants had a luminosity mask applied as well. Any comments cheerfully received. :)

[denise ippolito]

Hilary, You are killing with these! I love the color tones and the lighting. It may be a tiny bit tight but I think you did a great job w/ the merge. I think the luminosity was the masters touch! Lovely.

[Hilary Hann]

Thank you Denise, it can be hard to be creative and develop your own style so I'm glad these are starting to work. I agree about the tightness and I may be tempted to add l & r canvas but don't want to make a mess of the additions. I'll see what a few more viewpoints are.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hilary, your images in this style are just amazing. I am loving them all. I agree that a little more space all around would be nice, especially if you are planning on printing and framing this one. I love how the sharpness of the elephants makes them pop from the textured background. Really nice work and thanks for sharing!

[Indranil Sircar]

Excellent composition, Hilary. Great colors and texture and definitely loving this style. TFS.

[Judy Howle]

I agree with what everyone else said! I love the comp and the colors and texture. Well done!

[Hilary Hann]

Thanks everyone, I'll see whether I can make some canvas from some of the other frames taken at the time.

[Christopher Miller]

Excellent image, Hilary! Lovely colors and lighting, and the texture work is perfect. Very nice details in the elephants. Besides adding more canvas as the others already suggested, I might lighten it a tad. I also see a dark border around the momma elephant's ear that I would clean up.

I'm loving your style. Keep them coming! :)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hilary, this is beautiful. The bg looks like a medieval manuscript and the colors and lighting are gorgeous. Really nicely done:)

[Hilary Hann]

Here is a re-post with more canvas. I didn't realise it would be so hard to reconstruct more background … I hope it works. I have a little more canvas both sides but I felt this was enough. :o

[denise ippolito]

Looks great Hilary!!

[Connie Mier]

Exquisite!! I think I like the original better also.

[Steve Adkins]

Hilary, Your style is rich and engaging. Thanks for sharing these!