Swamp Monster!

[Judy Howle]

Just a bit of fantasy using one of my gator head images inside the hole in the log at the boardwalk through the cypress swamp at Noxubee Refuge.

[Maureen Allen]

Fun image, Judy. I wouldn't want to step on that log

[Kerry Perkins]

Judy, now that IS wild! I love the camouflage aspect and how my eye gets drawn in to see the head. Cool! The bg area on the right seems a bit dark and I might try to lighten that a bit.

[Dave Woeller]

Cool image Judy, I'm with Maureen, I wouldn't want to step on that log.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Maureen and Dave!

[Judy Howle]

Judy, now that IS wild! I love the camouflage aspect and how my eye gets drawn in to see the head. Cool! The bg area on the right seems a bit dark and I might try to lighten that a bit.

Thanks Kerry! You have a valid point. The area on the right was way too light as sun was hitting it and it was too "busy" with sticks and debris so I painted over it with dark brown to mask all that. I didn't save the layered file so I'm not sure if I can tweak it successfully. It was just a quickie...

[Jay Sheinfield]

Hi Judy,

Very creative. Some good comments above. I think you had great imagination on this one. Very well done.

[Kerry Perkins]

Judy, this would be an easy fix using quick mask. Just select the area with the quick mask, copy it to a new layer and use any technique you like to lighten it.

[Susan Candelario]

Hi Judy,
Very creative to put this together. Nice job!

[Arthur Morris]

Cool. It took me a while to see the gator head. I think that it would help to level the gator's eyes....