[RAF_Leigh]

"Eyeing them off"

[Guest]

Hey, Leigh, looks like 'ya lost an antenna wire on #6, M8 :!: :wink:

Easy to fix, even now :!:

[Guest]

Since you have indicated in the thread title that you are actively seeking comments and critique, Leigh, permit me to offer some thoughts for your consideration:

1- Somtimes less is more. While Shooter makes some images with multiple planes in them you'll also notice that he makes quite a few with only one or two planes.

2- Deicde what the subject or subjects of the image are going to be and build everything around that. The subject is the focal point. The subject is the "star of the show". Everything else should simply enhance the subject or subjects in some way.

3- As a general rule, you don't want the plane or planes which are the subject to be cut off. There are plenty of exceptions BUT there should be a good REASON for the exception. For example, the whole idea of the image is a "closeup" shot and that necessitates clipping off parts of the plane or planes which are the subject or subjects.

4- Look for balance in the compositon. The best way I have found to do that is to look at the shapes formed by the empty spaces in the image. If those are balanced then the entire composition is probably balanced.

5- Consider color. Blue, as in the sky, is a recessive color but even blue can become "dominant" if the plane or planes are very dull in texture and without any snappy colors.

6- Generally it's good to view an image as a unified whole. This image appears to be divided in to two distinct sections, upper and lower.

7- If there is action, try to put the viewer in it. Everyone wants to be where the action is. :wink:

[RAF_Leigh]

thanks for that

i thought there could of been a few planes in there

but i had to move white 6 out to the right a bit because in RL that close would of be blow away from jet wash (thanks magpie)

i dont understand that sky one

[Guest]

You're most welcome, Leigh :!:

Here's what I mean about the sky, Leigh:

There are two classifications of colors; recessive colors and dominant colors. Blue is the most recessive color and colors towards the blue end of the spectrum tend to be recessive. Red, yellow and orange are among the most dominant colors and colors towards the "warm" end of the spectrum tend to be dominant. What do we mean by "recessive" and "dominant"? Well, a picutre is worth a thousand words :!: :wink:




In the top image, notice how the yellow diamond seems to come to the foreground and the blue seems to receed into the background. In the second image, the blue diamond seems to receed into the background and the yellow seems to be coming at you. The blue diamond almost looks like a hole in the yellow whereas the yellow diamond appears to be in front of the blue. But even though blue is a recessive color it can act like a dominant color relative to colors which are dark and kind of "muddy" looking or which have a lot of gray in them. That is what I see as happening with the skins in your image. Since the skins are on the planes, and the planes are the subjects of the image, you would want them to appear "front and center".

The use of color is usually the last thing that folks get around to learning when making images BUT the use of color is very potent and carries EMOTIONAL content which can have a strong impact on the viewer.

We tend to see more red sports cars than blue ones. Why? Because red stands out AND conveys excitement, which is what sports cars are all about. At the same time, we don't see red walls in a doctor's waiting room. We tend to see more recessive colors instead. Why? Well, the doctor isn't looking to excite his patients and fire them up. They are probably hyped up enough as it is because they have some problem for which they are seeing the doctor. The doctor wants them to calm down and to be less nervous. We can make use of the same color concepts when making images. :wink:

[RAF_Magpie]

At the same time, we don't see red walls in a doctor's waiting room. We tend to see more recessive colors instead. Why? Well, the doctor isn't looking to excite his patients and fire them up. They are probably hyped up enough as it is because they have some problem for which they are seeing the doctor. The doctor wants them to calm down and to be less nervous. We can make use of the same color concepts when making images. :wink:

He prefers to wait for you to see the bill before you become excited & nervous

[Guest]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yeah, by then you're out of his waiting room :!: :wink:

[RAF_Leigh]

ohh k

now i get it

anyway back on track do you like it

[Guest]

This particular image is not my cup of tea, Leigh, but so what? What does it matter what my likes are :?: :wink:

For every image you make, some will like it and some will not. We don't have the ability to control what others think. That's why the only way to go is to consistently make what YOU like. If you like what you've made, then you have been successful :!: :wink:

Sooner or later we all learn that if we want strokes for what we do we are largely going to have to give them to ourselves. When we accept that, we are free to be creative and to follow our own intuition about things without reservation.

Make what YOU like and you'll always be successful :!: :wink:

[RAF_Leigh]

thanks FB

well i took some shots of my own today for a composite that im thinking of making


keep out for those

and your right if i make em i dont care what people think

unless theres no props or wires here and there

[Guest]

:lol: :lol: :lol: We all miss stuff from time to time, Leigh. What I love is when I finish an image only to find that I've put a Russian pilot in a German plane :!: hock: :lol:

That's the ticket, Leigh. "To thine own self be true." Make what you make. Make what comes from inside of you and you can't go wrong. :wink:

Over time, if we stick with it, we become better and better at articulating what it is that we want to say with an image. THAT is progress, as opposed to merely increasing our Photoshop skills.

People can sense when an image comes from the heart or from the soul and that creates a very potent attractive force. :wink: