Beach works

Richard Monro · 06-06-2005, 08:31 PM

Mike,

Isn't photoshop great for composing. I like your redo of the girl but think a frisbee might be better as you could make it a nice accent color. The first shot of the dog by itself leaping to the right would work great. Either place the dog further in the backround to explain the difference in water depth or fake the legs and feet to fit if the dog is in plane or placed in the foreground.
it should make a great painting.

Terri Ficenec · 06-06-2005, 09:32 PM

It's not the right throwing motion for a frisbee --but the ball could be any color too. . .

Mike McCarty · 06-06-2005, 10:03 PM

Thanks for the look Richard. Photoshop can be a real dandy tool.

Terri I think you might be right about that. I was also thinking that she could throw a cat by the tail. OK maybe not, I just heard a bunch of hissing.

I don't have a lot of variations of this. I think I took a total of five shots. This one I thought had a good light on the little girl. I'll be doing variations on this over the summer I'm sure.

I saw this one scene that looked completely Rockwellian. This little girl tugging on a leash with her bottom almost touching the edge of the water. On the other end was a little wiener dog that was tugging equally hard with it's bottom almost touching the sand. The little girl wanted to drag the little dog into the water and it was having no part of it. They had a perfect balance between the leash.

Chris Saper · 06-06-2005, 10:29 PM

Did you see the green flash? I fear it has something to do with the glass of absinthe.

Mike McCarty · 06-06-2005, 10:39 PM

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Did you see the green flash? I fear it has something to do with the glass of absinthe.

OK Ms. Chris, I've read that eight times and looked up all the words. You're going to have to aim a little lower.

Terri Ficenec · 06-06-2005, 11:48 PM

Well, Mike--
Chris could've been referring to the Green Flash restaurant on Captiva island a couple hrs south of you...

But the legendary 'green flash' is described here)

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"#1 Watch a sunset and the "green flash"
It may sound cliche, but there's nothing more relaxing than ending a perfect day on a tropical island with a beautiful sunset. Visitors often line the beach at sunset waiting to snap the perfect picture to capture the moment the sun dips below the horizon. At the moment the sun disappears, some may be lucky enough to witness the "green flash," a quick burst of green light that illuminates the sun as it sets. Those who want a real treat will relax on the sand and watch the sky slowly transform into a series of breathtaking colors as the earth's shadow fills the sky with a warm purple haze. "

You mean you haven't seen it?

Elizabeth Schott · 06-07-2005, 12:16 AM

Mike I think you are just trying to make us incredibly jealous!

I do think this might work as a figurative, but it is kind of Greek discus thrower for a little girl. I would just do one of the dog in the water, you have some lovely reference there!

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glass of absinthe

Watch the movie "Moulin Rouge".