this picture is a composite, one for the person, one for the building and landscape and add the aurora from other picture.
Does it take away from the quality and message of the image?
Making an image from different photos is more or less of an image, does it take more or less skill and or effort?
For me these takes less physical and time effort as well less dependency on luck, while if you take it in one picture, it takes more physical and time effort as you might have to go back to the same place many times which some people can’t afford it and take also more luck to get the right conditions even though you can plan for conditions but nature can be unpredictable sometimes.
What do you think?
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Since you asked, let me offer my point of view. I gave you 2 here, since I recognize the effort and ability, but the composition and blending result makes little sense to me. The light on the subjects doesn't match the background not the mood you aimed for (we can even see the building shadow at the back). Also, you hid the Milky way behind the building, which is another thing I'm bothered with.
All the images probably look better alone. One tip for the blending, once you add al the images together, to make sure everything looks like it's one image, the best to do is to redo the colors from scratch (using some color overlays, LUTs, or even presets). Also, always pay attention to where the light comes from, and make it look the same in all the parts of the photo.
I hope this helps!
Well, you are right, I asked and you had the right to say what you believe, thanks for your comment.
I was curious though and went to see your work and learn some more in your profiles but I was surprised you have nothing in this platform. It is a shame missed opportunity for me. 😞
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Lol, yeah, sorry about that. I read somewhere that for the customers, when they google you, and see that in this website you're a 2, 3, or 4 star photographer, there is a high chance for them to skip you - since they are not going to research what those stars really mean. It made too much sense to me, so I decided not to keep the photos here past the contests.
If you're still curious, you can check out my IG @st.micca (portraits), @st.micca.photography (landscape, urban, wildlife). But also, my entry here, the Tower image, is a composite, and there you can see how I matched the scene to the sky color, just what I mentioned.
I will check it out!
I think there's too much going on in this picture. First of all, any picture that has a rare or unusual combination of elements is suspicious of being made with AI. The more incredibly hard to believe the image really is, the more likely viewers will suspect it's fake. Whether that matters to you or not, is up to you. I'm not here to pronounce judgement on other people's use of AI or composites. For me though, it would have been better to keep the image simple... the Milky Way OR the aurora lights. The building OR the person. In keeping with basics of composition, what's your subject? Too many things in that regard is confusing, opens the door to criticism of distractions, and offers no place for the viewer's eye to rest.