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One Of A Kind
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Genius
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Magnificent Capture
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Jaw Dropping
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Fairytale Moments Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 2
Fairytale Moments Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Contrasting Colors Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 2
EDU 2014 Photo ContestTop 30 rank
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EDU 2014 Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Photoshop Creative Photo Contest Vol 1Top 20 rank
Experimental Angles Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 2
Experimental Angles Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1

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111 Comments |
Bozzzzz
 
Bozzzzz May 20, 2014
Interesting composition.
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth May 21, 2014
Love it girl! Is this your lovely foot by chance?
PhilipCarnevale
 
PhilipCarnevale May 21, 2014
Neat! Great creativity!
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 May 22, 2014
Very nice work !
Flosno
 
Flosno May 24, 2014
Very cool shot, Gracie....no stopping you now
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 May 24, 2014
love this one !!
ogilvie
 
ogilvie May 25, 2014
Great choice!
mountainman70
 
mountainman70 May 26, 2014
now this is quite the double exposure - I do like this & the bird is great
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis May 26, 2014
Wonderful work Gracie:-)
traceprinslooreppin
 
traceprinslooreppin May 26, 2014
...cool pic Gracie :-)
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson May 28, 2014
Very creative Gracie,
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 May 30, 2014
Great work Gracie! You are doing a great job with your photo editing skills. :-)
jamesvcase
 
jamesvcase June 01, 2014
oh wowzer.. I like this a lot... you are so very creative and such a pro..
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 June 02, 2014
Love this :)
Krishna_Kumar
 
Krishna_Kumar June 07, 2014
very cool! .. nice effect
AndreaE
 
AndreaE June 13, 2014
Awesome and creative!! :)
robhansen
 
robhansen June 23, 2014
I want to tickle that foot.: )
robhansen
 
robhansen June 25, 2014
what a creative Depth of field voted
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 June 26, 2014
Voted , Depth Of Field Phot Contest
Snappin-shots
 
Snappin-shots June 26, 2014
voted, depth of field contest!
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman June 27, 2014
And also voted it in Depth of Field comp Gracie.....good luck,
kathleen
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman June 27, 2014
Also voted in Experimental angles comp.
Flosno
 
Flosno June 27, 2014
Love this shot....it is a winner....voted
Flosno
 
Flosno June 27, 2014
Voted again for "angles"
jojoxena
 
jojoxena June 27, 2014
Very good composition, Nice work!
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth June 27, 2014
Voted!!!!
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth June 27, 2014
Voted Experminetal Angles!
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 June 27, 2014
voted
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis June 28, 2014
Voted Twice good luck Gracie with Both:-)
PhotoLux
 
PhotoLux June 29, 2014
Super image! I love the details.
PhotoLux
 
PhotoLux June 29, 2014
Voted.
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 July 04, 2014
Voted !
carlosramos
 
carlosramos July 07, 2014
Very creative, well presented. Voted !
carlosramos
 
carlosramos July 08, 2014
Voted again !
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita July 08, 2014
voted!
Jeta1websandpix
 
Jeta1websandpix July 08, 2014
Very creative Gracie. I love the originality. Good luck :) Voted
rhondamummert
 
rhondamummert July 09, 2014
Just amazing work, love this!!:)
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal July 10, 2014
Is this your legs? wow so beautiful! voted
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal July 10, 2014
voted again.
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis July 19, 2014
Voted covers contest :-)
Jeta1websandpix
 
Jeta1websandpix July 19, 2014
Voted! :) Good luck! :)
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman July 19, 2014
It is a big favourite of mine...voted in Covers comp
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 July 19, 2014
Voted ")
fernandoamato
 
fernandoamato July 21, 2014
Amazing colors and unique comp
Voted
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth July 22, 2014
Voted Covers Liebling :)
UnkleFrank
 
UnkleFrank July 22, 2014
Outstanding creativity. voted
UnkleFrank
 
UnkleFrank July 22, 2014
This is the only way I could vote twice for this. Great job. Voted again. :)
robhansen
 
robhansen July 23, 2014
Voted covers
malread Platinum
 
malread July 23, 2014
Voted
AndreaE
 
AndreaE July 23, 2014
Voted!! :)))
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 July 24, 2014
voted Covers Photo Contest
wonderwoman627
 
wonderwoman627 July 28, 2014
voted! so creative!
Flosno
 
Flosno July 31, 2014
Love this entry Gracie....voted
tropicala
 
tropicala July 31, 2014
Love it!!!
carlosramos
 
carlosramos August 02, 2014
Stunning work here, I voted !
Vince542
 
Vince542 October 28, 2014
Brilliant creation!!!! Brava, Bravaaaaa!!!!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi December 04, 2014
very creative ! love it !
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth December 28, 2014
Voted PS Creative Photo!
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman December 28, 2014
Voted...photoshop creative..k
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal December 28, 2014
Very sexy Gracie's leg. Voted Photoshop creative!
robhansen
 
robhansen December 29, 2014
voted PS creative photo
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 December 29, 2014
love this one .. voted photoshop creative
UnkleFrank
 
UnkleFrank December 31, 2014
Had to come back to vote for Gracie's foot. Photoshop Creative
Flosno
 
Flosno December 31, 2014
Love this entry...voted
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth January 02, 2015
Voted EDU 2014 for your very clever trick...which I still have to do!
carlosramos
 
carlosramos January 07, 2015
Great creativity as always, I voted !
carlosramos
 
carlosramos January 07, 2015
Delightful image, fantastic creativity, love it, voted !
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 January 07, 2015
Voted Photoshop Creative Vol 1
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 January 07, 2015
Voted Edu2014
kathymuhle PRO+
 
kathymuhle January 07, 2015
You are so talented - love it - voted Photoshop Creative
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 January 12, 2015
voted EDU
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal January 14, 2015
Great, voted Edu 2014
Mahika-Photography Ultimate
 
Mahika-Photography March 26, 2015
Awesome, Looks like you have chicken skin, must have been cold water. :)B Very cool imagination.. Love it :):)
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman April 06, 2015
This is one of my absolute favourites ...love it...voted..k
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal April 06, 2015
hahahaha you are really at the edge. Voted!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi April 06, 2015
Voted !!!!!!!
donnescott
 
donnescott April 06, 2015
THIS IS AN AMAZINGLY DONE! GREAT CONCEPT.
mountainman70
 
mountainman70 April 06, 2015
voted - standing on edge - gr8
carlosramos
 
carlosramos April 09, 2015
Beautiful work, Gracie, I voted standing on the ....... !
kathymuhle PRO+
 
kathymuhle April 12, 2015
Wow - voted standing on the edge
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis April 13, 2015
Voted standing on the edge:-)
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth April 17, 2015
Voted Standing on the Edge---Great Entry!
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth May 05, 2015
Voted Orange is Back you cheeky little minkey!
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 May 07, 2015
Voted Orange is Back
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita May 09, 2015
voted again!
carlosramos
 
carlosramos May 10, 2015
Voted orange is back !
mountainman70
 
mountainman70 May 11, 2015
a favorite - voted
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal May 11, 2015
Very inspiring capture of the photographer's legs! voted orange is back!
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis May 15, 2015
Voted Orange is Back:-)
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman May 15, 2015
ORANGE IS BACK....VOTED
malread Platinum
 
malread May 21, 2015
Great Artistic captured, Voted.
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 June 02, 2015
voted in the flesh manipulation challenge
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal June 15, 2015
Congratulations on your Grand Winner Award on Flesh Manipulation Photo Challenge!
Mirza_Cengic Platinum
 
Mirza_Cengic July 05, 2015
Well done.
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis August 03, 2015
Congratulations Gracie for winning the challenge in the Flesh manipulations:-)
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 September 01, 2015
Voted Contrasting Colors, good luck kay
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman September 11, 2015
Voted.....k
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis September 11, 2015
Voted contrasting colours:-)
sivakumarkulandhaivel
 
sivakumarkulandhaivel March 02, 2016
Incredible picture. You have vivid imagination and creative mind. I love it.
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal March 05, 2016
voted in front of the sun!
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 March 06, 2016
Voted In Front of The Sun
UnkleFrank
 
UnkleFrank March 07, 2016
Never could pass up a lovely ankle. Voted Front of the Sun.
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 08, 2016
Love...love.....love it ....You are a creative genius....voted
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth November 22, 2016
Voted Getting Creative :)
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 November 29, 2016
Voted Getting Creative
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman April 08, 2017
Fairytale moment....voted...k
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 April 09, 2017
Voted Fairytale Moments
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth April 25, 2017
Voted Fairytale Moments :)
mihrt PRO+
 
mihrt August 13, 2021
Love your intent which you accomplished beautifully!
KayBrewer Platinum
KayBrewer August 14, 2021
Thank you, Gail. I've said for a long time I was going to re-do it but so far......
CameraWitMe258
 
CameraWitMe258 October 22, 2021
Amazing and creative. You have an outstanding gallery
KayBrewer Platinum
KayBrewer October 25, 2021
Thanks so much!
pennylawe Platinum
 
pennylawe August 31, 2022
Amazing shot and genius imagination
KayBrewer Platinum
KayBrewer September 01, 2022
Thanks so much!
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took the background shot from Mallory Square in Key West, Florida. The foot is mine, taken in my office with the help of a low tripod.

Time

Sunset for the background! That's what Mallory Square is famous for. The foot was sometime in the afternoon. I think . . .

Lighting

Just the sunset - that's all it took. I took several pictures in a row and the bird happened to be in the right place in the right time. As for the foot, I used a deflected external flash to take the picture of my own foot.

Equipment

For the background sunset, I used my first-ever DSLR, the Canon EOS Rebel XSI. No tripod, flash, etc. For my foot, I used my Canon 60D and a Canon external flash.

Inspiration

I watched a video by Gavin Hoey in a video tutorial about a technique called "wrapping" in which you "wrap" one object in a background and then place it ON the background. So my foot is wrapped in the sunset and then placed on the sunset. It's a lot of fun.

Editing

I did little post-processing on the sunset except for cropping. I detailed foot a bit. The post-processing was all involved in the "wrapping" technique. All of it was done by Photoshop.

In my camera bag

Canon 5D Mark III and Canon 60D DSLRs, Canon G-15 point and shoot, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L Telephoto Zoom Lens, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens, Canon 24-105mm f/4L Lens, circular polarizers and hoods for each lens, wired and remote shutter devices, Canon 430 EX external flash, lens cleaning materials.

Feedback

Google Gavin Hoey. He has a video in which he places a Union Jack-wrapped fist on the Union Jack background.

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