Hello LMAC and Hive members. @shaka, will hold a monthly contest with participants having the ability to submit multiple entries during that month for consideration. If you'd like to join in this monthly round for October, visit: Let's Make a Collage - A Contest for All Creatives on Hive - Round 219 - ✨100 HIVE in the Prize Pool!.
I wanted to share with you my Entry #4 collage for LMAC Round 219.
My theme centered around a a group of oddly different people and animals congregating at a watering hole in the desert. Over the far horizon lies torment in the form of a sandstorm and lightning. Although the skyline is a beautiful orange hue that looks peaceful, rumblings tell of trouble just behind the cacti. All who dwell in the desert gather for a much needed respite. The coolness of the spring provides a chance to rest and relax for a moment. Natural enemies come together for a common purpose, placing their predatory instincts aside. They just desire a moment's rest and sanctuary.
In preparing my theme, I incorporated the LMAC Round 219 original contest image, which is a requirement and contains a water element, into a desert landscape. The contest image provided the nourishment for those gathering there. Another LMAC contest image depicting a desert was included.
Other images I included images I felt would be fitting for a desert scene seeking water. I distorted some of the images to create a somewhat alien theme. Adding my pure fractals I created in Apophysis 7X for the lightning and seat for the cat felt like unnatural elements.
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| Item | Contributor | Source |
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| Arizona landscape | PxFuel | Link |
| Painted female | Pixabay | Link |
| Robot eye | Pixabay | Link |
| Leopard | PxFuel | Link |
| Wolves | PxFuel | Link |
| Black birds | Contributed to the #LIL by @onyechi | Link |
| Butterfly | Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei | Link |
| Giraffe | Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66 | Link |
| Iguana | Contributed to the #LIL by @evagavilan2 | Link |
| Orange cat | Contributed to the #LIL by @agmoore | Link |
| Gull standing | Contributed to the #LIL by @digitalis | Link |
| Pure Fractal titled "Lightning - White"" | @justclickindiva | Link |
| Pure Fractal titled "Spider - Alien -Orange" | @justclickindiva | Link |
I then utilized Canva to blend the different type images. Below are my steps in which I begin with a blank, white canvas, then added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, duplicating, colorizing, resizing, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.
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Below is my completed collage for LMAC Round 219, Entry #4:
Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it. I hope you like my freestyle collage theme.
CONTEST RULES
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
| What is Let's Make a Collage? | It is a weekly photography and collage contest. |
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| Who created the contest? | @shaka is the contest owner. |
| What type of contest is it? | This Contest utilizes a single photo provided by the contest owner as the basis for you to create your own photo collage by adding to the photo provided. |
| What are the rules? | 1. Use as your starting point for your collage the photography provided by the contest owner. It is located on the contest owner's post for free use without any copyright protection. |
| 2. Entries are required to be posted to the LMAC community and must contain a link to the contest post. | |
| 3. Entries need to set the LMAC account (@lmac) as 20% beneficiary to be eligible for the dynamic component of the prize pool.; | |
| 4. Extra support with the LMAC trail to all collages where LIL assets have been included AND the respective LIL-contributors set as 2% beneficiaries; | |
| 5. By submitting your contribution you agree that your artwork remains public domain and that it can be copied, modified and distributed, even for commercial purposes, without requiring further permission. | |
| 6. Any graphical element that is added to the photography either needs to be your own original work (e.g. own artwork or photography) OR needs to derive from sites whitelisted by LMAC. | |
| 7. IMPORTANT: Indicate the source of all materials used in your accompanying post. Otherwise your entry can NOT be put up for the final vote. | |
| 8. All sort of editing, modification and/or manipulation is allowed as long as no copyright is affected. | |
| What do you win? | Prizes listed on the contest owner's post. |
SOURCES:
a) JustClickindiva's Footer created in Canva utilizing its free background and images used with permission from discord admins.
b) Unless otherwise noted, all photos taken by me with my (i) Samsung Galaxy 10" Tablet, (ii) Samsung Phone, & (iii) FUJI FinePix S3380 - 14 Mega Pixels Digital Camera
c) Purple Butterfly part of purchased set of Spiritual Clip Art for my Personal Use
d) All Community logos, banners, page dividers used with permission of Discord Channel admins.
e) Ladies of Hive banner used with permission of and in accordance with the admin's guidelines
f) Thumbnail Image created by me in Canva.
g) "Flames." What is Apophysis 2.09. https://flam3.com/
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding.
Oh my heavens...looks like an inferno, almost hellish. Really powerful suggestion.
I love the sanctuary motif. That orange cat is more appropriately placed than you might imagine. It is feral--so-called, but it has found refuge in my neighborhood for so many years that I don't know if it can be called feral. At this point it has been cared for by at least one other home besides ours. We moved, but still return to feed it.
Anyway, really nice collage with an inspirational theme.
Yes, not a safe place over the horizon. So they gather and forget for a time about the hardships that await. Thanks so much for the history of the feral cat. It indeed found sanctuary in your neighborhood. I've always wondered about it and the how the twig came to rest on the head.
Thanks so much for your visit. I appreciate the kind compliment for my theme. Take care and have a good weekend.
I love the way you blend all the different components into one beautiful whole, with lots of detail.
Yes, a lot of images blended together to make the scene. An aspect of the project that takes time is gathering and documenting the sources for the images to present in my post. I'm pleased you liked how the completed project turned out. Thanks for stopping by.
Take care and have a good rest of your weekend.
The desert is like a place of danger, I can see that lady buried halfway in the sands, and those other creatures 😊
Fortunately, the female and other creatures are on the safe side of the desert away from harm. I appreciate you taking time to stop by and view my project. Take care.
I love that striking background color, and the central figure.-
Nicely done. A striking collage with the look of danger in the background and a clear image of the woman half buried safely in the sand.
I'm pleased you were able to stop by and view my collage. The contrast between both sides is evident. I appreciate your engagement and support. Take care.
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