"Monalisa" in the common crowd

Posted by Kaneabel (London, United Kingdom) on 2 November 2008 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

I had imagined a potrait like this even before I stepped into the Louvre. It was quite crowded around the Monalisa, which was actually perfect for this shot.

This is the first time I have used Photoshop on any of my pictures. I have used it to blur out the foreground. Does the picture look believable?

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Comments (22)

PeterFH from Gothenburg, Sweden

Great job with Photoshop, it really looks believable. You really gives us a chance to see the old masterpieces in a new way. Another great shot, keep them coming.

2 Nov 2008 9:53am

@PeterFH: Thanks for the encouragement, Peter!

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Wow, amazing photo, you did that superbly well! Bravo!

2 Nov 2008 10:16am

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine!

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Great one. A splendid composition, I like it very much.

2 Nov 2008 10:19am

@Paco Díaz: Thanks Paco!

Vink from Grasse - French riviera, France

Excellent movement effect ! good job !

2 Nov 2008 12:46pm

mo.langel from Switzerland

Excellent!!!!

2 Nov 2008 1:04pm

_ H o M o _ from Tehran, Iran

great shot, bravo

2 Nov 2008 1:25pm

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

Another fantastic capture! Love it! Bravo!

2 Nov 2008 2:10pm

Daniel from Kenmare, United States

nice

2 Nov 2008 3:43pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

This is a cool shot! The blur, the motion and the one face captured in the crowd!

2 Nov 2008 3:48pm

Nan from Quezon City, Philippines

I probably won't notice if you didn't say. But yeah, nice smile in the crowd. :)

2 Nov 2008 4:20pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

wonderful capture and as to the photoshop work yes it looks very believable the signle face in the crowd looking at you in focus really stands out, love this

2 Nov 2008 4:56pm

Vito Rallo from Bruxelles, Belgium

no words.... it s a brilliant shot

2 Nov 2008 5:23pm

Pradeep from Chennai, India

Splendid shot mate!! Great job on this one. Perfect :)

2 Nov 2008 6:02pm

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

It works! great effect! great idea!

3 Nov 2008 4:49am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

This is great, love the motion effect and the smile in the crowd.

3 Nov 2008 4:53am

Peter Knoop from Antwerp, Belgium

It hardly looks believable to me, but it sure is a wonderful shot. Well done!

3 Nov 2008 3:53pm

nanne from Netherlands

Answer: yes!

I like these photo. A great shot!

NANNE from FRIESLAND

3 Nov 2008 8:35pm

Kathryn from Warburton, Australia

yeah definitely believeable! great idea.

3 Nov 2008 10:35pm

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

At the first glance the people in the foreground seems to be moving and it is believeable. Looking more carefully we can say that there was motion blur added. The woman seems to look at you...

6 Nov 2008 12:23am

Addey Kehinde from London, United Kingdom

Brilliant. I've used pshop for quite a few years now and not once would I have thought of this, really cool experimentation...Looks like it paid off. Well done. I like much!!!!

18 Nov 2008 3:18pm

Charline from Metz, France

Waouh ! This photo is incredible ! It's beautiful !

23 Nov 2008 2:18pm

Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States

This is a great shot...

20 Jan 2009 11:11pm

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