Who's the new guy? (Revised) pictures

When he was in high school, Louie realized that he wasn't like other seagulls his age.

Who s the new guy revised picture by LunaC of the Independents
for Seagull photoshop strange pictures contest
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10 User comments about Who's the new guy? (Revised) pictures

kibuyu

This is a cool idea...and your edit improved it. Shadows from the bats are nice. Louie still has rather hard edges, compared to anything else in view - soften them a bit and you're done.

Skorpion

This is so funny, it need some shadow from the bats over the bird. Nice pic.

Laff

Glorious madness here. I like it. However - it's all a bit discombobulated. You need to make the whole thing clearer.. and the seagull interloper more recognisable. At first glance - it looks like a modernist painting.. so go for the photographic ...Hmmm Great imagination tho -- applause.

Keb

I am as confused as the gull is Masking looks good. The bird is mostly hidden so it's hard to tell, though.

LunaC

Thank you for the comments. I edited the photo to change the lighting---Bright in center with darker edges. Also adjusted saturation to match the bats better. And added shadows to the bats in front of seagul. Plus highlights in gull's eye.

raygregory

It is a great idea, gets my vote, a "goth" gull. My only tech suggestion (and it doesn't really matter much in this pic, considering the relative small size of the bird) would be to warp the shadows to conform more to the curvature of the bird's body. An artistic suggestion would be to place the bird more in the center (after all, it is about him) and possibly make him noticeably larger than the bats (which would make him look even more different and add to the humor).

kibuyu

That was a plucky edit. He does look better bigger. I'd still like to have seen you soften his sharp edges with blur and burn to make him look less cut-out. But good marks for originality

raygregory

Yes, the edges are a bit too sharp. Another interesting thing to do would be to modify his foot to make it look like he's hanging on.

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