i threw in three pics taken on sunday and put them together. the landscape was really dark and the house was lit up ... i loved the clouds that night. be honest does it look bad?... more of an art wrok like the horse sees the upcomming storm and runs away from it..sorta thing.. is it crap? lol

and black and white ..

with the coloured version, i find that the large white part on the horse quite out of place and distracting. However on the b&w version i think that the picture looks really good^_^

In the last one...the house looks incredibly blurry wouldnt you agree? And i also agree with the white part of the horse, its way too distracting. And....i spot lots of blobs Kimmie. Try to brighten your screen every now and then, or adjust the levels on your image to see if you missed a few spots. I think you could be onto something with those cool looking clouds, beautiful house and big tree.....the horse however just dont fit for me. Maybe if you upped the contrast a bit on it, it might fit better. I dont know. Just rambling i suppose, lol. #:O)

I have to agree with Andy.... the horse does not fit. It crashe the whole scene... the horse - no, but the house with all the clouds, the tree is really very beautiful!! It would look too much wanted...:-)

Interesting point about the horse, not fitting in. I mean u have the clouds(really far away), house and tree(medium distance), and then the close-up of the horse. I think it balances out the picture. Also to me the horse is saying 'what is going on here?', which gives it some attitude:)

I think that the horse could be a greatn addition to this compo. It only has to be implicated better. I took the liberty to just play around a little with it. What i did (other than get rid of the blobs) was that i created a new layer containing the horse, i then added a directional light on it simulating the light from the sky. And i also upped the contrast on it a little.

Although it still needs some texture on the white part of the body. It almost looks painted white.

I like it -- and Andreas' suggestions. =]

I kinda get a "modern" Wizard of Oz feeling from it! Ok...I don't like the horse...it really distracts my eyes and something about its body doesn't seem right either. Love the clouds and house! The lighting on the house should match the golden/orangey coloring cast on the clouds! If your going for surreal though I guess it wouldn't matter all that much...since it wouldn't necessarily be "reality"

Hi Kimmie...Since you asked...I think the horse is too white...if the clouds look that color then the sun is throwing an orange glow.Anything white,including the house,would then have an orange glow on it.I selected the horse(badly,I admit,but I was in a hurry),and the house and added the warming photo filter.This at least looks more integrated to me. And obviously,I cropped it.I don't like all that empty space on the right... And Joe,I humbly disagree.I think with surrealism it absolutely must be 'realistic' or it doesn't work. PS-I like what you're going for here,Kimmie.It just needs to look more integrated to me.I used Andreas' pic to do this,as I think his looks the best...Oh and I'm on my lappy,so if this totally stinks I apologise.Lappy is extremely dark...-M :^)

thanks for all your help i will combine all your efforts and advice for the final!! kort your right on it ...i had that oz feeling too here like a fire was commming or storm and the horse was running away and looking back. I like you you have done marlenece and Andreas thanks so much big hugs!! ... preciate your help i knew it needed something but couldnt get it all right .. your work and help means allot!! :O)!!!

Glad I could help,Kimmie.Good luck with it.You really have something here. Marlenece ;^)

Final (( lol i think!! ))

Wow! I do like the B & W one. That house stands out beautifully. Aloha...Errol