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    Default sailboat

    Hello all, Here is a sailboat I was just praticing the reflection on to the water I hope you like it.
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    Looking good to me.
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    Looks good to me too. The only change I'd make (listen to me, I have trouble drawing a breath....) is to make the water a little rougher, it seems too still. I know, that's not a little change .....
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    ss-kalm thats the way i wanted it to look its like its on a little lake with no moving water, But i do see what you are saying moving water would make it more realistic. Thank you Norman

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    Quote Originally Posted by littlenovice33 View Post
    ss-kalm thats the way i wanted it to look its like its on a little lake with no moving water, But i do see what you are saying moving water would make it more realistic. Thank you Norman
    If that's what you intended, then you succeeded. The reflection itself looks perfect to me.
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    Default Re: sailboat

    Awesome looking reflection LN.

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    Keith is right that it might be more realistic in a rougher sea,
    but I have seen the sea looking the way you have depicted it,
    usually in calm foggy conditions. It might be easier to add a
    touch of fog than as Keith rightly says, going to all the trouble
    of altering the sea.
    Very nice job, anyway.
    Saludos,
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    One way to keep the calm sea, but add a bit of 'depth' is to put something else in the picture - say a post sticking out of the water, or something floating, part submerged. Very slight ripples might help the illusion.
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    Default Re: sailboat

    it looks good to me. I have seen nice calm days, it is rare, but I have seen them. As a quick example...

    There is only one thing that looks out of place. The reflection of the boat is darker than the boat, but the reflection of the mast is lighter than the mast.
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    Default Re: sailboat

    I like your picture and the reflection is well done too.

 

 

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