The shoreline situated at the base of the island across from the lighthouse offered the ideal secluded spot for Jana. With binoculars, she looked out over the river to the opposite side before anchoring near a clump of bushes. Stepping from the small boat, she stood glancing up at the evening sky. She reached back into the front of the boat for her backpack and strapped it tightly across one shoulder.
It had been twenty years since Jana last visited. She'd come too far to turn back. Her ancestors had resided on that small island.
She fumbled at the pages of the local brochure. Surface information about the place of her birth. The stories she sat many nights absorbing with interest banked themselves into her memory.
Lore suggested that, if patient, one could catch a glimpse of the white goddess. The protector of the land where evil was driven out many centuries ago. The winged angel statue kneeling to her left side was built to honor the goddess. The white, iridescent water flows from behind the mountain. Some say it purifies the river. Others say the white foam cleanses the soul and heals your body.
Looking up above the bridge on the other side of the island, she stared wide eyed as the lighthouse cast the apparition. Goddess Azira sat high above the mountain tinted orange by the evening's presence.
Immediately white foam streamed down from behind the mountains. Animals and people appeared. Magic surrounded the tiny island. Time ceased to exist there as if Jana was transported back to the place of her ancestors.
For my Freestyle Collage No. 53, my theme was "forklore". I knew I wanted to include elements of magic, a secluded island landscape, angels, and a water elements. To achieve the background and landscape scene, I decided to use the image of a recent LMAC image, together with a free-sourced image. The images provided the island landscape I envisioned.
Below are the additional images of magical people and animals I included to complete my theme:
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Woman's reflection in moon at PxFuel
Face with ring in nose at PxFuel
Bridge to end of the word at Pxfuel
Angel statute kneeling at PxFuel
Spotted wildcat at PxFuel
Waterfall by A-Marble at PurePNG
Lighthouse Low Back No Water Contributed to the #LIL by @donroberts
Pure Fractal titled "Feathered Fan" created by me in Apophysis
Pure Fractal titled "Vase Beautiful" created by me in Apophysis
To blend the images and create the scene, I use Canva as my design program. The features in my Upgraded Annual Pro Membership Subscription, such as colorizing, resizing, filtering, and background removal makes it easier when compiling the scene.
I start with a blank canvas. From left to right, you can follow the procedures I used to blend the images onto the screen.
Select new canvas from my template.
Add orange landscape image as background.
Add green fractal to sky region.
Removed background. Repositioned island.
Positioned bridge behind mountains.
Added white background of female as water.
Added lighthouse and repositioned.
Added waterfall to the head; then added vase.
Switched canvas color to black.
Duplicate orange background to fill canvas.
Added landscape island image from LMAC.
Added bridge. Removed background.
Added female. Removed background.
Added angel and leopard. Resized both.
Added head. Removed background. Resized.
Added female explorer.
Below is my completed freestyle collage:
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Desde el Faro Brilla la Diosa | LMAC Collage FreeStyle No. 53
La orilla situada en la base de la isla, frente al faro, era el lugar ideal para Jana. Con unos prismáticos, miró hacia el otro lado del río antes de anclar cerca de un grupo de arbustos. Bajó de la pequeña embarcación y se quedó mirando el cielo del atardecer. Buscó su mochila en la parte delantera de la embarcación y se la ató firmemente a un hombro.
Habían pasado veinte años desde la última visita de Jana. Había llegado demasiado lejos para volver atrás. Sus antepasados habían vivido en aquella pequeña isla.
Tanteó las páginas del folleto local. Información superficial sobre su lugar de nacimiento. Las historias que absorbió con interés durante muchas noches se grabaron en su memoria.
Las leyendas sugerían que, si se tenía paciencia, se podía vislumbrar a la diosa blanca. La protectora de la tierra donde el mal fue expulsado hace muchos siglos. La estatua del ángel alado arrodillado a su izquierda se construyó en honor a la diosa. El agua blanca e iridiscente fluye desde detrás de la montaña. Algunos dicen que purifica el río. Otros dicen que la espuma blanca limpia el alma y cura el cuerpo.
Mirando por encima del puente al otro lado de la isla, contempló con los ojos muy abiertos cómo el faro proyectaba la aparición. La diosa Azira estaba sentada en lo alto de la montaña teñida de naranja por la presencia del atardecer.
Inmediatamente, espuma blanca descendió de detrás de las montañas. Aparecieron animales y personas. La magia rodeó la pequeña isla. El tiempo dejó de existir allí, como si Jana se hubiera transportado al lugar de sus antepasados.
Para mi collage de estilo libre n.º 53, mi tema era "forklore". Sabía que quería incluir elementos de magia, un paisaje de isla aislada, ángeles y un elemento acuático. Para conseguir el fondo y la escena del paisaje, decidí utilizar la imagen de un LMAC reciente, junto con una imagen de fuente libre. Las imágenes proporcionaron el paisaje isleño que imaginé.
A continuación se muestran las imágenes adicionales de personas y animales mágicos que incluí para completar mi tema:
Reflejo de mujer en la luna en PxFuel
Cara con anillo en la nariz en PxFuel
Puente al final de la palabra en Pxfuel
Ángel estatuto arrodillado en PxFuel
Gato montés avistado en PxFuel
Cascada de A-Marble at PurePNG
Lighthouse Low Back No Water Contributed to the #LIL by @donroberts
Puro fractal titulado "Feathered Fan" created by me in Apophysis
Puro fractal titulado "Vase Beautiful" created by me in Apophysis
Para mezclar las imágenes y crear la escena, utilizo Canva como programa de diseño. Las funciones de mi suscripción anual Pro mejorada, como colorear, cambiar el tamaño, filtrar y eliminar el fondo, facilitan la compilación de la escena.
Empiezo con un lienzo en blanco. De izquierda a derecha, puedes seguir los procedimientos que utilicé para mezclar las imágenes en la pantalla.
Seleccionar nuevo lienzo de mi plantilla.
Añade una imagen horizontal naranja como fondo.
Añade un fractal verde a la región del cielo.
Fondo eliminado. Reposicionado isla.
Puente posicionado detrás de las montañas.
Añadido fondo blanco de la mujer como el agua.
Añadido faro y reposicionado.
Añadida cascada a la cabeza; luego añadido jarrón.
Cambiado el color del lienzo a negro.
Duplicar el fondo naranja para rellenar el lienzo.
Añadida imagen de la isla paisajística de LMAC.
Añadido puente. Eliminado fondo.
Añadida mujer. Eliminado fondo.
Añadidos ángel y leopardo. Cambiado el tamaño de ambos.
Añadida cabeza. Eliminado fondo. Redimensionado.
Añadida exploradora.
A continuación se muestra mi collage de estilo libre completado:
Gracias por su visita. Se lo agradezco. Espero que te guste mi tema collage de estilo libre.
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.
