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Published: 2006-05-30 21:38:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 4087; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 172
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Description Sometimes a tiny paper boat can sail seas an iron liner can not.


Full view, please.
And thanks for viewing.


Credits:

: Golden words in the sky. It is actually the incipit of her prose Waiting in the castle , taken from her original manuscript. Thank you, T

Stock from DA:

: The castle, the fountain (without water), the girl.

: The crown.

: A texture for the river.

: The wings of the girl.

Stock from www.sxc.hu :

- Selicula : The paperboat.

- Timot : The fountain water.

- Qr5 : Some components of the fences.

- Mailsparky : More components of the fences.

- Levi_sz : The sheet on the ground (the words on it come from 's Waiting in the castle manuscript, again).

- Agusia : The swans.

- Dakann : The Dalmatian (I changed the position of the head).

- Famramos : The river.

- Atenak : The rose.

Brushes (from DA resources - Gimp brushes ):

- : Big birds.

- : Small birds.

Ground , meadow and trees , sky , embankment rocks, the words on the paperboat, and the image texture come from photos taken by me.

The inspiration for "Trust your tiny paper boat" came to me from a talk and I had some time ago through comments here on DA. While I was already working on it, Teresa uploaded the wonderful Waiting in the castle , which made me think about inserting a castle in this pic and the incipt itself of the tale as a sort of texture in the sky: Teresa was so kind to scan and send me a page of her original manuscript. Some days ago, and just before I uploaded "Trust your tiny paper boat", she uploaded A million hesitations . My pic was nearly completed, and I realized that it could be, at least in my own view, the representation of the very last lines of Teresa's poem.


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Comments: 90

barninga In reply to ??? [2012-10-28 19:49:04 +0000 UTC]

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glunac [2012-10-27 12:31:33 +0000 UTC]

featured [link]

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barninga In reply to glunac [2012-10-27 19:37:01 +0000 UTC]

thank you gloria, you already featured this pic, but this is the most meaningful feature to me

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glunac In reply to barninga [2012-10-27 21:54:22 +0000 UTC]

I thought the paper boats went well with this theme.

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glunac [2010-02-01 17:37:26 +0000 UTC]

featured [link]

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barninga In reply to glunac [2010-02-01 22:03:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you gloria. it's not my usual kind of stuff and it's been a long time since the last time i did something like this. However, i still love this pic, so your feature makes me sincerely pleased

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glunac In reply to barninga [2010-02-01 22:11:32 +0000 UTC]

Love the symbolism used here. Was happy to include it in this feature.

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Stepbeyond [2008-06-10 02:54:50 +0000 UTC]

this is so nice. Like the softness of it. Nice work

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barninga In reply to Stepbeyond [2008-06-10 19:06:24 +0000 UTC]

thank you. photomanipulation is not my field, but i like to try it sometimes...

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Stepbeyond In reply to barninga [2008-06-13 03:21:42 +0000 UTC]

mess around with it--no pressure--and you get the feel more and more.

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Tinman-20-Tinster [2006-12-18 02:34:45 +0000 UTC]

LOVE IT! Love the concept behind it and the details all used here from the stock and the poem is so sweet and true! Very well done

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barninga In reply to Tinman-20-Tinster [2006-12-18 20:49:42 +0000 UTC]

thanks
i am happy you appreciate this one... it was a lot of work

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sweetpepper [2006-09-14 12:37:55 +0000 UTC]

So lovely and well done

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barninga In reply to sweetpepper [2006-09-14 14:14:46 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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sweetpepper In reply to barninga [2006-09-14 21:19:55 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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geeny [2006-08-24 12:53:48 +0000 UTC]

Well done! So many layers...

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barninga In reply to geeny [2006-09-05 08:39:08 +0000 UTC]

thank you
yes, many layers and a lot of work, but i am quite satisfied with the result.

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geeny In reply to barninga [2006-09-06 16:16:19 +0000 UTC]

I am too

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walter-zy [2006-07-16 21:48:21 +0000 UTC]

This is a real piece of art........ hà fato molto bene!!! (scuzza mio italiano ma...) thank you to share!

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barninga In reply to walter-zy [2006-07-17 07:47:27 +0000 UTC]

thanks for your kind comment and the , i am really pleased you enjoyed this pic!

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striking-elysium [2006-06-17 14:12:01 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful! I love the concept of this...and the writings in the sky.
simply amazing, good job!

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barninga In reply to striking-elysium [2006-06-17 19:46:03 +0000 UTC]

thank you a lot, i am pleased you enjoyed

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SweetMelpomene [2006-06-16 22:03:21 +0000 UTC]

It's so light and pretty!

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barninga In reply to SweetMelpomene [2006-06-16 22:24:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks... i am sincerely pleased you enjoyed it

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SweetMelpomene In reply to barninga [2006-06-17 01:26:26 +0000 UTC]


That's always nice!

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barninga In reply to SweetMelpomene [2006-06-17 09:14:11 +0000 UTC]

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fence-post [2006-06-16 02:52:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for letting me know about your use of the brushes on Trust Your Tiny Paper Boat! It's a wonderful piece!

Art

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barninga In reply to fence-post [2006-06-16 07:30:19 +0000 UTC]

i am pleased you enjoyed it. thanks again for sharing your work

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grthink [2006-06-14 11:53:07 +0000 UTC]

I've been waiting for enough time to say something nice-yet-constructive-in-an-advanced-cirt-way since you posted it, but havn't had the time with one thing or another. So I'll just say I think it's wonderful, and I'm glad it's received the attention it has

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barninga In reply to grthink [2006-06-14 11:57:40 +0000 UTC]

thank you gareth, i am very pleased you enjoyed it

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bunnny [2006-06-10 17:47:35 +0000 UTC]

oooo i like this! it looks like it should be one of those posters that tell you to read haha

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barninga In reply to bunnny [2006-06-10 17:51:23 +0000 UTC]

thank you, i am pleased you enjoyed the pic

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FadingBlack [2006-06-10 03:19:22 +0000 UTC]

A good, solid piece of manipulation.

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barninga In reply to FadingBlack [2006-06-10 08:02:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, i am pleased you enjoyed it

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Delights-of-Eden [2006-06-09 15:09:30 +0000 UTC]

A lovely image indeed & nice words too, though i do think the fountain looks a little out of place

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barninga In reply to Delights-of-Eden [2006-06-09 18:09:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you
well, the fountain... it's a matter of personal preferences, i guess... i admit that its "natural" place should be the court of the castle, but it would not be visible there... and it is important to me that it can be clearly seen, as the fresh water is a symbol of restoration. this is also why i added the water itself, since the fountain was dry in the original stock image...

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Delights-of-Eden In reply to barninga [2006-06-10 19:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome & i can quite understand you wanting it there... just seemed a little odd position but as long as your happy it really doesn't matter

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barninga In reply to Delights-of-Eden [2006-06-10 20:34:57 +0000 UTC]

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AvalonSky [2006-06-09 00:01:56 +0000 UTC]

Love this! Such a beautiful photomanip composition! And the paper boat really sets this off...and great depth of field you've created here!

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barninga In reply to AvalonSky [2006-06-09 19:22:59 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i am very pleased you enjoyed this pic... it is my second serious attempt at photomanipulation... and there's some risk i become addicted

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AvalonSky In reply to barninga [2006-06-18 02:11:39 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome! Yep, those photo manips are VERY addictive...I've sadly and happily fallen into the lure of creating them myself.

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barninga In reply to AvalonSky [2006-06-18 12:24:33 +0000 UTC]


the problem is time... i'm not skilled at photomaipulation, so... finding stocks, blending them together, triyng different ways to achive a result...

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AvalonSky In reply to barninga [2006-07-02 18:42:34 +0000 UTC]

I know exactly what you mean!

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barninga In reply to AvalonSky [2006-07-02 20:15:56 +0000 UTC]

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nuttcracker [2006-06-08 07:49:27 +0000 UTC]

a def fave.. I love this to bits

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barninga In reply to nuttcracker [2006-06-08 14:34:12 +0000 UTC]

thank you, i am very pleased you enjoyd this pic

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AlexJHH [2006-06-07 20:04:34 +0000 UTC]

I don't often like photomanips - but this reminded me very strongly of a friend.

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barninga In reply to AlexJHH [2006-06-07 20:45:17 +0000 UTC]

this makes me sincerely pleased
thank you.

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ArthurGraye [2006-06-07 13:53:43 +0000 UTC]

Very nice collage. I love the colrs and the textures.
Very good job

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barninga In reply to ArthurGraye [2006-06-07 18:27:53 +0000 UTC]

thank you arthur

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