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Description Entry for 's Winter in the Woods competition. **Won 3rd place in the competition!!**

Started out as just the image in the main photo but even though I was happy with the masking it still needed some mood.

I began fiddling with sepia tones and started thinking about those famous hoax photos taken in the early 1900s by those English girls. I added a white "photo" border and had an earlier version of a photo album with black pages and corner tabs. Then it still needed more so...well I just got a bit carried away I guess!

**Edit 16/2/07**

Have been fidgeting away at this for the last week or two. I wanted to change the wings and get a smoother finish to the skin and the scene in general. Have also added another piece to the end of the skirt to make it sit better around the roots/ground. Original version can be found here [link] for comparison.

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Many thanks to the following stock artists:

Victorian Ind 23 (woman)
Wood 8, Wood 2
Old photo chickens (old frame minus chickens!)
Lace Brushes
dragonfly wings

All other images and textures from my personal stock.

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I give permission for the following clubs to post this image in their galleries:

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Comments: 62

jane-mirage In reply to ??? [2010-07-11 22:32:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and sorry for the slow response

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allison712 [2009-11-14 23:04:30 +0000 UTC]

You've been featured! [link]

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jane-mirage In reply to allison712 [2009-11-14 23:56:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again. I'm really pleased that you like it and want to share it.

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georgiasassenfeld [2009-07-13 10:40:18 +0000 UTC]

Sorry I Didn't tell you this earlier, I should've. But, I made a picture and put your border from this picture on there. If you don't want me to have the picture anymore I'll delete it, cause it's mainly yours.

But other than that... here it is hope you like it.
[link]

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jane-mirage In reply to georgiasassenfeld [2009-07-14 06:20:58 +0000 UTC]

hmmm...only problem is that the border uses another stock image. Check the comments section of my image for credit to the original stock provider - you'll need their permission as well as mine. Also you may want to check the copyright restrictions on the Paramore image too, unless they've specifically said it's available for use, my understanding is that this would breach copyright.

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georgiasassenfeld In reply to jane-mirage [2009-07-14 12:54:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh ohkay. I'll check right now. It never said anything about copyright but, I'll check and see if it does somewhere. Thx though.

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SimpleRetouch [2009-04-02 13:30:31 +0000 UTC]

Great work

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jane-mirage In reply to SimpleRetouch [2009-04-02 21:52:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much

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SimpleRetouch In reply to jane-mirage [2009-04-06 12:57:11 +0000 UTC]

You welcome

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jpiep [2007-08-13 04:53:19 +0000 UTC]

exquisite !

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jane-mirage In reply to jpiep [2007-08-13 11:08:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. Glad you liked it!

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Nakatoni [2007-05-14 05:39:55 +0000 UTC]

I haven't seen something so different from other artworks on dA for ages. Everybody does almost the same (me too, hehe but you gave me inspiration for trying something else - thanks ) Congrats for the 3rd place in the contest! And this is outstanding. The sepia tones are awesome, the frame from the old photo and this style of photo album... Fabulous. It reminds me my grandma's photos... Really well done BTW - how did you make sepia? I have always problem with this...
Definetely

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jane-mirage In reply to Nakatoni [2007-05-15 03:09:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much indeed! I guess it just kinda took on a life of it's own once it got started! To do the sepia tone I desturated the image by 60% then put a photo filter over the top in a brown/tan at 75%. Then there were textures in overlay mode over the top that lightened it all up.

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Nakatoni In reply to jane-mirage [2007-05-15 10:15:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Now it's going to be easier...

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Queen-Kitty [2007-04-28 13:32:01 +0000 UTC]

This is simply beautiful. I love the speia tones it gives the picture a wonderful old-time, vintage feel. And I love her dress and everything else! I definitely think this one is an improvement compared with the other, even though the other one was very beautiful as well. I love that you put it on a photo page as well. And congrats for 3rd place!

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jane-mirage In reply to Queen-Kitty [2007-04-30 09:10:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much for your comment and the . Yes I was much happier with this version as well.

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Nelleke [2007-04-28 09:14:01 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations with third place!! Your picture is amazing...

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jane-mirage In reply to Nelleke [2007-04-30 09:10:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much...I'm glad you liked it.

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Nelleke In reply to jane-mirage [2007-04-30 14:53:43 +0000 UTC]

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Lady-Vendetta [2007-03-31 15:49:41 +0000 UTC]

oh my god....

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jane-mirage In reply to Lady-Vendetta [2007-04-01 01:26:12 +0000 UTC]

lol...I hope that's an "oh my god...I like it"! In which case, thanks very much

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Lady-Vendetta In reply to jane-mirage [2007-04-01 09:58:06 +0000 UTC]

yesssssssssssssssssssssss i like it!!!!!!!!!!i love ittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt tttttt

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jane-mirage In reply to Lady-Vendetta [2007-04-01 23:03:13 +0000 UTC]

Good!

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vw1956stock [2007-03-11 12:57:10 +0000 UTC]

Such a great composition! I love it
Thank YOu very much for using my stock! I am sorry for the delay - I had been offline for some weeks during my stay in Brasil!!!

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jane-mirage In reply to vw1956stock [2007-03-12 22:17:25 +0000 UTC]

OOh - very glad you like it. Those wings were pretty special. Brasil hey...wow, half your luck! Hope you had a great time.

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vw1956stock In reply to jane-mirage [2007-03-14 16:29:38 +0000 UTC]

I really had a beautiful time... My pleasure

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crhino [2007-02-21 01:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Very nice image.
I think the added on bit, to the dress, would work better, if it was slightly darker, like the rest of the dress.

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jane-mirage In reply to crhino [2007-02-21 04:39:44 +0000 UTC]

hmmm...I see what you mean... a little over enthusiastic on the fog I think is the cause there. Will revisit the mask.

Thanks

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crhino In reply to jane-mirage [2007-02-21 05:00:19 +0000 UTC]

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Rocketdog57 [2007-01-19 20:17:49 +0000 UTC]

A wonderfully crafted composition, and, well, I'm such a sucker for sepia-style photos. This really is so imaginative!

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jane-mirage In reply to Rocketdog57 [2007-01-19 23:25:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. Yeah, I've got a bit of a soft spot for sepia too!

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Rocketdog57 In reply to jane-mirage [2007-01-21 17:34:25 +0000 UTC]

You're more than welcome, Hon. I'm happy to make another great find in your good self.

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Veelah [2007-01-17 11:12:07 +0000 UTC]

I love the Photo Album effect.

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jane-mirage In reply to Veelah [2007-01-17 22:12:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and thanks for the . I appreciate it.

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WrenStormbringer [2007-01-16 22:48:47 +0000 UTC]

Verry nice! I love the idea of putting it in a photobook!

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jane-mirage In reply to WrenStormbringer [2007-01-17 02:09:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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EarthGoddess [2007-01-15 03:05:06 +0000 UTC]

Stunning work!!

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jane-mirage In reply to EarthGoddess [2007-01-15 08:45:53 +0000 UTC]

Ta. Glad you like it. Again, thanks for the

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EarthGoddess In reply to jane-mirage [2007-01-19 05:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Your very welcome

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melasdesign [2007-01-14 22:13:33 +0000 UTC]

Really nicely done. You put a lot of work into it and the results are worth it!

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jane-mirage In reply to melasdesign [2007-01-14 22:36:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Kinda got carried away on the framing lol.

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Brashier [2007-01-14 17:54:19 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! Call me crazy but do you see the dragon in the tree roots? Thats cool!

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jane-mirage In reply to Brashier [2007-01-14 22:33:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh I do! How'd that happen? Let me just check the original stock image...yep it's in the original! That's so cool and unexpected. Thanks for pointing that out. I wonder should I highlight it a little?

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sweetpepper [2007-01-14 14:22:31 +0000 UTC]

I love it

Great

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jane-mirage In reply to sweetpepper [2007-01-14 22:28:12 +0000 UTC]

That's great. Thanks for the . I think it's my favourite at the moment, but then my latest is almost always my favourite!

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sweetpepper In reply to jane-mirage [2007-01-15 15:07:02 +0000 UTC]

Keep up the good work my dear

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Elandria [2007-01-10 14:44:02 +0000 UTC]

This is fab honey! There was one thing that really made me impressed with this (and although I'm a sucker for sepia and B&W photos it wasn't that lol)
Its the fact that the bottom of the dress fits so perfectly over the roots of the tree lol I'll have to go back to my stock to compare

Really great work and good luck in the comp!!! Thanks for using my stock!!

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jane-mirage In reply to Elandria [2007-01-10 20:42:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Actually when I first placed it the tail of the dress was sticking out in mid air. I sliced the end off and moved it down to look more natural. Being a dark dress it was fairly forgiving

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Elandria In reply to jane-mirage [2007-01-11 16:24:34 +0000 UTC]

AAHhhhh cool I'm really glad it worked!

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romanova [2007-01-09 16:30:45 +0000 UTC]

Magnificent, it is a beautiful image I congratulate to you and I will wait for your next works

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