Monday, February 19, 2024

Fake it-Nikole McCahill

For the concept of this composition I decided to create a fake event of the occurrence of a major solar system shift. I got this idea because out solar system has always been changing from the Big Bang and the creation of our universe, planets such as Pluto being pushed out of our solar system, and recent talk of a solar flare and sun storm. In this particular composition I made Saturn as well as some other planets closer to Earth to the point where it can clearly be seen from the ground. The fore ground image is me on a hike, the foreground, starry sky, and the three separate planets are images found from pixabay and Adobe Stock. I used numerous masks and many, many, adjustment layers to create this image. To emphasize the supernatural event I placed myself looking up to emphasize the scale and the overwhelming intensity, of this supernatural event. I also wanted to entertain the idea of how we as humans have no control over many natural events such as large storms and natural disasters and how we are small and almost insignificant in the universe.










1 comment:

  1. Fake it by Nikole McCahill shows a composition where someone is looking at the sky. The planets are clearly visible from where they stand with other planets surrounding it. The planet looks like saturn based on the rings. It also looks like the person is on a hike and ends up sky gazing. The overall composition has a cool feel to it with the main colors being on the cool side and mainly blues. The overall composition is well done. Every detail helps this feel like solid work even down to the reflection in the water. The composition brings into perspective of the wonders of space and how it's always changing and all the things we have not discovered yet. It covers the themes of wonder and adventure, and has the effect to make someone go stargazing at night to see what they can find in the stars. I think this work covers the topic well in the talk of the capabilities of our solar system and how we itch to discover more

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