Edgar Allen Poe - The Raven
"Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore"
For Maggie-Me and the Weekly Photoshop Competition group
Created for the WPC Week 146
My thanks to doortoriver for the awesome "Sun and Storm
Clouds" : )
www.flickr.com/photos/doortoriver/2910519886/
Thanks also to _FXR for the "Open Book"
www.flickr.com/photos/_fxr/2359186938/
Thanks also to ~AmahRa58~ for the "Vault"
www.flickr.com/photos/amahra58/2488820091/
Once upon a June day bleary, as I flickr'd, My-Stats weary,
Rummaging through uploads many, some perhaps bound for Explore,
While I cringed and sadly suffered, not howe'er because of buffered
Internetly packets; rather due to Image-Bore,
There came unto my browser frame a picture threat'ning to inflame
Deep passions that remind me while I love this Photo-game,
Stepping back from self-completed choice to end up quite [deleted]
I reasoned once again to wonder--Could I yet increase my Score?
Long forsaken Photoshopping, tinting, texturing, and cropping,
'Til my eyelids nearly dropping, Take me to the Sacred Shore
Where brays The Donkey, harmonizing, chorus to my sharp resizing,
All geared toward the realizing of faves from those who still adore,
And in return my comments flowing back to all who visit, knowing
This indulgence builds the Interestingness yet more?
If I once more take a gander, visit, comment, click, and pander,
Can I be a Stats-Expander?
Quoth the Panda, "Evermore."
by ratsj ( secrets of explore : )
Comments and faves
~Brenda-Starr~, Miss Makita Drill, AmahRa58, Soleil is me., and 38 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Eddi van W. (48 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Creative Commons - Showroom, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
this competition is very interesting- your creation is the soul of poe- great job ;)
AlicePopkorn (48 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Digital Resonance, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
wow, wonderful work !
love the composition of the elements and the raven
is magical :)
~Brenda-Starr~ (48 months ago | reply)
Quite amazing :))
~ found and admired at ~
Creative Commons Showroom
pareeerica (48 months ago | reply)
Awesome work, love the window, the mist, the book.....all of it, wonderful!
monkeywing (48 months ago | reply)
Stunning edit - takes you right back in time!
sammydavisdog (48 months ago | reply)
Eddi has said it all !
that beautiful bird did beguile my
fancy into smiling !!
this competition idea was a masterstroke -
bringing all these Poe gems to the light ! : ))
AmahRa58 (48 months ago | reply)
Inspiring work with the depth of the soul - great!
Soleil is me. (48 months ago | reply)
Bravo!; An Interesting image:)
An exquisite image was arranged by your great composition/treatment. So beautiful among the million images on flickr. I pleasure to give the awards and honor to give the invitation to display your best to My amazing group;
SPLENDID PHOTO... YOUR PHOTO WINS THE BEST AT
THE INSPIRE GROUP...
INSPIRE... Invite ONLY
You are INVITED to display this wonderful photo
in the INSPIRE Pool.
Have a nice day:)
Marco Escobedo Art / Design (48 months ago | reply)
excelente trabajo!
You are a very good and creative Artist and I really like your Creative Photo.
After five awards from Creative Photo please post in our MASTER-group!
This photo was seen in:
Creative Photo (Post 1 - Comment 3 or more)
Daily . (48 months ago | reply)
Great compo !!!
AlicePopkorn (48 months ago | reply)
pick of the week :)
~ found and admired at ~
Creative Commons Showroom
Fab.tography (48 months ago | reply)
Great picture, composition and effects :)
Auntie K (48 months ago | reply)
Terrific collage! Intriguing and spooky!
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Seen in my contacts' Explore photos. (?)
Here for the Art ...I'm Still Here.. (48 months ago | reply)
Hey oddsock! Congrats on Explore! Haven't played with you in a while.
Great job! Lovely imagery.
This is the Award Tree!
Please add your excellent image to the Award Tree
Tag your photo AwardTree and read the group rules
Weirena (48 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called MAGICART OF TEXTURES (Invite only) , and we'd love to have this added to the group!
this is very artistic and wonderful .. greetings from vienna :)
Weirena (48 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Empyrean Fantasies (invite only) post1/award1, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
oddsock (48 months ago | reply)
Thanks for all your gr8 comments and invites : )
The Raven has made it to explore ! my first image to enter explore since 2006
thanks once again to doortoriver,_FXR and ~AmahRa58~ for making the source images creative commons, for me the gr8 pleasure of flickr is the exchange of ideas and artwork : )
rubyblossom. (48 months ago | reply)
Wow! great impact, a fav for me
Jader : ) (48 months ago | reply)
molto bella
artist101 (48 months ago | reply)
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Award Tree Excellence!
Seen in the Award Tree!
commented with SICI (2009-05-19)
TheWalkinMan (48 months ago | reply)
Award Tree Excellence!
Seen in the Award Tree!
ratsj (48 months ago | reply)
Very nice photo, well-conceived and brought to life.
pattoise (48 months ago | reply)
Award Tree Excellence!
Seen in the Award Tree!
Mangini Adalberto & Laura (48 months ago | reply)
Award Tree Excellence!
Seen in the Award Tree!
psyberartist (48 months ago | reply)
Award Tree Excellence!
Seen in the Award Tree!
figment_ (48 months ago | reply)
Award Tree Excellence!
Seen in the Award Tree!
Dr. Ilia (48 months ago | reply)
beautifully captured!
This is an amazing picture!
Please, add it to HIDDEN TREASURE GROUP
HIDDEN TREASURE POST 1 AWARD 3
nizurack (48 months ago | reply)
Greta picture, congrats!
cathairstudios/photomelange (48 months ago | reply)
Wonderful work!
~Blue [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
This amazing creation is awarded as OUTSTANDING!
Empyrean Fantasies (invite only)
fjspefj [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)
The mood is perfect!
Enchanticals~ Death in Family (37 months ago | reply)
This is awesome. Marsha
Osiris85 (34 months ago | reply)
Great picture! I'd like to use it in my software-project called "Project: Blackbird" if it's okay.
I'm a software-developer and Project: Blackbird is a game about cyberwar. I'm developing in my free time, so at this time, it's non-commercial.
Greetings.
oddsock (34 months ago | reply)
You might find the snip is easy to use : )
This photo was invited and added to the Nevermore (Admin invite) P 1 - A/C 1 group.
jbarc in BC (20 months ago | reply)
Great image
Fae Varriale - finally got Flickr working again (20 months ago | reply)
AlicePopkorn (20 months ago | reply)
AlicePopkorn (20 months ago | reply)
great mystical atmosphere :)
Suzanne's stream(slowly coming back) (20 months ago | reply)