May Image: "Ali and the Nesting Dolls"

How I did it -

While traveling in Bulgaria I took a picture of nesting dolls at a flea market. On the same trip we visited our granddaughter Alissandra in New York. She reminded me of the nesting dolls so I decided to make her one. A very simple cut and paste.

COMMENTS:
 

Carol Weaver	This is a cute idea. She does look like a doll. Good job!
Skip Larue
Nancy Sams	The concept is so simple and so beautiful; it was a joy to see this one.  Ali’s face is just perfect with the dolls and her expression is delightful.
Nellie Bretherick	Aavo, this is very cute.  I’m sure Ali was delighted with her grouping in the dolls.  I think I would like to see the background completely black  -- without what appears to be falling water.
Karen Mason	This is a really cute idea and I like the way you cropped it.
Norman Piper	Ali and the Nesting Dolls :  I don’t think that this one is quite up to your normal high standard, Aavo.  The cut and paste job is OK, but the starting point picture of the dolls is not very sharp and there some white interference against the black background.  The crop you have used is, however, just right.

Member Bio

Aavo Koort - Biography I was born in Estonia and came to the US when I was 15 years old. Even before that I was interested in photography and used my father’s Voigtlander 2 to take black and white photos. When I attended NY City College I had a very basic darkroom About 10 years ago I started learning Photoshop and that activity will continue forever. Last year I bought my first digital camera. Up to that time I scanned slides into Photoshop. I am very active in the Channel city Camera Club in Santa Barbara, CA. Last year I was the club’s president. Travel is my other hobby and I have over 100 slide carousels of travelogs. My main photographic interests are scenics, portraits and altering reality. I have attended about 5 PSA Conferences in the past 10 years.