Tell me what you think!

[Bigbitt8706]

the more brutally honest, the more i learn, so tell me what you think of this!

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii262/bigbitt8706/IMG_9015edited1_edited-3.jpg

[Vetteography]

Well....

The clouds are too obviously cloned. Not only are they all the same shape, the light on each one is exactly the same and, even spaced as close as they are, the light would be at slight different angles on each one as the move away from the light source.

The other issue I see is a lot of noise in the sky, along with some pretty visible artifacting (the banding you see between the left two clouds and the right two clouds) I think if you run it through a noise filter, it would help.

[Bigbitt8706]

i was worried about the clouds, thats one of the reasons i posted it... any sugestions as to how i can make them look good?
edit: i want all the clouds to look pretty similar, so is there anyway i can take what i have and make it better? or is it just a lost cause? i'm not oposed to starting over and relayering it, i just want someone with more photoshop skill than I to point me in the right direction

a noise filter is a good idea.. thanks!

[Vetteography]

You can keep the clouds the same general shape, just trim each one a little differently so they are not so obviously the same.

As for the light,try a little different contrast and on each and make them darker as they move away from the light. Maybe flip the ones on the far left and right horizontally to give the illusion that the light is hitting them differently?

If you have a cotton ball and a flashlight, spread the cotton ball out a little and hold it up into the beam of the light. Move the cotton ball back and forth and watch how the light that comes through the ball changes as the ball moves. Try and duplicate that effect as much as you can in the clouds you are placing in the picture.

[Bigbitt8706]

Thanks for the advice! here's my retry:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii262/bigbitt8706/IMG_9015edited1_edited-24.jpg

better, worse, or just a totally asinine idea? any more feedback would be, as always, greatly appreciated

[Vetteography]

The light on the clouds is MUCH better! Good job.