Gifts of the Unusual Kind | Let's Make A Collage Round 219 (Entry #...

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Hello all LMAC and Hive members. I'm back participating in the LMAC collage contests now that a new format has been adopted. Hive account@shaka will hold a monthly contest with participants having the ability to submit multiple entries during that month for consideration. If you'd like to join in this monthly round for October, visit: Let's Make a Collage - A Contest for All Creatives on Hive - Round 219 - ✨100 HIVE in the Prize Pool!.

The LMAC Community run by Hive account@shaka holds a fun collage contest for its members where any Hive member can participate. If you'd like to join in at any time, just visit the LMAC Community account here and follow the rules of the contest for details on the latest round.

The LMAC Community also offers an opportunity for members to create and post in the Community "freestyle" collage themes. In the freestyle option, more freedom is allowed to design your creations without having to incorporate the weekly contest photo. However, contest rules still apply.

Please visit the Community page for any questions on how to successfully publish in the LMAC Community.

I wanted to share with you my Entry #1 collage for the LMAC Round 219. My theme is unusual gifts. When I think of gifts, first thing that comes to mind is the gift of consciousness. In understanding this gift, one need only be mindful of one's surroundings to interpret what is sorely needed by others to ease their comfort and attend to their depravity.

In preparing the theme, my approach was to search for an abstract image to represent consciousness. I feel that I accomplished this with the black and white face. The additional images I included consisted of animals who benefited from the gifts. Of course, the green pasture landscape was provided by the LMAC contest image for Round 219.

Item	Contributor	Source
LMAC Round 219 Contest Image	Hive account@lmac	Link
Man's face painted striped	Pixabay	Link
Red lines in sand	Pixabay	Link
Fantasy mountains cosmos	Pixabay	Link
Fairy	Public Domain Pictures	Link
Jupiter in abstract	Pixabay	Link
Hands	Pixabay	Link
Brown spotted deer standing	PurePNG	Link
Sunset	PurePNG	Link
Little egret	Contributed to the #LIL by Hive account@digitalis	Link
Pure Fractal titled "Icicles in Brown"	Hive account@justclickindiva	Link
Pure Fractal titled "Planets2"	Hive account@justclickindiva	Link
Pure Fractal titled "Planets Shooting"	Hive account@justclickindiva	Link

I then utilized Canva to blend the different type images. Below are my steps in which I begin with a blank, white canvas, then added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, resizing, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.

Below is my completed collage for LMAC Round 219, Entry #1:

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Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it. I hope you like my freestyle collage theme.

CONTEST RULES

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

It is imperative that you read the post LMAC School - Public Domain Picture sources (Free Materials for creating collages) by Hive account@quantumg, which discusses public domain issues. The post offers valuable information on images for commercial use. Links are included to sources that offer public domain images and other images that are free for commercial uses. Using public domain pictures and free pictures for commercial use are requirements for all collages that are submitted as entries in the LMAC contest and the LMAC Image Library (LIL).

What is Let's Make a Collage?	It is a weekly photography and collage contest.
Who created the contest?	Hive account@shaka is the contest owner.
What type of contest is it?	This Contest utilizes a single photo provided by the contest owner as the basis for you to create your own photo collage by adding to the photo provided.
What are the rules?	1. Use as your starting point for your collage the photography provided by the contest owner. It is located on the contest owner's post for free use without any copyright protection.
	2. Entries are required to be posted to the LMAC community and must contain a link to the contest post.
	3. Entries need to set the LMAC account (Hive account@lmac) as 20% beneficiary to be eligible for the dynamic component of the prize pool.;
	4. Extra support with the LMAC trail to all collages where LIL assets have been included AND the respective LIL-contributors set as 2% beneficiaries;
	5. By submitting your contribution you agree that your artwork remains public domain and that it can be copied, modified and distributed, even for commercial purposes, without requiring further permission.
	6. Any graphical element that is added to the photography either needs to be your own original work (e.g. own artwork or photography) OR needs to derive from sites whitelisted by LMAC.
	7. IMPORTANT: Indicate the source of all materials used in your accompanying post. Otherwise your entry can NOT be put up for the final vote.
	8. All sort of editing, modification and/or manipulation is allowed as long as no copyright is affected.
What do you win?	Prizes listed on the contest owner's post.

Good luck everyone with whatever your endeavors.

SOURCES:
a) JustClickindiva's Footer created in Canva utilizing its free background and images used with permission from discord admins.
b) Unless otherwise noted, all photos taken by me with my (i) Samsung Galaxy 10" Tablet, (ii) Samsung Phone, & (iii) FUJI FinePix S3380 - 14 Mega Pixels Digital Camera
c) Purple Butterfly part of purchased set of Spiritual Clip Art for my Personal Use
d) All Community logos, banners, page dividers used with permission of Discord Channel admins.
e) Ladies of Hive banner used with permission of and in accordance with the admin's guidelines
f) Thumbnail Image created by me in Canva.
g) "Flames." What is Apophysis 2.09. https://flam3.com/

English is my native language.
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding.

Gifts of the Unusual Kind | Let's Make A Collage Round 219 (Entry #1)

CONTEST RULES

IMPORTANT NOTICE: