In the Valley of Discovery | LMAC FreeStyle Collage No. 133

Hello LMAC and Hive members. I wanted to share with you my current freestyle collage with a theme of discovery. My intent was to detail the old and new as two men set on on a mission. From rugged terrain, across a low mountain range, and finally arriving at a valley, what they ultimately discover as they gaze into the night's skyline is one of amazement and disbelief.

My collage is a freestyle version. If you'd like to join in the regular community contests, visit: Let's Make a Collage - A Contest for All Creatives on Hive - Round 237 - ✨30 HIVE in the Prize Pool!.

In preparing my theme, I wanted to depict a divide between the real, harsh world and that of fantasy. I think the images I chose of dark and light elements accomplished that.

I utilized Canva, my design program, and uploaded all images to blend them. Below are my steps in which I began with a blank, white canvas, then added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, resizing, duplicating, colorizing, detaching elements from their backgrounds, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.

The images I included are listed below. Browsing the previous LMAC contest photos and , I was able to locate a lovely water element to replace the dry bed in the current contest picture. I also added free-sourced ones, and my pure fractals I created in the advanced fractal rendering program, Apophysis 7X.

Item	Contributor	Source
LMAC No. 237 - Original Contest Image	Hive account@lmac	Link
LMAC No. 78 - Original Contest Image	Hive account@lmac	Link
Fantasy background	Pixabay	Link
Female in white shawl	Public Domain Pictures	Link
Fantasy eye	Public Domain Pictures	Link
Blue flower pattern	Pixabay	Link
Gray abstract circles and shapes	Pixabay	Link
Ducks in water	Contributed to #LIL by Hive account@agmoore	Link
Small Elongated Mushroom	Contributed to #LIL by Hive account@borjan	Link
Seagull in flight	Contributed to #LIL by Hive account@redheadpei	Link
Eqyptian Vase	Contributed to #LIL by Hive account@redheadpei	Link
Seagull perched	Contributed to #LIL by Hive account@redheadpei	Link
Abstract art titled "Peach and Green chords"	Created by Hive account@justclickindiva	Link
Pure Fractal titled "Mandala5"	Created by Hive account@justclickindiva	Link

Below is my completed freestyle collage design.

Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it. I hope you like my 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 photography and collage contest.
Who created the contest?	Hive account@quantumg 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 collages 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.

SUPPORTS THESE COMMUNITIES:

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.