Protection from Isolation | LMAC Collage FreeStyle No. 97

I wanted to share with you my Freestyle Collage No. 97 with the theme "alone and isolated". I share this in accordance with the LMAC Community guidelines.

The LMAC Community run by Hive account@shaka holds a weekly collage contest for its members. In the Community, you'll discover a variety of themed entries submitted for consideration. If selected for the final round, contest hopefuls anxiously await results indicating their placement that determines the prize awarded. It's a fun contest that any Hive member can participate. If you'd like to join in, 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.

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All the animals came to witness his arrival. They'd been waiting for a shepherd. The birds announced his arrival. No longer would they wander the lands in isolation, but now be together as a herd. He guided them to a lush pasture with the aid of the woman in the tree trunk.

She'd been his protector as he searched for his herd.

In preparing my theme, I utilized the LMAC Rounds 213 contest image featuring cows in a pasture and another LMAC contest image as an additional landscape, so I chose Round 212 image. I knew I wanted a forest scene, so I discovered an unusual image in which a female's head is embedded in a tree's roots. Below are the images I included to complete my theme. One of them is a beautiful pure fractal I created in Apophysis 7X. I used it to surround the female's head.

^{LMAC Round 213 Original Contest Image ~ LMAC Round 212 Original Contest Image ~ Female tree image ~ Ceiling lamp - Contributed to the #LIL by @mballesteros ~ Water drop - Contributed to the #LIL by @quantumg ~ Bird flower - Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66 ~ Digital White flower #1-2 Contributed to the #LIL by @quantumg ~ Pure Fractal titled "Knobbing" created by me}

I then utilize 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.

Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4
To a blank, white canvas I added the female tree image. I knew I wanted it as the background scene.	Resized it to fill the entire background. Added an additional LMAC landscape image. Resized tree to fill the background, placing the 2nd landscape image beneath after removing its background.	Added bubble, white flower, fractal, and and ceiling fan. Removed backgrounds as needed, then resized and positioned them.	Added the LMAC cow scene. Removed the background. Duplicated and positioned in strategic spots. Completed collage scene.

Below is my completed collage:

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