The Unlikely Water Champion | LMAC FreeStyle Collage No. 137
Hello LMAC and Hive members. I wanted to share with you my current freestyle collage. My theme involves an unusual surfing competitor. Onlookers and experts in the sport said it couldn't be done. They laughed. They ridiculed, pointing fingers at him. But he paid no attention to their verbal and silent mockery.
Inside, where it counts, Hercules was a champion. No matter that he was out of his element. His confidence mounted with each rising wave.
That the tide, waves, weather conditions were a force to be reckoned with, he endured. Grateful the moonlit night provided cover, he thanked his supporting team for steadying his mount. In all things, you need others who believe in your cause. Those who will support you no matter how difficult the situation, he celebrated.
At the end of the competition, he strutted toward the champions' ring, glanced sideways in both directions, then proudly accepted the 1st place trophy.
If you'd like to join in visit: Let's Make a Collage - A Contest for All Creatives on Hive - Round 240 - ✨40 HIVE in the Prize Pool!.
In preparing my theme, I studied the bison. His stance, demeanor, weary look in his eyes, and surroundings. He was in much need of support. So I gave him a cause and friends to support him in his venture. Below are my procedures to accomplish the bison transformation.
Utilizing Canva, my design program, I blended the images in which I began with a blank, white canvas, then added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, detaching elements from their backgrounds, resizing, duplicating, colorizing, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.
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Below are the images I included. I decided to hold the surfing competition during the nighttime.
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| Item | Contributor | Source |
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| Bison | Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei | Link |
| Moonlight ocean | Pixabay | Link |
| 1st Place red button | Pixabay | Link |
| Surf Boards | Pixabay | Link |
| Red carpet | PurePNG | Link |
| Tree fairies in vase | Pixabay | Link |
| Olympian ring symbol | Pixabay | Link |
| Abstract red and green wave | Pixabay | Link |
| Red and black rose | Pixabay | Link |
| Night skyline | Pixabay | Link |
| Blue sound waves | Pixabay | Link |
| Gull | Contributed to the #LIL by @agmoore | Link |
| Green stem plant bulb | Contributed to the #LIL by @edgarafernandezp | Link |
| Hand holding alien | Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66 | Link |
| Pure Fractal titled "Brown Rings" | @justclickindiva | Link |
| Fiery sunset | Pixabay | Link |
| Palm tree | Contributed to the #LIL by @detlev | Link |
Below is my completed freestyle design:
Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it. I hope you like my collage theme.
CONTEST RULES
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
| What is Let's Make a Collage? | It is a photography and collage contest where entries can be submitted. |
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| Who created the contest? | @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 (@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. |
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/
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding.
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I'm not surprised Hercules took first place in this championship. His confidence, focus and especially, his strong support team made a big difference. This short tale shows what fuels success.
And yes, I like your freestyle collage - it's colourful and the accompanying tale is inspiring. I'm glad to see you creating collages again. Take care and enjoy the rest of your day. 🌹
Every winner needs a strong support team for the mental aspect of any competition. Your insight tells all in this animal version of success. It's all in the ambition and winning mindset of nothing can stop me.
Thanks so much for your visit and support of my stories and art. I appreciate it. Take care and have a lovely start to your weekend.