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An other surrealistic photo montage, composed with many shootings and NO 3D or COMPUTER RENDERED elements.

I hope you like it and understand the idea behind it.

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Frantisek Pech 2 months ago

Thanx for inspiration, I was lost before. You are great artist.

Ben Goossens Thanks Frantisek:-)
I'm blushing now!

Jean-Louis Boyer 7 months ago

Excellent idea and enormous accomplishment

Ben Goossens Grand merçi, Jean-Louis:-)

Dmitry Laudin 8 months ago

Great

Ben Goossens Thanks Dmitry:-)

Patricia Sweeney 1 year ago

This is brilliant

Ben Goossens Thanks Patricia:-)

shalunts 2 years ago

the car looks like a.. dog

Ben Goossens Yes, a dog with an head: crazy isn't it:-)

asphoto 2 years ago

Great, great and again great, congrats, you have a hat?

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot, dear Anton:-)

Francesco Martini 2 years ago

Fantastic!!! Like a Magritte!!!!! :)

Ben Goossens Thanks Francesco:-)
That's why many call me the R. Magritte in photography, which is a great honor for me!!

rb|BB 2 years ago

Oh my God! This is astonishing! Absolutely perfect! They're right about Magritte. Congrats!

Ben Goossens Thanks alot, rb/BB:-)
R.Magritte (from Belgium) has always been a source of inspiration for my "crazy" concepts, I admire him and other surrealists.

silverfoxx 2 years ago

your art reminds me of magritte, this is your style i recognise instantly and this is so great :) i think i have never been spending so much time looking at a single image trying to read it.

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot, silverfoss:-)
many call me the R. Magritte in the photography, which is an honor for me!!!

MORFI 2 years ago

Excellent work !

oHayman 2 years ago

amazing work :)

Violeta Rakic - LeDenA 2 years ago

Fantastic idea and realization! Bravo!

appey 3 years ago

if salvador dali took photos then i would say he took this one !! great photo!!!!

Femke de Wit 3 years ago

Het aardige aan jouw foto's is dat er in iedere foto wel een vleugje humor zit. Echt genieten.

Lili Renée 3 years ago

Magnificent, I like it

Ben Goossens Thanks a Lilli, also for adding to your favs:-))

dolphinrebel 3 years ago

Could i ask how you did this? -what did you take? -how combined?

Ben Goossens Hi Dolhinrebel,
thanks a lot:-))

It's just an surreal idea, where many photo's are involved and put together with Photoshop, like in most of my other images.
Many of them are not very welcome here, because it to far away from pure photography.

Thady Senior Well, i am into 'true photography' but i really like this idea - truly creative and embracing of the technological development in photography

Ria de Heij 3 years ago

Ik heb even al je werk bekeken Wat een kunstwerk zeg!! Fantastisch.

Ben Goossens Hartelijk dank, Ria :-))

Er zullen echter geen uploads meer volgen, want sinds deze laatsten is er geen enkele meer aanvaard, (totaal maar 19%) zelfs internationaal prijswinners niet. Sommigen houden er hier niet van.... spijtig:-(((

Ria de Heij Wat jammer nu,en heel raar het is echt topwerk.

jojo 3 years ago

What a wonderful portfolio you have...jojo

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot Jojo:-))

Pierre poulard 3 years ago

again, a great work, bravo

Ben Goossens Thanks Pierre:-))

Piet Flour 3 years ago

unbelievable good idea and workout in all his siplicity.
Piet

Ben Goossens Thanks Piet:-))

Edy Santosa 3 years ago

Excellent work

Ben Goossens Thanks Edy:-))

Astro Andre Lyager 3 years ago

i love it, i love it, i love it..!!

Man.. to be in your head for just a moment!

Ben Goossens Thanks again, Astro Andre:-))

Peter Kemp 3 years ago

BEN er van overtuigd dat je een enorm getalenteerd en creatief fotograaf BEN die op zoek moet gaan naar het eerste boek ... dit is weer een hele mooie BEN

vr gr uitholland
peter

Ben Goossens Thanks Peter:-))

Ik ben onlangs gecontacteerd door een "foto agent", die een boek van 60 pagina's heeft laten maken, dat hij gaat tonen aan uitgevers om ze te laten afdrukken op canvas.
Laat ons hopen dat het succes kent in de crisis periode.

Werner Oomens 3 years ago

Dit is een van mijn favotieten van je .
erg goed!!

Ben Goossens Dank Werner:-)))

Paolo Melendres 3 years ago

great work ben! i find your works very refreshing =)

Ben Goossens Thanks Paolo:-))
Pleased that you like it.

roby bon 3 years ago

really nice job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ben Goossens Thanks Roby:-)))

Greetings from Belgium.

Allan Wallberg 3 years ago

Excellent creative work, very beautiful.

Ben Goossens Thanks Allan:-)))

doro rapp 3 years ago

of course Magritte comes to mind... great sense of humour and surrealness in this one! I don't easily respond to composites but this one is very unobtrusive (what a word...) and so well done...and the content is just great :D

Ben Goossens Hi Doro:-)))

surrealism has been a source of inspiration all my life.

doro rapp :) the older I get the more I feel life "is" surrealism ;)

John Colbensen 3 years ago

What I especially love about your work is the transitions.You merge the different layers so well. I have a lot to learn :)

Ben Goossens Thanks John:-))

Dragan Jovancevic 3 years ago

:-)) it works like a charm

Ben Goossens Thanks, Dragan:--)

3 on 9 accepted, failed: super frustration:-(((

Dragan Jovancevic don't worry, after the 40th rejection you start getting numb about it :-))))

ses66 3 years ago

heerlijke plaat, love it :)

Ben Goossens Hi Ses,
hartelijk dank:-))
Ik hoop dat de screener bij de volgende beelden er zo ook over denken;
3 aanvaarden op 9 is gebuist: frustratie:-(((

Gr, Ben

Jure Kravanja 3 years ago

excellent

Wisnu Kusuma Wardhana 3 years ago

A very great idea...inspirational...cheers

Ben Goossens Thanks Wisnu:-)))

tamata 3 years ago

yes, Mr. Magritte would be glad to see that your work.....

Ben Goossens Hi Tamata,
sure:-))
but the question is, if it's the same on 1x.
99 % of my image are composite images and I'm afraid they aren't well accepted here.

Fernand Hick 3 years ago

Que dire, admiratif une fois encore... Thanks to share, Ben,
Fernand

Ben Goossens Merçi Fernand;-)))

Comme moi, vous était St.Luc et ça je vois dans vos image superbes que j'ai découver sur votre site personnel:-)))

je suis surpis par la créativité et qualité.

oei... mon Français????

Fernand Hick Ben, u kan mij ook in het Nederlands antwoorden en Engels is ook ok. Maar voor mij is het altijd gemakkelijker in het Frans (moeder taal) te antwoorden (plus précis et nuancé). C'est vrai que je suis passé par St Luc, il y a plus de vingt ans... cela ne nous rajeunit pas... Tu peux aussi utiliser les OE email qui sont très pratiques pour des propos plus privés...
A bientôt, Fernand

Ben Goossens Fernand,
ik spreek redelijk goed Frans maar schrijven is een ander paar mouwen, idem voor het Engels. Dus mischien om ons verstaanbaar te maken, best in het Engels, dan hebben de andere fotografen er ook iets aan.

Ik heb juist betaald voor brons, want ik vind deze site super, met prachtige fotografie.

Laat ons hopen dat ze mijn gekke, surrealistishe werken aanvaarden want dat is een beroepsmisvorming bij mij en niet iedereen staat er open voor.

jak 3 years ago

good ideaaa...!!
kereeeeeeeeennn

Ben Goossens Thanks Jak:-)

Suren Manvelyan 3 years ago

Magritt!

Ben Goossens Thanks Suren:-))
and yes, since a long time RM a source of inspiration.

Nicole Goggins 3 years ago

fantastic work!

Rasmus Mattsson 3 years ago

Great work, truly superb!

Ben Goossens Thanks Rasmus, let the passion grow:-))))

Regards,
ben

p.S.: Other surrealistic images are in screening.

MOH 3 years ago

Nice work Ben.. perfect!!

Ben Goossens Thanks Moh:-))
2 fabulous images you have her in OE***

FG, Ben

Ben Goossens 3 years ago

Thanks:-)))
It an honor for me that a so good, creative photographer appreciate it.

Regards, ben

Fredrik Ekren 3 years ago

brilliant piece of work!

storytaylor 3 years ago

fantastic creation.

Ben Goossens Thanks storytaylor:-)))

Guro Storskjær 3 years ago

I always admired your pictures, even before I become a member on 1x.
Not one of your best work this is.
But my all meens this is a good picture that stands out from the crowd.
Really nice work!

Ben Goossens Hi Guro,
thanks for the reply:-)))

Maybe you are, but I let the viewer decide.
It is not easy to make each time a top image, I wish I could.

Keep on posting, the 2 images in your PF are also SO different:-))

Best regards,
Ben

Leirvik 3 years ago

Great work! Nothing to pick on, exelente!

Ben Goossens Hi Leirvik, nice to ear this:-)))
...because not everybody like those kind of montages.

Regards, Ben

Huib Limberg 3 years ago

As you know Ben: one of my - many - favorites out of your collection!
Greetings from Soest, The Netherlands,
Huib

Ben Goossens Thanks Huip,
and welcome on OE.
I'm sure must of your image will make it here.

Friendly regards, Ben

Pierre Boisgontier 3 years ago

I can't said nothing more than fantastic, like it as much for idea as for its realization.

Ben Goossens Thanks Pierre:-)))

I will come back to your PF, because I saw very interesting pictures... bravo.

Mel Brackstone 3 years ago

Amazing work, wonderful imagination! I love it! Congratulations on being published, Ben, I'm sure it'll be the first of many!

Ben Goossens Thanks Mel:-))

I seen your work and the making-off: wooww... I still can lean a lot in PS.

Regards, Ben

flo 3 years ago

i admire two things: your professionalism, and then your creativity.. ;)

Ben Goossens Un grand merçi, Flo:-)))

Domi Rouchet 3 years ago

What creativity, fantastic!!

Ben Goossens Hi Domi, pleased to read this... Thanks :-)))

Ben

Daria Endresen 3 years ago

Interesting idea and excellent execution :)

Ben Goossens Daria,
it's an honor for me that an artist like you can appreciate my crazy work.
Thanks:-)))

Judy W 3 years ago

CLEVER CLEVER CLEVER! Surreal and so interesting!!!

Ben Goossens Judy,
thanks:-))

You have an excellent photographic eye, enjoy photography:-))))

Regards, Ben

RamonaG 3 years ago

.great work!!!

Ben Goossens Ramona,
Thanks:-))
the 2 images I saw from are excellent and i will turn back.

Ben

Patrick Desmet 3 years ago

Very good Ben.
Your work is always good end nice to see !!
gr Pat

Ben Goossens Dank Pat,:-))))

Dave Nitsche 3 years ago

:-) What can I say Ben. You're one of my favorite artists. Period.

Ben Goossens Dave,
it's nice to appreciated by an photo artist like you:-)))

Have a nice weekend my friend.

Ben

Jef Van den Houte 3 years ago

Ben
I am very happy to see this one published (and I was really disappointed that the first one didn't make it). You combine in your photographic surrealistic montages a great creativity and on outstandung use of PS.

Ben Goossens Hi Jef, it's an honor to be respected by a great photographer like you:-))))

Angela Bacon-Kidwell 3 years ago

Awesome. Beautifully created

Ben Goossens Thanks Angela:-))))*

Martin Gremm 3 years ago

This is excellent. Surreal and engaging.

Ben Goossens H Martin, I'm glad you like it... thanks:-)))

ESPhotography 3 years ago

Phenomenal.

Kaveh H. Steppenwolf 3 years ago

Very happy to see it here. I told you that many of your images are going to be published ;-)

The idea is amazing and the professional use of photoshop is outstanhding. I'll never be able to work so clean and perfect. jealous jealous ......

Ben Goossens Thanks....We have the same surreal spirit and I love you images, I will follow your work:-)))