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A crazy, surreal idea. A Snail's shell: a home!

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Silvino González Morales 3 months ago

Your surreal works are incredible my friend.

Ben Goossens Thanks again,Silvino:-)

Andre Arment 9 months ago

Wow....amazing work again Ben....

Ben Goossens Thanks Andre:-)

Dragan Mihajlovic 1 year ago

Excellent work Ben!

asphoto 2 years ago

Great idea, realization...

Gingery 2 years ago

Love your works.. and thank you for shearing them.

Ben Goossens Thank Gingery, nice to ear this:-)

I have 20 years experience with Photoshop, from the first version as AD in advertising, I'm addicted to PS and try to create composed images with photo's (low budget), who have a "saut creative"... some love it, other's hate it. (to much PS)

Gingery I wish I could do such things in photoshop : )
I understand... some people think that photoshop is devil's creation, hah : )))))
And photo edited in photoshop doesn't belong to photography anymore and it is painting.
So what?! that's stupid opinion i think.
I think the main thing is result and not the way, this result is achieved.
Moreover, borders between the forms of art are narrowing and this is good thing I guess. that's good possibility for creating innovative synthesis.
In the first half of 20-th century, when Man Ray and Lee Miller became first surrealists in photography and then many other photographers too.. they where tryng variety of techniques for achieving irrealistic images. Nowadays all this is achievable more simply. Why should we reject these possibilities...
well.. I've talked too much : )
thank you and good luck in your way!

PhotographerNL 3 years ago

Zeer knap en creatief !!!

storytaylor 3 years ago

reminds Vermeer work, I love your version.

Femke de Wit 3 years ago

Geweldig!!

Branislav Fabijanic 3 years ago

wonderful work..

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot Branislav:-))

dougi 3 years ago

Dude your work just knocks me out, what an inspiration.....!

Ben Goossens Thanks Dougi:-))

Agustín Collazo-Mejía 3 years ago

Very original!! Excellent technique!!

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot Augustin:-)))

Helmut Schadt 3 years ago

Great artful work !
Bravo and compliments for such creativity.

Ben Goossens Thanks Helmut:-)))

It's very hard for my kind of surreal/composed image to be accepted on 1X (19%),
they are hated or loved.

Best regards,
Ben

Andres I wish there was a place you could post the rejected ones, I bet they are great. Yor talent is incredible Ben.

Ben Goossens Thanks a lot Andres:-)))

You can find them here
http://photo.net/photos/ben.goossens

Rosalinde Philippin-Lipscomb 3 years ago

..briliant !!!

Ben Goossens Thanks Rosalinde:-)))

Fernand Hick 3 years ago

Excellent shot Ben ! I imagine some snails coming out of the houses in the background... Quelle créativité !
Fernand

Ben Goossens Hi Fernand, thanks:-))

Dominic 3 years ago

SIMPLY WONDERFUL - you are a very creative and talented artist!

Ben Goossens Thanks Dominic:-)))
...But for the other images, 1x is very unpredictable.

Kenvin Pinardy 3 years ago

superb !!!!

Ben Goossens Thanks Kevin;-)))
Your first picture too:-))

Leon Baas 3 years ago

Erg mooi en vervreemdend zoals al je foto's.
Je doet een beetje hetzelfde als Patrick.
Jullie werk fascineert mij!!

Vriendelijke Groet,
leon Baas

Ben Goossens Thanks Leon:-))
ik ben een beetje de mentor van Patrick, sinds ik me heb presenteerd in zijn fotoclub.
Soms is hij beter dan ik!!!!!

Toffeur 3 years ago

Bravo!

Ben Goossens Thanks Toffeur:-))

I love your images:-)

Jennifer Alder 3 years ago

So creative and well done, Ben!

Ben Goossens Thanks Jennifer:-))

Patrick Desmet 3 years ago

Bravo Ben good creatief work !

gr Pat

Patrick Desmet Hey Ben ,
Nee een brug gemaakt :-)
maar het is zeer flauw in de verkoopt :-(

gr Pat

Ben Goossens Thanks Pat,:-))

zit je soms thuis met rugpoblemen?

Alberto Peroni 3 years ago

Very creative indeed!

Ben Goossens Thanks, Alberto:-))

I like ALL creative images, technique doesn't matter, the result count.

Stephen Edds 3 years ago

I disagree. Adding a background of modern houses compared to the original empty background seems odd.

Ben Goossens Hi Stephen, Thanks:-))
We have all diverents opinions and styles... lucky we make not all the same, it would be boring, no?

MOH 3 years ago

u made it Ben. This one seems great great great..Congrats!!!

Ben Goossens Thanks MOH:-))
Wish you success with your great iamges:-)

Jef Van den Houte 3 years ago

A great and creative image as all the others

Ben Goossens Thanks Jef:-))
We do our best!!!

john de terville 3 years ago

Compliments on your image.
Superb!

Ben Goossens Thanks John:--
It's fine to know that you like it.

Domi Rouchet 3 years ago

Fantastic, bravo!

Ben Goossens Thanks Domi:-)))

Amadhea 3 years ago

great image!!

Ben Goossens Thensk Aadhea:-))
"For" in screening for your last image:-))

Wisnu Kusuma Wardhana 3 years ago

great work...!! :)

Ben Goossens Wisnu, Thanks:-)

Mel Brackstone 3 years ago

Oh my goodness....what awesome work you do!

Ben Goossens Hi Mel, thanks:-)))

David Rocaberti 3 years ago

Clap, clap, clap

I'm not so sure about what everybody's saying about this picture is better that the rejected one but this is great too.

Go on like this and keep your style.

Greetings,

David

Ben Goossens Thanks David:-))

Who knows?

Vikram Jamwal 3 years ago

I am glad to see this up, and in a more robust manner. OE is not such an evil place (though it is perplexing sometimes), finally :-).

Great work!

Looking forward to more Ben.

Ben Goossens Thanks Vikram:--)

OE is indeed unpredictable !

Ben Goossens Thanks Vikram:-))
I think you are wright.

ESPhotography 3 years ago

Awesome.

Ben Goossens Thanks EPS:-))

Nicole Goggins 3 years ago

another fantastic image! well done

Ben Goossens Thanks Nicole:---)

I love your style of images:-))

Daria Endresen 3 years ago

Nice one, it looks so much better with the surroundings :)

Ben Goossens Thanks Daria:-)))

I could learn a lot from you.

Evan Thomas 3 years ago

Stunning!

Ben Goossens Thanks Evan:-)

Greetings from Belgium.

Tim Corbeel 3 years ago

Again...more than superb :)

Ben Goossens Thanks Tim:-)

joan kocak 3 years ago

you have SKILLS my friend!

Ben Goossens Thanks Joan:-))

It's a "professional disease"!!!!

joan kocak I hope there is no cure!

RamonaG 3 years ago

.this version is much better - congratulations

Ben Goossens Thanks Ramona:-)

Dragan Jovancevic 3 years ago

this is much better Ben, it adds depth, mood and impact. sometimes it is so easy... ;-)

Ben Goossens Thanks:-))
I felt it too, that's why I made 2 versions.

U. Midtgard 3 years ago

Beautiful. Great idea and well done !!!!
Regards U.M.

Ben Goossens Thanks:-))
you have strong image in your PF on OE:-)

Fredrik Ekren 3 years ago

love this one!
you can also work more with the edge of the window.
maybe darken the grind and the red around it.
also take a look at the sky, some spots that dont turn out well in the upper left corner.
But,,really a nice one Ben!!

Ben Goossens Thanks Fredrik:-))
...also for the suggestions.