[Kevin Connery]

Originally Posted by derLitograph

@Senior members: Well, your eyes are maybe to much trained concerning retouches.

A "normal" viewer will still see many of the mismatches, but it'll be subconscious; they won't be able to articulate why something "feels wrong", but it'll still have the effect of reducing believability.

In this case, since the image is obviously not intended to look like a photograph, that artificiality is much more acceptable. Were this designed to look like a real photo, the mismatches noted could easily spoil the illusion. As an illustration, a lot of little details can still be real-world-impossible and still be effective (if not necessarily optimum.)

[CaptainHook]

I think people are looking at the small details instead of the big picture first.
The perspective of the car/man to the background is off.
It seems like all three elements were taken at different angles with different
horizon lines.

Both the car and man should be 'further back', (higher and smaller).

Making the feet sit on the ground is THE hardest part.

[pixelzombie]

i kind of like photos that have fake perspective, assuming they are done right...

[derLitograph]

Although the man and the car were photographed together in one photo.

[CaptainHook]

Originally Posted by derLitograph

Although the man and the car were photographed together in one photo.

But it's their relationship with the background that i said looks off...?

Although now you mention it, the man DOES look pasted in front of
the car! Ha.

Also, the shadow of the man you've added back on after
putting on the reflection, is that the right angle?
The shadow on the left arm indicates it doing something different
than it is. Maybe not.

Eh. You can always find things wrong if you're looking for them.
On any image.

[derLitograph]

Originally Posted by CaptainHook

Eh. You can always find things wrong if you're looking for them.
On any image.

NOOOO, not on mine. Mine is perfect :-))

[Orisinal]

Hi

Youre forgetting the shoes

The ground is blurred and his shoes is sharp like razors.
Thats the No1 easiest way to tell if you have a cut in.

But hey, its a cool pic.

Br Orisinal

[lightbox_image]

The reflection on the car shows the garage, not the trees. That was odd.

The trees are half baked and half greeny. That I don't like.

Composition is OK to my eyes, it looks like cartoon, or 1960 style...

[sonny7]

The perspective of the car seems off in relation to its environment. The mans feet seem to be off the ground. As mentioned by others, the light source seems to be coming from several angles. I cannot see the background through the rear window. There is no reflection of the trees in the front bumper and the car. That is my take on this image. I retouched cars for Hertz ads for several years and all these issues were common.