Tranquil Sunset - Golden Waters

Thank you for joining my challenge

Thank you all for participating in Photorealistic Challenge #42 -- and congratulations to the winners!

Once again we came close to the second boost (180/200) -- maybe next time will be the charm!

I look forward to seeing all of you for Issue #43, and in the meantime, I'll leave you with this little gem I read online: “With AI, we can make oil paintings that our beloved Uncle Bernie could make -- but what photographer, even a world-renowned one, could ever take a shot of two fairies dancing in the woods?” 😉

Peace Love and Cameras,

Doublecrash

Hey shutterbugs! Big shoutout to everyone who jumped into Photorealistic Challenge #40 -- and major congrats to the winners!

Once again, the entries were top-notch, and that's a win in my book.

Just a heads-up: photorealism is the main thing you gotta focus on when voting. To keep it real: if an image is stunning but looks like a painting, it can't and shouldn't get a high rating.

With that said, here are my top picks (only advice, of course!) for photorealism models among the many made available by NightCafe: Flux (all), Imagen (all), RealViz (all), Fluently (all), Juggernaut (sp. 9 and XI), Stable Core.

So, have a blast and stick around because we'll be kicking off again soon!

Peace Love and Many Cameras,

Doublecrash

Congrats

Beautiful

Beautiful, congratulations!!!

Amazing! Congrats!

Thank you all for participating in the 38th Photorealistic Challenge -- and congratulations to the winners!

We had lower average votes this time because... many of the images were not photorealistic enough, and by now the challenge-goers judge a lot by this!

There is one problem, which I'll tell you about in all sincerity: the moderation icons are too small for me to reject images -- a rejection is always a big deal, which I don't like to do unless I'm ultra-sure. And, unfortunately, when the images then enlarge during voting, you can see that perhaps they should not have been allowed.

So I ask you: please 🙏🏻

A good rule of thumb is to ask yourself: ‘Would this image pass as a photograph if I posted it on my Instagram?’ If the answer is yes, then you're all set.

Thanks again, and I hope to see you in the next one, which starts very soon!

Doublecrash

So lovely

Gorgeous congratulations