Mother Nature's Revenge | LMAC - FreeStyle Collage No 116

4 days ago

The LMAC Community offers an opportunity for members to create and post "freestyle" collage themes. In the freestyle option, more freedom is allowed to design your creations without having to incorporate the weekly contest photo. However, contest rules still apply.

If you'd like to join in the freestyle option or the regular monthly collage contest, just visit the LMAC Community account here and follow the rules for details on the latest round.

My theme for this FreeStyle Collage No. 116 deals with current environmental issues the world faces.

The increase in climate change is called the "greenhouse effect". We know that greenhouse gases already occur naturally. Additional gases released into the atmosphere causes negative effects on the environment.

Simultaneously, severe weather events have blanketed the U.S. from the west coast to the east coast. The most prolific perpetrator of these additional greenhouse gases is the emissions of oil and gas.

We hear of impactful snow storms, moderate temperatures, devastating fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes in the same time frame.

Pointing fingers are the various industries and others, not taking responsibility does nothing to solve the problem. Neither does turning a blind eye to the problem.

Knowledgeable individuals who believe science are ridiculed. Those with no knowledge, but an audience to listen to their undocumented and unscientific counterarguments will only succeed in destroying the planet they profess to love.

Meanwhile destruction continues while the rest of us go about our our daily lives hoping a solution will one day arrive. Sooner rather than later.

^Source

In preparing my design, I wanted to portray the image of Mother Nature. She's furious with humans for the condition of the environment. I located an unusual image to serve as the female with an ominous stare. She's surrounded by various weather elements.

My procedures are listed below in which I utilized Canva to blend the different type images. I added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, resizing, duplicating, colorizing, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.

I share the images I included to complete my theme:

Item	Contributor	Source
LMAC Round 221 Photo	@lmac	Link
LMAC Round 128 Photo	@lmac	Link
Blue Sunset	Pixabay	Link
Fiery Sunset	Pixabay	Link
Female image	Pixabay	Link
Fantasy mountain/water	PxFuel	Link
Black birds	Contributed to #LIL by @onyechi	Link
Plant bulb	Contributed - #LIL @edgarafernandezp	Link
Water drops	Pixabay	Link
Color abstract lines	Pixabay	Link
Rock Garden	Contributed to #LIL by @agmoore	Link
Flower	Pixabay	Link
Orange/Black abstract fractal	Pixabay

Below is my completed freestyle collage:

Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it. I hope you like my freestyle collage theme.

CONTEST RULES

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

It is imperative that you read the post LMAC School - Public Domain Picture sources (Free Materials for creating collages) by @quantumg, which discusses public domain issues. The post offers valuable information on images for commercial use. Links are included to sources that offer public domain images and other images that are free for commercial uses. Using public domain pictures and free pictures for commercial use are requirements for all collages that are submitted as entries in the LMAC contest and the LMAC Image Library (LIL).

What is Let's Make a Collage?	It is a monthly photography and collage contest where monthly entries can be submitted.
Who created the contest?	@quantumg is the current 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.

Good luck everyone with whatever your endeavors.

SUPPORTS THESE COMMUNITIES:

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/

English is my native language.
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding.

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9 comments

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4 days ago

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3 days ago

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@thebighigg 73

3 days ago

Great job on the collage, I like how you balanced everything in there. There are a lot of elements in that one. Cutting back of fossil fuels is a great idea, and I'm hoping that in the next few years we will finally be getting close to mastering hydrogen fusion. Limitless clean energy!

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@justclickindiva 76

3 days ago

Hello @thebighigg. I'm pleased you liked my collage. I was hoping all the elements wouldn't bog down the scene and overwhelm. You are correct that if something isn't done soon and drastic changes made to our current consumption of energy, long term prognosis for the environment looks grim.

Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it.

!LADY

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