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Ms. Toad

(37,251 posts)
12. Surreal perfection,
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 12:08 AM
Jun 25

until you look closely.

1st image - sharp focus on the man, but unnaturally smoothed + out of focus background. On a closer look, two bones from the middle finger knuckle, amputated thumb and the pointer finger inside the martini glass with the third outside the glass. Try that grip on a martini glass and tell me how it works out.

2nd image - similar quality with olives floating vertically in the martini glass without touching each other, and a shadow martini glass inside the actual glass.

3rd image - similar quality with a wet-T-shirt look to his business shirt (unnatural folds toward the tie which make it look wet).

Look for the surreal perfection, excessive smoothing (like a softening filter has been applied), blurred background (generally sharp, then blurred, with no gradual transition, as would be present with a real photo). Then let your gaze wander looking for anything that is "off." You're sure to find a few things that just aren't quite right.

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Yes, it is very powerful! Your friend did a great job. lucca18 Jun 24 #1
Thank you! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 24 #3
Wow. Powerful EverHopeful Jun 24 #2
Thank you for watching! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 24 #4
Very nice! EarthAbides Jun 24 #5
Good suggestions. Thx! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 24 #6
Song mamacita75 Jun 24 #7
I will. Thank you for watching. 🙂 n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 24 #8
Your friend's talented, and I basically like this. I do wish he hadn't used what appear to be AI images for the first highplainsdem Jun 24 #9
The more I think about it... OneGrassRoot Jun 24 #10
Surreal perfection, Ms. Toad Jun 25 #12
Aha! Thank you, Ms. Toad. 🙂 n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 25 #15
Nighttime kick. n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 24 #11
I think it's great Tracyjo Jun 25 #13
Awesome! Thx for that, fellow GJer. n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 25 #16
Loved it! Thank you for sharing this gem -eom vanessa_ca Jun 25 #14
Thx for watching! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 25 #17
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