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Posted on 14/06/04 00:41:59 AM

trinityofone
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One slice or two?

Sorry, a little Macist humour.....

......it's just jealousy

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Posted on 14/06/04 09:02:57 AM

Steve Caplin
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Re: One slice or two?

I know what you mean - industrial looking beasts, those G5s.

Not even the glimmer of a sheen or reflection on the tiles?

Posted on 14/06/04 10:51:48 AM

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Re: One slice or two?

No, the owners went for rough hewn flagstone tiles, something to do with the artist not knowing where the reflection would fall....errrrrm

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Posted on 14/06/04 11:04:57 PM

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Re: One slice or two?

OK, I give up - I tried to work out the reflections but nothing I did seemed to look right.

A copy of the PSD (smaller version (500x507)) is here. I suppose this should now move to image doctor

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Posted on 15/06/04 09:15:15 AM

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Re: One slice or two?

The reason the reflections were so hard is because you were viewing the wall straight on, with the Mac at an angle. Doesn't take a lot of fiddling to switch that around, so the Mac is straight and the wall's at a slight angle - so it's then just a case of translating the Mac's reflection straight back through the wall. Oh, and of adding a bit of room behind.

Yes, of course it's a cheat. What else would you expect?

Posted on 15/06/04 10:08:25 AM

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Re: One slice or two?

At 09:15:15 AM 15/06/04, Steve Caplin wrote:
The reason the reflections were so hard is because you were viewing the wall straight on, with the Mac at an angle. Doesn't take a lot of fiddling to switch that around, so the Mac is straight and the wall's at a slight angle - so it's then just a case of translating the Mac's reflection straight back through the wall. Oh, and of adding a bit of room behind.

Yes, of course it's a cheat. What else would you expect?

Aah, that's where I was going wrong, I must stop thinking in such a linear way!

It's amazing how much that adds to the scene.

Thanks Steve.

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Posted on 15/06/04 9:12:51 PM

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Re: One slice or two?

Great job to begin with Trinity, but what an improvement those reflections make after adding perspective to the tiles. Well done Steve

Posted on 16/06/04 01:09:44 AM

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Re: One slice or two?

Thanks Maiden.

I've reworked it now.

Thanks again Steve - I'll have to keep the old saying running around my head..."If the mountain won't move to Mohammed, etc."

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Posted on 16/06/04 09:01:59 AM

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Re: One slice or two?

Much better. but, for the sake of comprehension for people visiting this thread, could you put the original back at the top and post your new one at the end?

Posted on 16/06/04 10:54:05 AM

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At 09:01:59 AM 16/06/04, Steve Caplin wrote:
Much better. but, for the sake of comprehension for people visiting this thread, could you put the original back at the top and post your new one at the end?

Done (good thing I'm vain and had a copy as my wallpaper)

The full size image is here

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Posted on 16/07/04 5:47:32 PM

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Re: One slice or two?

I like your work TrinityOfOne.

/Abbe

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