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Posted on 04/07/05 11:51:58 PM |
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BobbyJo
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Light my fire
I couldn't resist having another go but didn't want to put it on the Friday challenge bit as I thought it might be greeted with ..... joined up swearing  So I thought I would stick it here. Not very correct I know and I wont't do it again but I'm an impulsive person. When I think I've finished something I then realise what I've not done. Anyway I apologise but here is the really really finished thing. I will try to be more diciplined in future.
Yours with many apologies.  _________________ BJ - Image Imaginator |
Posted on 06/07/05 08:23:17 AM |
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maiden
Golden Gif Gagster Posts: 471 Reply  |
Re: Light my fire
It's looking good BobbyJo. I'd say the fire might need some brightening up, increasing the saturation, adding some light yellow/white using the paint brush to the base of the flames and adding an ambient glow to the fire. The logs of your fire are uniformly quite dark in your picture although the glow of the fire would make them lighter where they weren't in shadow. Look at Steve's chapter on Light & Shade, page 104 "The romance of candlelight" to see how effective adding a glow can be. In fact "Shadows on the wall" page 94, "Shading with Dodge & Burn" page 106 and "Visible light sources" page 102 are also very appropriate to this challenge. I hope you don't mind my review, I do have to say you have made a very nice scene but the elements don't convincingly blend together because of the variations in highlights and shadows of each element, as I presume you are aiming for a night scene then the main source of light is the fire and all shading and highlights must stem from that source, so start at the fire and work outwards. _________________ mad as a badger and twice as furry |
Posted on 06/07/05 7:06:49 PM |
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BobbyJo
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Re: Light my fire
Thanks Becky. I was sort of after a twilight scene with a bit of mist. I used to do a bit of watercolour painting and I suppose this influences me regarding texture and colour so I couldn't make up my mind the best way to do it but your suggestions are the key. I'll give it another bash when I get some time and put them into action. (In between trying to figure out my new camera and the manual) Cheers _________________ BJ - Image Imaginator |
Posted on 07/07/05 12:22:39 PM |
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maiden
Golden Gif Gagster Posts: 471 Reply |
Re: Light my fire
It always great playing around with a new camera I expect you'll have lots of fun. _________________ mad as a badger and twice as furry |
Posted on 07/07/05 8:04:00 PM |
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BobbyJo
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Re: Light my fire
Another go  _________________ BJ - Image Imaginator |
Posted on 08/07/05 08:44:11 AM |
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maiden
Golden Gif Gagster Posts: 471 Reply |
Re: Light my fire
That's a big improvement Bobbyjo definitely a sense of warmth and glow emanating from the fire now. The flames could do with a touch of blurring though but I like the misty atmosphere you've now created. _________________ mad as a badger and twice as furry |
Posted on 08/07/05 7:00:07 PM |
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BobbyJo
Image Imaginator Posts: 250 Reply |
Re: Light my fire
I gave the flames a smudge and blur and it does look beeter. Now for my next project involving an old church which was busted in the last war. I'm trying to make a spooky picture from it
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