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Posted on 14/11/05 8:27:02 PM |
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Paul McFadden
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BEN NEVIS
Just climbed Ben Nevis (Gully No. 4, for those who know about these things) Heres a pic from the summit. Man, it was freezing up there ! And so windy !! Just managed to take this snap of my mate hanging on for dear life before I was just about blown off the side ....... 
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Posted on 15/11/05 11:10:30 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Fantastic! What a great piece of work! And the bend on the pole really helps. Seamless! |
Posted on 16/11/05 6:18:47 PM |
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Kevin P
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Ive been looking at this one for a while and cant work out whats been done! Is it a montage? Is any of it real? How did you bend that pole ?! |
Posted on 17/11/05 1:37:00 PM |
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maiden
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Re: BEN NEVIS
He found a normal pole and waited long enough for a bus to hit it, then photographed it. It happens all the time, or so they tell me  _________________ mad as a badger and twice as furry |
Posted on 17/11/05 4:00:06 PM |
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vigar
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Kevin P: I reckon he used 'Image Warp' to bend the pole. If not that then maybe liquify – though this would be more difficult. The montage is fantastic though, perhaps the only give-away is the bloke appears a little small in relation to the foreground rocks. However, they could be big bloody rocks! |
Posted on 17/11/05 7:30:16 PM |
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Paul McFadden
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Ha ha !! Wait till I tell him !! I'm afraid the truth is far more prosaic - I didnt bend the pole, that part is real - infact most of it is untocuhed....its what I removed ... Will reveal all (prepare for anti-climax) when I get to my home comp, with the original photo _________________ |
Posted on 18/11/05 12:04:25 PM |
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Glen
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Very nice work Paul, before you reveal all though here's my stab at 'what happenend before.......' someone or something was holding your mate up or the rockspile was higher and he was lying on it holding the pole. Clues, look for the clone tool repeats on the rocks under his legs. Not picking fault, just giving Kevin a hint. _________________ most of the lack of sunshine in our lives is caused by us standing in our own shadow |
Posted on 18/11/05 12:32:30 PM |
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Paul McFadden
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Yeah, those repeating patterns are really annoying me now - a few more seconds care would have fixed that ! _________________ |
Posted on 20/11/05 11:35:20 PM |
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Paul McFadden
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Heres the original . .  _________________ |
Posted on 21/11/05 12:02:47 PM |
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vigar
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Very clever Paul – still think your mates a bit short though! |
Posted on 21/11/05 1:10:16 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: BEN NEVIS
Well, of all the possible solutions this one never occurred to me! I think the final montage shows more skill than I originally thought - a really great job. Did you have the montage in mind when you took the picture? |
Posted on 22/11/05 01:05:55 AM |
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Paul McFadden
Dream Decryptor Posts: 138 Reply |
Re: BEN NEVIS
Cheers Steve- no, we were just fooling around. Of course, the way do this perfectly (without those annoying telltale repeating patterns) would be to take 2 identically positioned shots, the 2nd with no people - making the removal a simple case of erasing to the underlying layer. Why does this insight only come in hindsight ? ! _________________ |
Posted on 22/11/05 02:31:47 AM |
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mr.pbody
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Re: BEN NEVIS
is that a cigarette in the guy on the lefts mouth??? doesn't he know that will kill him! lol! |
Posted on 22/11/05 5:47:25 PM |
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Lexus
Persistent Pixellator Posts: 623 Reply  |
Re: BEN NEVIS
wonder if he knows if he's old enough to choose for himself whether to smoke or not....... _________________ Quote From Family Guy: Oh I Would Like Some Cake, Oh I Would Like Some Cake, Oh I Would Like Some Cake, Oh I Would Like Some Cake. |