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Posted on 30/06/11 07:29:34 AM |
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tissana
Thai Trickster Posts: 29 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
sydney opera house  _________________ Futurebis |
Posted on 30/06/11 07:56:00 AM |
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horonggo
Manchurian Master Posts: 71 Reply  |
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Posted on 30/06/11 1:44:08 PM |
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sutex
Specular Specialist Posts: 157 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
I was inspired by green energy and ship too -but - in a bottle.  |
Posted on 30/06/11 7:29:19 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
Another one missed.  Have hugely enjoyed the entries though. |
Posted on 30/06/11 7:37:33 PM |
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zombie67
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Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
Been away in London, so very quick late entry. If I was in charge it would look like this, it would be all I could afford. Well, it is a time of Oz-terity, sorry I mean austerity.    |
Posted on 01/07/11 08:23:21 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
First to light up the Opera House this week was Vibeke, with a colourful display - beautiful lighting, a great design. Perhaps the reflection is too strong? I was curious about the radial streaks in the sky, and assume they're stars producing lines due to a long exposure. If so - nice attention to detail! Since you say these are from a real photo, I'm intrigued that they spin around a point light years from the sun. I like brewell's idea of using the building as a screen for an outdoor movie - and the fact that they're showing Australia. The image is neatly broken up on the different plane surfaces, which really helps. That reflection, though, is so well defined as to be somewhat unreal. An interesting constellation you've chosen there: is it the Southern Cross? Only it nearly is, but sort of isn't. Funny work from GKB, who has turned the Opera House into both a caterpillar and a butterfly. Amazing that it can do duty as both! I found the caterpillar in particular very entertaining, but felt the design should have respected the contours of the building a little more. A splendid still image from James, with the Aurora Borealis appearing in the sky behind the building. I like the way each chunk of the building has been lit independently, and there's some nice distortion on the water. I like the intricate patterns in the animated version, and was pleased to see the movement of a few shadowy people at the window. And the plane in the third entry is a good addition. Is there a frame mispositioned here, though? One of them seems to judder down a little. Great exuberance from Jimbean, with brightly-lit buildings that each feature an Australian icon. I like all the lighting, and the fireworks give it a real lift - and that's a nicely diffused reflection. When you project those images onto the curved surfaces, though, they really need to bend over the surfaces: use Image Warp to distort them. The flags, in particular, are just too rectangular. Very impressive work from michael sinclair, with perfect matching of the perspectives of the building and the ship - resulting in a thoroughly convincing image. I prefer the day shot to the night one in the second entry - despite the excellent lighting on the ship and the fireworks - mainly because the neatness of the reflection detracts from the realism of the scene. Look at the reflection on the water in the original boat image: that's how such a choppy sea diffuses the image. A political statement from LagoDiLecco, very neatly achieved: I like the way the lettering is curved over the surface of the building, and the subtle lighting at the lower levels. And I look forward to the grand reopening of the HotChiPs Opera House. The thing I like most about tooquilos' entry is the reflection: that's exactly how this scene would look. Very diffused, no intricate detail, just a splash of light. And the animated version runs through a huge range of projected patterns, but keeps the diffuse nature of the reflections each time: excellent. So is this the sort of variation that was seen on the real building? Beautiful lighting from LonnieK (now, how often do I say that). The reflection looks like the Flaming Pear Flood plug-in - is that right? It works well, though, and the street level lighting is perfect. Moving the Opera House to what looks lie Chicago might upset the locals, though. I like the colouring from Garfield72, and the way the colours are reflected in the water. Are the fireworks quite comfortable in front of the building, though? Wouldn't they have fit a little better behind? The added smoke is a great touch. And are those spotlights or droids at the bottom? Very subtle lighting from Deborah Morley, with a great swirling design on the building. THe reflection of the lower lighting is nicely diffused, but further towards us the building reflection still seems rather too well defined. Not a star in the sky? An attractive image from Jota120, with a pretty nature projection. I like the lower lighting, and especially the spotlights in the sky behind. A convincing entry. I like the way tissana has added all the boats and ships to the image - they really add a great sense of scale. The fireworks are a good addition, too, but that four-pronged searchlight is rather distracting: should the light really fade out that abruptly? Why does it? Horonggo's entry looks more as if the building has been painted than lit by projections. I like the colours, but more of a night scene would have helped to make it look realistic. Very interesting image from sutex, who has viewed the whole scene through a light bulb. The soft view of the Opera House works well, and the bulb itself is beautiful. A technical point: the reflection shows the sun to be directly behind us, but the shadow of the bulb suggests it's right overhead. And the shore line seems just a little too wiggly for comfort. Interesting lighting from zombie67. I like the austere feel of this one. THe trouble is that although each bulb has its glow around it, the bulbs themselves appear to be black, which rather loses the point. A touch of bright white in each bulb would solve it. ___________________ So here's Anna's real shot from the event: 
Personally, I think the Sydney authorities should have hired the HotChiPs forum to design the lighting... Thanks for the photos, Anna. |
Posted on 01/07/11 08:55:50 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
Thanks Steve, Yes the sky was a photo I took about a week ago. Well actually about 70 shots, each about 30 seconds. Joined in a shareware program; http://www.markus-enzweiler.de/software/software.html It stacks the images in a couple of minutes or less. I know you could do the same thing in PS, but it would take a lot longer. The trick to get the stars spinning is for me to point the camera South, you would need to point the camera North. An other trick I have learnt, is that if you don't want the stars moving, divided 600 by your focal length, in this case 20mm so 30 sec. I'm hoping to get some great star/startrails photos in Africa next month. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 01/07/11 11:17:44 AM |
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sutex
Specular Specialist Posts: 157 Reply |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
Thanks for looking Steve.I try to correct the bits you said about to see better result.Thanks. |
Posted on 01/07/11 11:57:10 AM |
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Jimbean
Sparky Shopper Posts: 105 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
Hi Steve appreciate your comments and your quite right about the images following the contours of the roof, I never thought about that! Its a learning curve!!! Ouch! sorry!! |
Posted on 01/07/11 2:17:48 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply  |
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Steve whatever happened to your Degree in Astronomy? The Aurora Australis surely? Thanks for your comments on my own submission. I had to do it all very quickly as - guess what - no time again! Probably no time this week either but I hope I can do something. Gordon _________________ You're never too old to learn something stupid. |
Posted on 01/07/11 4:57:13 PM |
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LonnieK
Diorama Dreamer Posts: 238 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
Thank you kindly for the compliment, Steve. The reflection was created with a displacement map I made. I considered the background location and I'm sure the locals will recognize the cityscape as Sydney (though at an impossible angle). _________________ Lonnie |
Posted on 01/07/11 5:16:13 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
Excellent!
Of course, I forgot about your legendary attention to detail. |
Posted on 02/07/11 11:59:42 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
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Thank you Steve. 
The actual Vivid display is continuous. The images morph into each other. Its a repeated loop..each loop lasting for around 20mins. _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 02/07/11 10:59:15 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
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I took the stars right off the flag. They are so much more interesting than our American stars. _________________ Is it necessary? Does it work? |
Posted on 02/07/11 11:17:56 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
Thanks again Steve, I don't think I can do "pretty" , I left that to my daughters when they were younger and ^2 now. That's fine. I just try "beautiful" and there is nothing wrong with that in my mind, especially when can find it if look.
I was going to try Iron Maiden .... , but where are you, our HTCIPS Powerslave? (Our inspiration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerslave ) AC/DC and INXS would have been more appropriate maybe(?) |
Posted on 09/07/11 09:34:56 AM |
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Letus
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Re: Challenge 357: Vivid Light
so great!!!!
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