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Posted on 11/02/25 11:42:11 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
David, AI or not I am still impressed by the quality of your entry and the angle of the view. Only the ground needs more work. I have converted my roads into a village green. Which it probably was in the 16th century. |
Posted on 11/02/25 11:48:15 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Posted on 11/02/25 12:10:55 PM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
Thank you both, I am flattered David that you thought I might be that creative. I did have a go at creating from scratch - its a work in progress. Enjoying the narrative this week. |
Posted on 11/02/25 7:24:35 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
Nice work David, Frank, and Ben 
Just about managed this 
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Posted on 13/02/25 09:59:59 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
That’s unexpected Michael, but the roof does make a surprisingly convincing cairn. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/02/25 1:40:01 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
Good one Michael. |
Posted on 13/02/25 1:44:00 PM |
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Mariner
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Posted on 13/02/25 2:53:24 PM |
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DavidMac
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Love the cart horse Mariner. Don't see them any more except at special events. They were commonplace when I was a very young boy. I used to 'help' the milkman on his rounds. (He let me top up his horse's hay bag and ride on his wagon to the end of the street and back collecting the empties from the doorsteps.) Bit off topic, but does anyone else remember the old Royal Mail parcel post hand cart? 1950's, two big wooden wheels with a closed red painted basket weave body (presumably for light weight) between them. Hand pulled by the postman. I've been searching google but can't find any pictures. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/02/25 3:21:57 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
Thanks David. |
Posted on 13/02/25 6:35:14 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Thanks David, and Michael |
Posted on 14/02/25 03:38:45 AM |
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tooquilos
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http://vimeo.com/1056639004 Michael Sinclair - I'm surprised as to how well that works. There's some brilliant reconstructions. Mariner, you've done exceptionally well rebuilding it.  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West:I'll get you, my pretty! And your little dog, too! |
Posted on 14/02/25 07:20:04 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
Thanks Anna. Yes, I like a Challenge that takes a long time. That's very bouncy music from your end! |
Posted on 14/02/25 08:41:12 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
First to flow the water this week was lwc, with a raging torrent – a wonder Aquaman can stand up. I like the open door. Trying to work out how he can be holding his trident behind him when the end is poking out in front. I enjoyed the dageurrotype – now that really is one distressed image. And interestingly different to the albumen print. I had no idea Forum members were so into vintage photography. Give me digital any day. A fine retro image from Ben Boardman, with added womenfolk. The one on the right is a little confusing, as she seems so much smaller than the other two – a midget, perhaps? I like the cart with barrels, it adds a great foreground element. And a very neatly inserted window! The cast in the second entry look as if they’re about to burst into song – and is that in fact the Artful Dodger on the far right? They are remarkably well scrubbed for the time. I like that we can see inside the building, and the boy at the pump is very effective. A religious ceremony from DavidMac, with great lighting and a good sense of atmosphere. But what’s the problem here? Our old friend perspective, I’m afraid. The buildings on the left show our eye height to be that of someone standing on the road, but here we’re clearly looking down on the scene. If you removed those buildings it might work better. I agree with Frank's crop, though, it does improve it. A cast of thousands in the second entry entry, and very fine it is too. The perspective, however, is getting seriously out of hand here – that crowd of people on the right are tiny compared with the main protagonists, despite being closer to the camera. And do I recognise that kneeling monk from your masterwork? Interesting to see the Ai Breugel – yes, I take your point about all the errors, particularly the man with four arms, but let’s just imagine Bosch had a hand in it as well. The faces, though, are particularly awful. Thanks for the lecture on vintage images. You’re being particularly nostalgic this week. An extraordinary scene from Ant Snell, with the building moved to a river edge – and what a lot of water cascading about! You’ve put a huge amount of effort into this, and it really shows. My only concern is with the huge pipe on the left, which seems to fade into the side of the building… Gorgeous work from Frank, with a tremendous sense of atmosphere and a perfect cast of yokels (are we allowed to say yokels these days?). The lighting is perfect, it’s a really moving image. Top job. Another version of the same image, this time from Mariner – remarkable! It’s very nearly the same building. I like the rebuild, with its newly pointed brickwork and tantalising view of the interior. The horse makes an attractive feature., and that’s some very consistent lighting. An interesting approach from michael sinclair, who has cloned the top of the building multiple times to create a cairn effect. I like those flames. What a great location! Wizarding times from tooquilos, with the shape of the building perfectly matching those curious caves behind. They look like man-made habitations, but why the pointy roofs? Where are they? I like the water and the dragon in the animated version, but that beckoning wizard really is rather creepy! Great magical music. A very entertaining week. |
Posted on 14/02/25 08:58:11 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
Thanks Steve. It was a fun challenge which kept me busy for a whole week. |
Posted on 14/02/25 2:00:24 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5471 Reply |
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Well, as always, you are spot on Steve. The perspective is all over the place. The eye-line issue with the left side is something I really should have spotted. The minute you pointed it out it was glaring. The rest is my usual problem of scaling. I still don't know why I get so consistently tripped up by this ..... but I do, over and over. I sometimes wonder if it has something to do with being almost blind in one eye and not having stereoscopic vision. But, logically, one would expect that to make me better at scaling since, lacking true binocular depth perception, relative size of known objects is one of the subjective substitute mechanisms I use to perceive distance. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 16/02/25 12:50:21 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
Me too, I have no desire to go back to film... thanks Steve! |
Posted on 19/02/25 1:02:21 PM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 1040: Water in Walsingham
Thanks Steve |
Posted on 27/02/25 04:52:10 AM |
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tooquilos
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Sorry for the late reply, Steve. Thank you! The caves are in Cappadocia, Turkey. Over the centuries many have lived there and some still have Byzantine icons painted on the walls. Fascinating place. _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
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