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Posted on 04/09/08 10:08:23 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Nice one James. Ah, first class! 
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Posted on 04/09/08 11:13:19 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Michael, that is clever, and you've stirred my appetite Thank you Kate. |
Posted on 05/09/08 01:48:15 AM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
James, you crack me up! Very funny. Very clever stuff this week... and funny too. |
Posted on 05/09/08 02:08:39 AM |
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gaoxiguo
赤土陶 器战士 Posts: 114 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
 好久没参加活动了，工作忙没时间上网。抓紧时间合成了一张，主要是练习水的合成。感谢坎普林。 |
Posted on 05/09/08 05:57:54 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
gaoxiguo 我很抱歉，但我不会说中文。这已被翻译由一个自动翻译。 欢迎回到了座谈会。你们的工作是非常好的。 Gordon _________________ Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. |
Posted on 05/09/08 08:01:14 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7047 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
This has been an extraordinary week, with some really beautiful entries. Many of them feature a waltzing couple - it seems Jack Vettriano has a lot to answer for - and there's some real inspiration here, as well. Stefan was first on board, with a dazzling storm display: the couple are entirely engulfed by the water. I like the angle of the boat particularly, but are you sure the horizon should be at the same angle? Surely this means it's the viewer, rather than the boat, that's crooked? A really magical second entry though - most appealing. A new member this week - and the first Photoshop image by ratblue, so he tells us. This is a great first entry, with a night scene against a starry sky. I like the heart-shaped array of candles, but the heart needs to be flatter to be in true perspective with the boat. Welcome to the forum, Andre! Who'd have thought Ben Mills had a romantic streak? Yet here's his happy couple - Dr Who and Rose, if I'm not mistaken - beautifully backlit on the deck of the liner. The lighting on the pair is excellent: shouldn't we see the same back glow on the railings, though? If I were the woman in Luis' entry, I'd check my insurance policy very carefully. Looks to me like her husband is about to cash in. A great evening flow, though, with a good tint and consistent colours throughout - and that rose is a good touch. More of a Nordic cruise from mguyer. A good sense of Northern light here - but remember the horizon, Marty! It would be at our eye height! And where's Sheila in all this? Aha! there she is! Great detail in a St Petersburg setting from vibeke, with a great cast beautifully intertwined with the railings, placing them very firmly within the scene. I'd like to know your confetti technique - it's most convincing, and unifies the scene nicely. Who's the man in the 18th Century gear, though? And do your photographers realize they'll be photographing mainly railing? A packed static image from james - and the animated version is dazzling, with every character here moving around. From flapping bird wings to strumming guitars to ball-throwing teens to the waltzing pair, there's just so much going on here that he's had to move the railings out of the way to make room for it all. Fantastic work. A beautiful hand-drawn quality to Nick Curtain's entry, the background perfectly matching the pencil illustration of the owl and the pussycat. A very restrained, consistent image - and a very touching one, too. A neat Art Deco entry from Andy L, with a treatment of the background that fits well with the figure in the deckchair. It's a great use of space, as well, although I'd question the balance of the woman facing out of the image - but perhaps there wasn't any more of her. Appropriate choice of lettering make this a very tasty image indeed. An excellent idea from GKB, with a ship in the bottle as viewed from the inside - and an ingenious rippling of the scene as viewed through the glass. Your three figures also fit perfectly on that railing, complete with reflections. An inspired idea, Gordon! A party animation from tooquilos, with a huge, slow-moving liner inching its way past in the background - with the three musicians providing the entertainment. I especially like the moving hands on the man on the right, but the sole audience doesn't seem very involved! And such a shame to see those beautiful balloons drift away! A novel wedding location from dave.cox, and the uninterested boy in the background is a nice touch. But watch your lighting, Dave: the boy and the couple are entirely different in feel! Shame the sun didn't come out for them... A family entry from misa - and your son looks like he's enjoying the trip. What's he so interested in, though? It isn't the view! Another wedding scene, this time from Ellen, with the happy couple washed up on sunny shores. Given the obvious size of the boat, though, it must have difficulty staying afloat in water that's only a few feet deep. Or has it turned into a hovercraft? A packed boating scene from brewell, with a huge armada of sea-going craft of all kinds. What a great scene! And good to see the spectator's eye line so firmly on the horizon! A touching moonlight romance from Josephine Harvatt - there may be trouble ahead, eh? Well, looks like this version of the Titanic has neatly avoided the iceberg by taking a detour through the Caribbean. A very neatly changed lifebelt, and perfect colour consistency make this a really appealing image. More true romance from Deborah Morley, with a gorgeous sunset glow to the whole image. This one has a real Hollywood musical feel to it - and the new lifebelts are a great improvement. Excellent work, Deborah. It seems Josephine's dancing couple have made a reappearance in Eva Roth's entry, the setting now located perilously close to a rocky outcrop. Great muted colours, but someone really needs to turn that lighthouse on! Very clever work from katew -that mermaid fits beautifully into the scene. And I really like james' treatment of the image - great collaboration here! A stunning image from mariong, whose shipwreck scene has it all - the iceberg, the distant lifeboat, the couple hanging on while dropping the rose, the tremendous angle of the boat itself, the engulfing water... Fantastic!There's a whole story in this image. Clever work from Brian Ruddock, with good colour matching and a well integrated hatch. But, er, isn't the bottom of a staircase an awkward location for such an opening? Good pun, though. Interesting how michael sinclair has turned the boat around, so we're looking down it rather than over the edge. It's a very consistent scene, with the foreground patisseries and the distant deck scene blending in perfectly with the existing image. Very appealing all round! A fantastic image from gaoxiguo, who's removed the splashing water from its original location and has placed it perfectly onto the deck. How did you do this? Please let us see the original splash image! Very good work! An extremely entertaining week. Thanks, everyone! |
Posted on 05/09/08 08:24:49 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Many thanks Steve. Its great seeing what can be done by everyone. |
Posted on 05/09/08 08:36:10 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Thanks Steve, As soon as I saw the ship image the idea just jumped straight into my head. Funny how that works sometimes. _________________ Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. |
Posted on 05/09/08 08:43:19 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Thanks Steve Nick |
Posted on 05/09/08 09:19:52 AM |
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Brian Ruddock
Detail Devil Posts: 31 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Many thanks, Steve. I really enjoyed looking at the entries this week. |
Posted on 05/09/08 10:40:19 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Thanks Steve, I enjoyed doing this one! |
Posted on 05/09/08 10:41:16 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
BTW Steve, you missed Eva's entry... |
Posted on 05/09/08 12:11:23 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2904 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Thank you Steve  I thought the FLOOR looked rather nice too?  |
Posted on 05/09/08 12:51:28 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7047 Reply |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
No I didn't - I wrote it up just before yours! |
Posted on 05/09/08 1:13:20 PM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Ah, yes, I see now! That's what I get for coming online before my third cup of coffee! She did another one :http://www.howtocheatinphotoshop.com/cgi-bin/simpleforum_files/attachments/EvaMermaid.jpg, but perhaps she was too late for your write-up. |
Posted on 05/09/08 1:24:56 PM |
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stefan
Detail Demon Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
thanks Steve, Yes, I see what you mean with the horizon.....didn't think about that really..... |
Posted on 05/09/08 1:42:16 PM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Oops! I see what you mean about the lighting Steve. Hmmm, now how did I miss that ... I just received your new book from Barnes and Noble.com It really looks great! I think that I am going to be busy with it for awhile. |
Posted on 05/09/08 5:22:23 PM |
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Ellen
Fire Queen Posts: 102 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
Thanks Steve, ferries here run aground every so often. |
Posted on 05/09/08 8:23:13 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
[quoted] Steve Caplin wrote: Great detail in a St Petersburg setting from vibeke, with a great cast beautifully intertwined with the railings, placing them very firmly within the scene. I'd like to know your confetti technique - it's most convincing, and unifies the scene nicely. Who's the man in the 18th Century gear, though? And do your photographers realize they'll be photographing mainly railing? Thanks, All the people were photographed in St. Peters burg, including the chap in costume, there were a few people dressed in costume walking around. I needed him there for the couple to have something to look at and for the photographer on the steps to make sense. As far as photographing the railings, that why they needed me. I will put together a tutorial for the confetti. So glad you liked it, took a little time to figure it out. |
Posted on 05/09/08 9:17:03 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Contest 213: Ocean voyage
I'm still fascinated by the horizon-eyeline revelation. The world needs more absolute rules. _________________ I aim to give pause. |
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