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Posted on 11/05/06 8:27:06 PM |
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raffy
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
HI,Steve!I'm pretty sure that Charo is indeed calling you a knight in shining armour,as Pauline suggests,I'll ask him for the original Spanish to be certain.Sort of like a gentleman and noble of the old order.I don't know what he means by throwing it.I'll ask that too. _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 11/05/06 8:32:16 PM |
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pauline
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Hey Alice I called him a knight in SHINING armour, not sining!  I think that would be something entirely different.  _________________ Pauline |
Posted on 11/05/06 8:38:13 PM |
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raffy
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Hola,Charo!Puede usted decirme en espanol lo que quiere decir a Steve?Pienso que quiere decir que el es un hidalgoy un caballero,pero no estoy segura,y no quiero errar con mi interpretacion.Tambien,no comprendo lo que quiere decir quando dice "I throw it".Debe ser un modismo espanol con que no estoy familiar. Esta bien que llama Steve "Sir Lancelot"-el trata siempre de ayudarnos mejorar nuestro trabajo.Y gracias para sus complimentos-esta demasiado afable! _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 11/05/06 8:40:22 PM |
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raffy
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
OooopS!Thanks,Pauline!Gotta proof-read these messages! Love your entry!The stairway looks like it's always been there! I've corrected it,so hopefully am off the hook. _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 11/05/06 8:49:54 PM |
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char
Collage Conquistador Posts: 141 Reply  |
Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Then Sir was not called. Lancelod, that that gives a kiss him to the Juliette, who leaves it dry, the wife of king Arturo if, that besooooooooooooo. Good, that this does not deal with those forums, good, me the step is necessary very well, but tomorrow to take to the children cole, and king Arturo does not appear, so while I listen to earth wind and fire, I will retire, a greeting to all, we have subgone it of category, now is king Arturo ........., I is that I am very joking, until another day small… |
Posted on 11/05/06 10:33:11 PM |
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Whaler
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Like many of the posting have been inspired by M C Escher, so have I and here's my entry, done in haste. Does anyone know why pictures of stairs always brings Escher into your mind? 
_________________ It's only in my brightest moments I understand myself |
Posted on 12/05/06 00:56:07 AM |
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Pierre
Constructional Confabulator Posts: 637 Reply  |
Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Girl, you should make more last minute entries like that! This is really great! Congrats! And Whaler! Escher pretty good stuff you did here! (get it?) _________________ |
Posted on 12/05/06 04:56:26 AM |
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Whaler
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Sorry Pierre, this is not my brightest moment. But I'm glad you liked the picture. _________________ Only in my brightest moments I understand myself |
Posted on 12/05/06 07:54:14 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
I knew that staircase would come in useful one of these days. Some really inspired entries this week! Dave was first up the steps with a thoroughly realistic and convincing montage. The tonal quality is just right here: a very accomplished job. I'd have added a little more shadow at the base of the column, and perhaps a plume of smoke from the train - but otherwise, this works a treat. A truly splendid job from Born2Run, with a lot of very instructive details. The way the clouds melt into hell is superb, and the overall sky quality is just right. Breaking off the walkway was a good solution to its sudden ending; and the glass in front of St Peter (if it is him) works perfectly. Great barrier, too. The cleverest thing about this montage, for me, is the way the fence has been slotted in. It's at just the right angle so that it clearly obscures the pit of hell from anyone at the foot of the steps, but the extreme angle makes it unobtrusive in the composition. And the pose of the guy falling off is spot on. Fantastic work, Chris! A lovely entry from Vibeke, who has integrated the stairs into the play frame in an expert manner. The shading on the walkway, and cast by the pillar on the sloping wall, have been really well achieved: great, too, to see the original, so we can tell exactly how the children have been added (and that annoying pole removed). This is fantastic work, Vibeke - and one which definitely earns you a forum title. Hmm - New Zealand, eh? That's about as far from me as it's possible to get on this planet. Kreative Kiwi it is, then! I see that Eggbox reaching the age of retirement hasn't let his brain go soft. A great joke, with all the elements correctly in place. Except... damn, it's that perspective thing again. When I took this photo, I was at ground level. All the 'horizontal' sections of the yellow handrail point to the vanishing point, so this is where your horizon line should be. Bring the horizon in the background down to this level, and it will all fall into place: 
Another great joke from mguyer, with a great devil and angel combination. (Have to say, though, that doesn't look like Mrs Marty next to you, even from this distance.) And I do like the added sign in the second entry. But that perspective problem's back! Even clouds tend towards the horizon; bring them down to the horizon in the staircase! A great entry from Michael Sinclair, whose QM2 now has a decent boarding mechanism. I would mention the horizon thing again here, but I'm being generous and assuming that the staircase has tilted downwards due to the low tide. Er, or something. The second entry is utterly implausible, I'm afraid to say. Blair and Brown smiling at each other? Not even Photoshop is powerful enough to make that one work! Not only a really great gag, but a great montage from Paul 2005. Beautifully done - and with the horizon in the right place! Now that's what I call an accomplished piece of work! i absolutely love jwhite's god-fearing truck. So many good jokes in there! Especially the 777 on the radiator. The shadows seem a little distant, though; and I'd really like to have seen the grass poking up over those wheels, and the base of the steps. It's all in the book! A great second entry, too - but watch those shadows! Your steps are hovering! An excellent entry hatch and cabin windows from Pierre, whose mini fixation is starting to worry me a little. Perfect shadows, and only the tiniest of horizon problems here. Bet you all wish I'd never mentioned the horizon thing now. Given that she's a cat lover, Raffy does seem to subject her feline friends to some truly terrifying near-death experiences. There's a lot of dynamism in this picture, and a great sense of movement. Shame the skateboard's from a slightly awkward angle, but otherwise this is a fun piece of work. I've always loved thw ork of M C Escher, so it's great to see Glen incorporating the staircase into one of his creations. There must have been a point about half way through when you wished you'd never started this one, Glen! Fabulous. I love it. Thanks for making the effort! A lot of work has gone into Steve Mac's entry, and it's really paid off. The messing up of the stairs is great: look at the broken lamp, the muddy sides, the tilted sign. The only criticism I'd make here is that the truck in the foreground is too small for the rest of the scene; otherwise, this is excellent. Oh, just one more thing: when you flip a piece of ground horizontally to extend it, always clone a piece of random texture over the join! Welcome to char, who has managed to post his entry only once. A good joke, and the Asterix characters work well here. The hand drawn bricks, grass, trees and water are especially impressive. But if you want to flip an image, make sure you flip the writing as well! A great woodland montage from pauline, with some subtle shadow effects that blend the stairs really effectively into the setting. But is this staircase designed for elves? Those steps seem awfully small to me. Minor point. More Escher, this time from Whaler. And again, a good stab at the problem - although there are again a few perspective problems here. In particular, the front walls appear to be sloping down: they should run parallel to the cracks between the paving stones just above them. It's only when you try and do it yourself that you realize just how good at this M C Escher was! Hmm, I can feel another Friday Challenge coming on... |
Posted on 12/05/06 08:54:26 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2157 Reply  |
Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Wow, my own forum title, I'm so proud, and for something I love doing. thanks Steve, I'm still working my way through the book, and find there is still so much to learn. |
Posted on 12/05/06 09:13:56 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2157 Reply |
Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
What whould we do without google, I had to check on Escher. Tak, det är altid bra at lära något nytt. |
Posted on 12/05/06 11:33:30 AM |
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Whaler
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
What a beautiful forum! Multicultural; people from all around the world. Multilingual; English, French, Spanish, and now Swedish! Thanks Vibeke! For those of you who are not fluent in Swedish, the above sentence translates to Thank you, it's always good to learn something new. _________________ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted on 12/05/06 11:49:47 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
And that's my final word on the subject. |
Posted on 12/05/06 12:53:01 PM |
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raffy
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Thanks,Steve (or should I say,Don Esteban del Foro (Sir Steven of the Forum)?)!Raffy doesn't seem to mind,as long as we keep enough Gravol on hand.I'll keep working on the perspective-drat those pesky black holes-always skewing things up! P.S.-didn't know you could curse in hieroglyphics!"Pharoah wears army boots!"What a hoot! _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 12/05/06 2:00:27 PM |
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Pierre
Constructional Confabulator Posts: 637 Reply |
Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Dam horizon line... Who invented that... It is obvious to me now... I have for Mini what others have for "Dr. Who"...  _________________ |
Posted on 12/05/06 4:45:54 PM |
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mguyer
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Steve, about the clouds...the cloud picture was taken from an airplane...does that make a differance. |
Posted on 12/05/06 4:45:56 PM |
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mguyer
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Steve, about the clouds...the cloud picture was taken from an airplane...does that make a differance. |
Posted on 12/05/06 5:42:10 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Strangely, it doesn't - and it's a perfect example of what I say in the book: the horizon is always at your eye level, no matter how high you are. In fact, the curvature of the earth would mean that it might be a tiny fraction lower, but even in a plane that's not noticeable. This is an absolutely fundamental fact about perspective! Get the horizon in the right place, and everything will work. |
Posted on 12/05/06 6:08:06 PM |
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Eggbox
Ovoid Opportunist Posts: 797 Reply  |
Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
"Get the horizon in the right place, and everything will work" Hot Dang!! IT DOES! Thanks Steve  |
Posted on 12/05/06 9:31:31 PM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply  |
Re: Contest 95: Stairway to heaven
Thanks Steve. It's funny you mentioned the size of the truck. It was something I kept questioning to myself and the join bugged me too. Thank you for your input and advice! _________________ Steve Mac |
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