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Posted on 02/08/24 07:14:17 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 1016: The wind van
I was driving back from a gig in Manchester last week when I passed this curious sight. The photo had to be taken through the car windscreen so it isn't the best quality, but you can see why I absolutely had to take it. I'd love to see what happens when the engine is turned on. High res is here. Note: I’m away in France on my hols, so you’ve got two weeks for this one.  |
Posted on 02/08/24 9:05:15 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Zoom... zoom! 
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Posted on 02/08/24 11:38:11 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Well that's a great start.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 02/08/24 11:41:33 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Wind machine operator courtesy of Photoshop London. Bonus points for correctly guessing the name of the cameraman. 
 _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 03/08/24 04:49:23 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Could the cameraman be umm...what's his name now? Dave, David... 
Both entries are terrific! But I burst out laughing with Steve at the helm. It's perfectly placed. I'll do an animation later in the week (or next) but I couldn't resist this one  _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 03/08/24 09:00:47 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Anna
My immediate reaction was 'Of course!! I wish I had thought of that!' _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 03/08/24 12:38:18 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
If the cameraman isn't you David, then I haven't a clue.
Anna, what a great idea... like DavidMac, my first thought was 'why didn't I think of that!' 
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Posted on 03/08/24 1:06:33 PM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Good one Loyd - is that Steve's wife waterskiing? Sure the cameraman is named David Anna - you beat me to it -good one. |
Posted on 03/08/24 2:37:34 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Sort of, almost, on topic(ish) .... I did use the propeller van image. Thank you Anna for triggering this! Hope it's not too plagiaristic.
Sky courtesy of Photoshop London. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/08/24 5:14:03 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
A word of explanation for non Europeans. The Netherlands has over one thousand caravan parks. Caravan holidays are more popular there than anywhere else in Europe - the modest compact caravan being the most common. Outsiders often claim this love affair with caravan holidays is because the Dutch are ...... um ...... 'price sensitive'. Whatever the truth, the Dutch love affair with their caravans is often regarded as something of a joke by the rest of Europe. 
Another sky courtesy of Photoshop London. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/08/24 5:49:26 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
You need to ask him about that... |
Posted on 04/08/24 5:51:57 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Dutch and caravans? I had no idea. |
Posted on 04/08/24 8:33:09 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
To quote Michael Caine "Not many people know that.". But 'tis so.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/08/24 00:44:53 AM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Fireball XL5 - The early years.
A bit of an illusion going on here. Clockwise or counter-clockwise? (Probably have to watch it loop a few times to see the effect.) |
Posted on 05/08/24 08:51:09 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
You are really on form this week. 
I get predominately clockwise with flashes of counter. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/08/24 4:20:55 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
That's what I see. |
Posted on 05/08/24 8:54:17 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
According to internet posts I have read, the direction you perceive in rotationally ambiguous videos is due to whether you are left or right brain dominant. Physiological and philosophical contemplations of this nature have always fascinated me. Do you, for example, perceive the moon as blue or green cheese? _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/08/24 10:25:02 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
I've never thought of the moon as being any kind of cheese... |
Posted on 06/08/24 10:31:27 AM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Phew!
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Posted on 06/08/24 11:05:53 AM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 1016: The wind van
Some really good images from such a simple subject. Loyd I love the concept of Fireball XL5 being powered by a radial piston engine. It cries out for animation … watch this space. I saw the posts about rotation direction. The perception of left or right rotation is highly influenced by the stroboscopic effect which we have discussed before in the forum. You can see this most effectively in old cowboy films when the stagecoach is being chased at speed when the front wheels are rotating correctly but the rear wheels appear to be rotating backwards and sometimes the wheels appear to be stationary. This phenomenon depends, partly, on frame rate in the camera but there are other factors that come into play. _________________ Have you ever noticed that all the instruments designed to detect intelligent life are pointing away from the Earth? |
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