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Posted on 05/10/20 11:33:04 AM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Anna. I love the tower incorporated into the rock. Very Tolkienesque. Beautiful interior. You are very good at atmosphere. Not quite sure what kind of giant is going to be climbing that ladder though ........... _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/10/20 11:51:26 AM |
GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3703 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Hi Anna Unlike other sea birds, cormorants don’t have natural oils in their feathers to repel water. They do have preen glands which provide a measure of water-proofing but this is minimal so when they dive their feathers get rather water-logged. When they finish finding dinner they fly up onto a branch or rock and spread their wings to dry them. _________________ Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana. |
Posted on 05/10/20 9:24:33 PM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Ah! I must be one of the very numerous few! Poor Ludwig must be spinning in his grave like a dervish to receive such homage. Although he has gone down in legend as mad, that is more a creation of the politics of the time than reality. Certainly he was eccentric, but then the world is better off for them. This 'fairy tale' castle was also incredibly modern. It had flush toilets, running water to every floor and even a central heating system. Ludwig was way ahead of his time! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 06/10/20 07:09:24 AM |
tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2793 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Ahh ok..thank you Gordon. Interesting facts about the cormorants. Thanks David . I questioned the size of the ladder afterwards and realised that it looked ridiculously large..but let's just call it 'artistic licence' _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 06/10/20 08:25:19 AM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Oh yes. I know that feeling ......... _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 06/10/20 12:54:22 PM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Re-posted. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 06/10/20 1:10:35 PM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
I really thought I had finished with this but then, when I wasn't even thinking about it, a new notion popped unbidden into my head. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 06/10/20 1:41:22 PM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
By the way if you are interested in owning your own island Vladi Private Islands might interest you. He is an estate agent who specialises in selling and renting islands all over the world. I met Herr Vladi, quite by chance, in Hamburg in the 'eighties when his business was still relatively modest and he almost persuaded me to buy an island in the Hebrides at a very reasonable price. The romantic in me was horribly tempted ........... .......... thank God, sanity prevailed. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 06/10/20 5:37:59 PM |
dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 767 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Wow, I can see everyone has been busy...and quick off the mark. Love the video clips Loyd. That helicopter reminds me of gunship elite, a game I played years ago. Nice water split David. I love these type of images. That's a wild sea and shark Michael. Lovely clip. Love your 'Desert Island Discs' Gordon. Well done. Love the conversion on the island, Mariner. I love the way you blended the tower into the rock, Anna. Lovely clip. _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 06/10/20 5:39:19 PM |
dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 767 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
_________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 06/10/20 5:54:44 PM |
lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Awesome!! |
Posted on 06/10/20 9:25:08 PM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Maui moving mountains! Looks more like Maui Wowie or Malawi Cob! But, seriously, you have really used the shape of the rock cleverly. I thought of all sorts of things that might be underwater for my split level but nothing as subtle or suitable as this. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 06/10/20 11:24:13 PM |
Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 491 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
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Posted on 07/10/20 09:46:40 AM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
The tilted palm is a great touch! 😀 _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 07/10/20 2:45:48 PM |
Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2792 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
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Posted on 07/10/20 2:51:24 PM |
Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2792 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
I am glad you liked it Dennis. |
Posted on 07/10/20 3:03:59 PM |
lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Mariner, that is another surprising take... nice! |
Posted on 07/10/20 3:06:27 PM |
lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Thanks Anna & Dennis... a fun challenge. |
Posted on 07/10/20 3:42:21 PM |
DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4902 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Mariner. What Loyd said. Really unexpected. It's been an interesting week this week ............. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 07/10/20 4:48:09 PM |
lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 826: The desert island
Photoshoot Photobomb I hadn't planned on making still another, but I stumbled upon the tentacles while searching for something else and the temptation was overwhelming. |
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