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Posted on 25/07/22 9:06:50 PM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Re: upload, thank you David. |
Posted on 25/07/22 9:07:35 PM |
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Ben Boardman
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Posted on 27/07/22 9:12:23 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1751 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Just a couple more from me 
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Posted on 28/07/22 05:37:12 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2817 Reply  |
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Posted on 28/07/22 10:28:31 AM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
I love it! I love it! I love it! This is "Mariner" at his best.  |
Posted on 28/07/22 12:53:30 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2817 Reply |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Michael it has several faults but I am glad you like it. |
Posted on 28/07/22 6:20:58 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3723 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Sorry this isn't up to my usual standard. Guests for 3 days and a funeral meant very little time for play. hope you like it anyway. http://vimeo.com/manage/videos/734439954  _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 29/07/22 00:46:56 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2817 Reply |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
That's a very smooth video, Gordon. |
Posted on 29/07/22 08:00:26 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6835 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
First to dive into the pool this week was Frank, with a riot of summer fun. There’s so much detail here: the kids in the pool, the the posters on the walls, the steps leading up, the pool toys. But it’s the attention to detail that really gets me: not just the splashes around the edge of the water, which really make it look like it’s in the pool, but the barely-visible 8 ball logo at the bottom of the pool. Fabulous work, Frank. Looks like you enjoyed this one. Hope the cough eases soon. A cool scene from tooquilos, with a redecorated pool house that’s now a beachfront property. I like the water effect. Love the HOT shimmer in the animated version, the exploding thermometer and the dripping sweat. The frozen pool at the end is cute. Really fun. I don’t know where DavidMac gets his stock of garden gnomes, but there are some truly bizarre ones here. Topless sunbathing? Mankinis? And so many actually photographed from behind? Bizarre. A great image, though, and the reflections are spot on. Best of all, of course, is the ruler diving board clamped to the edge. An ingenious second entry, completely subverting the theme. Beautifully executed; I just hope those pool balls are inflated. I did enjoy the Pool Harbour setting of the third entry - so much so that I won’t even comment on the curious mix of perspectives. Oh, if you insist: the water action seems to be photographed from the wrong angle. Here’s a possible solution: 
A slick hot tub from Vibeke, fitting neatly into place. The new view works well, and I like all the luxurious extras. The only thing I’d change is the angle of that chair: 
It’s pool meets bowls from michael sinclair, starting with a curious filmed set of drifting pool balls that rather bizarrely disappear into nothingness. Not sure about the pattern overlaid over the top, but I do like the detail of the tilting coke in the bottle. The gentle oscillation in the second entry is good, although the green water is a little disturbing. Not sure what to make of the scrolling pattern in the third entry: the Glass filter has its uses, but I’m not sure this is one of them. A tropical setting from Ben Boardman, whose pool table now serves as a pond for local wildlife. Very neatly done, with the reflection of the foliage tying it all together perfectly. Good work. Splashy fun from Ant Snell, mixing up pool, snooker and some aquatic sport I can’t quite identify (water polo, perhaps?). No wonder Steve Davis can’t compete - how do you play a game with only two balls? A tidy reconstruction from Mariner, as we’ve come to expect from the restoration master. The angles and perspectives are all perfect. But here’s my main niggle: the shadow around the pool edge suggests the sun coming from top left. In which case, shouldn’t all that glazing be casting its shadows on the floor? As well as the towel rack, of course. Military action from GKB, with a battleship that the pool can barely contain. Not sure about the cottage on the left - is that a view, or a poster? The animated version makes it all much clearer, and the rolling 3D model boat and helicopter work beautifully. I keep waiting for something to drop out of the helicopter and land on the boat, though. |
Posted on 29/07/22 09:04:51 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2152 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Thanks Steve, You are quite right about the chair, I had made some adjustments to it, but not enough. Have a wonderful holiday. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 29/07/22 09:11:15 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2817 Reply |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Steve, despite what you say about me being a restoration master I still have a lot to learn, if I ever do. I spent a couple of hours creating the many shadows for the walls, and at the end they just didn't look right, even when I faded them away at the roof ends. The shadows from the (out of the picture) roof would also need to appear on the pool edges and on the woman and that would have taken another couple of hours, with no guarantee of success. Suffering a little from burnout, I finally decided to have them coming down from an azimuth of 90% (vertical) which on a fairly dull day makes them virtually invisible. Maybe. |
Posted on 29/07/22 09:25:03 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3723 Reply |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Thanks Steve. All that and much more was planned but a serious lack of time meant stopping there. Nice work from everyone. _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 29/07/22 10:10:15 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4936 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
It's just mind bpggling what can found out there. I didn't have to 'invent' a single one!
I knew that would appeal to you.
Yes much better. I came a bit unstuck on that one but posted anyway. Thanks Steve a fun week. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 29/07/22 11:56:27 AM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1576 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Thanks Steve, and have fun on vacation. Family Doctor told me could take up to 3 months for full recovery - I have my ups and down days and yes that cough persists along with a little fatigue. Stay Safe All - it’s still out there. |
Posted on 29/07/22 12:55:31 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3723 Reply |
Re: Challenge 917: Jump in the pool
Thank you Michael. I'm just sorry that I couldn't take it any further due lack of time. perhaps I might revisit it while Steve is away. _________________ Always remember that you are unique - just like everyone else. |
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