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Posted on 07/12/12 08:54:33 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
I must admit to knowing nothing about this particular historical character, who was a complete unknown to me until I happened to see this plaque on the side of his former dwelling. The plaque reads: FREDERIC GERSHOM PARKINGTON
1886 - 1952 CELLIST AND CLOCK COLLECTOR WAS BORN HERE Can you imagine what such a person looked like, or how he might have combined his hobbies? Are you able to put your imagination into practice? Obviously, when he was living there, there wouldn't - oh, no, you'll figure it out. High res is here. 
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Posted on 07/12/12 11:17:07 AM |
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Artwel
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederick Gershom Parkington
That is some particularly nasty looking font on the Street Level sign, it almost spoils that attractive period property.  _________________ "Predictions are difficult. Especially about the future" |
Posted on 07/12/12 11:30:56 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederick Gershom Parkington
I know what you mean. Perhaps you can improve the overall effect? |
Posted on 07/12/12 12:15:30 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederick Gershom Parkington
He was known as a man of many parts 
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Posted on 07/12/12 12:17:37 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederick Gershom Parkington
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Posted on 07/12/12 8:12:17 PM |
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james
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Posted on 07/12/12 8:36:13 PM |
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Ben Mills
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Posted on 09/12/12 03:50:19 AM |
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Emy
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
Mr. Frederic Gershom Parkington spent half of his life in this mental institution. His obsessive Cello & Clock collection behavior affected his ability to live a normal life. In this picture, Mr. Frederic is the man sitting in the middle of the room with a "half" of a Cello from his beloved collection. The other guys were also collectors and as a requirement to the institution, they all requested to have pictures of clocks on the walls. 
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Posted on 09/12/12 1:30:22 PM |
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Sjef
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
On christmas day 1905 Fred Parkington's father died on pneumonia. Fred had just ended his Cello-education and he inherited a small sum of money but a large collection of antique clocks. He bought a small house at Cedar Road and within a year he sold the whole collection of his father at an auction. (This friday exactly 106 years ago! I'll bet you knew this, Steve). With this money he could buy his dream watch: the Patek Supercomplication: http://www.internetphotos.net/picture/patek-philippe Fred (and his cello) died at a carcrash on his way to the Royal Albert Hall when he was 34 years old. His only sun sold his father's watch in 1991 at Christie's for over 11 million American Dollars. Fred's favourite Cello performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry4BzonlVlw  |
Posted on 10/12/12 06:22:24 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
Sjef Well researched, excellent brickwork, well done! Your written English is really good, but it's spelled "son", not "sun". |
Posted on 10/12/12 07:29:06 AM |
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Sjef
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
Thanks for the correction Mariner. And for the compliment. |
Posted on 10/12/12 08:40:51 AM |
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joeysala
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
I'm fairly certain the man in the window probably wouldn't be seen given the angle of the shot.........but, maybe??? _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 10/12/12 09:05:00 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
Very well researched Sjef and extremely interesting...being a bit of a clock collector myself  Shame the Patek is now out of the family. Some things should never be sold.
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Posted on 11/12/12 6:46:12 PM |
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Garfield72
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Posted on 12/12/12 12:51:51 PM |
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Linda.Eckert@wanadoo.fr
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Posted on 12/12/12 3:05:49 PM |
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james
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http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s211/fungismith/Fiddling-clock.gif |
Posted on 12/12/12 9:31:39 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
Phew what a dump... 
Again I like your work James
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Posted on 12/12/12 11:42:29 PM |
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james
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
Thank you Michael, it's good to see you on form again. Have a great Christmas. |
Posted on 13/12/12 9:00:14 PM |
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Ant Snell
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
I had intended to try this weeks challenge in Photoshop touch on a tablet but no time to learn it. Maybe next week. Still hopeing to meet a few of you next week.  |
Posted on 14/12/12 08:23:40 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 432: Frederic Gershom Parkington
An entertaining image from GKB both kicked off this week's proceedings and set the tone. A charming construction built entirely from clocks and musical instruments, with some sensitive shadows to tie it together. Nicely constructed! I really like the way the shape of the cello echoes the torso so well, and those cello ends (there's almost certainly a technical term for them) make great curly hair. Not sure that's recommended procedure for playing an oboe, though. It's good to see it in context in the second entry - but does it now seem to have been flattened out? A simple but effective entry from James, whose clock represents the entire body: amazing what a face can do on its own. Great to see the animated version too - the wink is a nice touch! A fine shifty spiv from Ben Mills, offering a range of timepieces for sale. I don't see any evidence of his cello activity though, Ben - and I see you've knocked the ground floor off his house. A strong entry from Emy, with a great array of clocks on the back wall providing a good backdrop. But you do need to watch your perspective: the left and right walls don't match! Draw in some vanishing lines, and you'll see what I mean. Alternatively, upload the original layered image to something like YouSendIt or Dropbox and send me a link, and I'll show you how to put it right. Some interesting research from Sjef, with a thoughtful image that pays homage to Mr Parkington. A very well constructed image: I like the climbing ivy, the wall braces, the window decorations and especially the new street sign. The only thing I'm not sure about is the flowerpot, which seems to be leaning to the left: it needs to follow the perspective of the building more. Inspired by your researches, I came across this booklet that has an interesting entry on Parkington - and appears to show an entirely different birthplace. Very subtle work from joeysala, with Parkington just visible through the window. I like the added elements - the sundial, the new sign, and the music stand decoration. Good to see the flowers have come into bloom! I think we can accept the angle of view of the cellist, for illustrative purposes. Inside the mind of Parkington... an exploded view from tooquilos. I like all the contents, but there are better ways of drawing the rim of the open head. Start with an elliptical ring, then break it in half to make the front and back. A great selection of clocks, though, and it's good to see it all coming to life in the animated version. A terrific clock at the end - the pendulum is brilliant. And the tiny cellist for a cuckoo is fantastic! A good entry from Garfield72: the cellist looks well lit in the window, and the clock below is neatly in the shade. I like the sundial, but you do need to look at the perspective of the tower you've added to the roof - the right side of it should slope down very much more sharply than that. And if he's still living there, the blue plaque needs to go! I like Linda Eckert's duelling cellist - a stark, strong image. With that degree of perspective, though, you need to address the shadow again. So close to the figure, it makes him look like he's flat against the wall; but since he's clearly lunging towards us, the shadow needs to be much further away from him on the left: 
I like michael sinclair's entertaining if off-topic entry - the drooping guttering, the boarded-up windows, and the skewed blue plaque. The graffiti, though, looks like it's been copied and pasted from elsewhere: too rectangular a frame for it. Try losing all the brown background and it should work much better. Couldn't you find any graffiti with clocks and cellos in it, then? A cleverly perspective-corrected scene from Ant Snell, with both cellists and clocks in the windows. That must have been tricky to straighten out! I like the inclusion of my sundial from a couple of months ago, and the new sign. But is the hanging street sign now at the wrong angle? |
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