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Posted on 28/09/17 12:58:08 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 673: On track
Yay! |
Posted on 28/09/17 2:37:45 PM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 673: On track
Thank you, Michael Sinclair
I like it too even though that missile is pointed at me. _________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 28/09/17 3:15:52 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 673: On track
Sara, it's all just a big bluff. Rocket Man doesn't have the resources to develop a nuclear weapon and nobody is crazy enough to give him one, so he just pretends. And soon he will run out of rockets, if he hasn't already. That's what I think so it has to be true! 
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Posted on 28/09/17 7:22:38 PM |
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srawland
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Re: Challenge 673: On track
Lets hope, but Unfortunately, there have been several earthquakes in North Korea that have the signatures of underground nuclear detonations. He may not have a hydrogen bomb, but he certainly has a nuclear one. The only comforting thoughts I have is that launching a rocket is one thing. Having a guidance system deliver it close enough to the target is another thing. _________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 28/09/17 9:35:35 PM |
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Emy
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Re: Challenge 673: On track
 _________________ Why not! |
Posted on 29/09/17 06:03:14 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 673: On track
Surely one explosion underground sounds very much like another? Rocket Man would drill a few very deep holes near the DMZ, load them with high explosives and occasionally press a button. The politicians and mainstream media would insist they were nuclear explosions and the scientists comments would not be published. |
Posted on 29/09/17 09:57:48 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 673: On track
First on the railway this week was James Arendell - typical, you wait ages for a lavatory and then ten come at once. I really like this one - the man leaning on the fence is particularly well done. And good to see Richard Branson introducing his new rolling stock! Very funny work from GKB - a terrific idea, beautifully done. I like the jar of marmalade behind Paddington. Just a couple of minor points: the signs could do with a little thickness to them; and, er, what's holding up those arrows? Great crashing waves from michael sinclair, and the train hurtling past is a very fine addition. Just wondering, though, if it needs to distort quite so much in the last couple of frames; it seems to get shorter, too. It could be that a touch of Motion Blur at that point could mask any perspective issues. An attractive entry from Deborah Morley, with good wheel spin on the train - and I like the added driver. Small point: if the beam from the lamp is so bright, shouldn't the bulb itself be brighter? Tom has transported the tracks to a distant planet - his favourite location, as we know. I like the way the track heads down into the water, and especially like the huge planet on the left. Not sure about the spherized flowers standing in for the train - is that a rolling paperweight? We've all seen those movies in which someone races away from a train on a - what are those things called? Handcar (thanks, Google) - and it's good to see Ant Snell's recreation of it. A fine-looking train, but from this distance the perspective is a little extreme. Remember that if the top of the front carriage is above the horizon, then the top of the back carriage must be as well. Also, the man in the foreground is rather oversaturated for the scene: 
Fantastic work from Jota120, with beautifully lit horses racing across the track. Is that a model engine, or a giant driver? Either way it's a perfect fit. Really beautifully done, Trevor. And I enjoyed the second entry - what is that green beast? Reminds me of a Russian train I once saw. An interesting approach from Ben Mills, keeping the train in focus while blurring out the background. It's a novel way of doing it - perhaps add a touch more green to the train to blend it into the background a little more? A great broken-down train scene from srawland - is he changing a wheel? I'd tone down the brightness of the distant carriages a little, but otherwise this works well. Thanks for the work in progress that is the animated version - this has the makings of a really good entry. I think, perhaps, that the jogger diminishes too quickly; try keeping his head hight closer to the track all the way down. North Korean military manouevres from Mariner, with a very nicely created missile on wheels being shunted from behind. You've really set yourself a tricky perspective issue, though: the front of the missile truck needs to slope down towards the horizon, rather than up away from it - but doing this without distorting the missile is going to be really tricky. Dazzling work from Frank, whose steampunk train (good to see it back!) produces sparks from each wheel. The light, the steam, and the glow around the sparks are all terrific. Beautiful. I laughed out loud at Emy's entry - the forlorn businessman waiting for his train. Brilliant! And the cropped-in view is perfect. |
Posted on 29/09/17 10:23:58 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2828 Reply |
Re: Challenge 673: On track
Thank you Steve.
Yes, I spent hours playing with that and still couldn't get it right. Never mind. |
Posted on 29/09/17 2:28:12 PM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply |
Re: Challenge 673: On track
Thank you, Steve, but I am afraid time marches on and I will never be able to go back to this to finish it. _________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 29/09/17 8:38:47 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 673: On track
Thank you Steve, Its real scale steam engine running on narrow track 15" railway between Ravenglass and Eskdale UK with passengers http://ravenglass-railway.co.uk :- The other steam train New York Central System (?):-  |
Posted on 30/09/17 02:08:38 AM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
Re: Challenge 673: On track
Thank you so much Steve.  _________________ Why not! |
Posted on 30/09/17 12:26:44 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3733 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 673: On track
Thanks Steve _________________ Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana. |
Posted on 04/10/17 12:22:36 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1583 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 673: On track
Thanks so much Steve. |
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