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Posted on 03/11/11 3:34:08 PM |
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emanuelefrau
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Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
my ghost fire...  _________________ italian Photoshopper |
Posted on 03/11/11 7:17:40 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
I like the ghost fire! Another one of those challenges where you can just keep on adding.  |
Posted on 03/11/11 9:08:31 PM |
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emanuelefrau
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Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Thanks Deborah! _________________ italian Photoshopper |
Posted on 03/11/11 9:19:47 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Deleted. _________________ The most beatiful thing we can experience is mysterious. It is the source of all true art and sience. - Albert Einstein |
Posted on 03/11/11 9:24:36 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Again. 
_________________ I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy. - Franz Kafka |
Posted on 03/11/11 10:01:45 PM |
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TheWanderingSlacker
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Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
I'm not from the UK and I don't know much about Guy Fawkes day so bear with me if adding "Remember Remember" is a bit cheesy. One thing I'm a bit confused on: in the movie "V for Vendetta", it seems like they're trying to say that Guy Fawkes was a good guy for wanting to blow up Parliament. Is that how he's remembered or are you celebrating the fact that he was thwarted? I'm still a bit fuzzy on the legalities of image use. Searches for "royalty free" always return a bunch of heavily watermarked photos: does that mean that I'm allowed to strip out the watermarks and use them as I see fit or are they not actually royalty free? I hope it's the former 'cuz that's what I did with the pic of Parliament. The sky I used is free to use as long as it's credited, so here's the credit: http://catstock.deviantart.com/gallery/447071?offset=360#/d16seq5  |
Posted on 03/11/11 10:22:15 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
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Posted on 04/11/11 00:30:21 AM |
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Eva Roth
Luminous Liberator Posts: 269 Reply  |
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Posted on 04/11/11 05:06:34 AM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
You're right Steve, turning a day scene into night is fun! If you watch the video, make sure you select HD, it looks much better! http://vimeo.com/user7966654/light-my-fire  |
Posted on 04/11/11 05:21:52 AM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
A higher res version is here.. http://s1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee466/Artwel/PShop/ |
Posted on 04/11/11 05:34:09 AM |
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Tom
Texture Technologist Posts: 402 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
For some reason, this challenge reminded me of The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. 
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Posted on 04/11/11 07:42:17 AM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Very quick this week. Attribution for burning paper to http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=1674 
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Posted on 04/11/11 09:21:26 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
No fire, but a fine montage from Nick Curtain kicked off this week - as Steptoe and Son incorporate the pile of junk into their lives. I'd rather have seen a yard than a field (not many fields in Shepherd's Bush, evening the 60s) but I like the tone of this. Great flames in the second entry - most convincing. "Penny for the Guydaffi", says GKB - and there's an effigy of Muamaar going up in flames. I like the fireworks and the glow here. Something odd about the flag, though: if there was enough wind to blow it out like that, wouldn't the flames be blowing that way as well? Entertaining surrealism from munchonu, with a naked rabbit woman (and why not) holding up a sparkler. The perspective of the base of the fire is a little at odds with the way she's standing, and needs to be flattened out slightly in order to match. Great flames - they have an almost cubist quality to them. A huge fire from Kathryn, who has integrated the pile of junk into an existing bonfire very neatly. But wouldn't the furniture be more destroyed by that much flame? I'm still trying to work out how Brewell's mind jumped from a bonfire to tanning booths for hot dogs... but it's a terrific piece of work, with an excellent glow on the hot dog already in its booth and some very neat toasting on the empty bun next door. And, of course, he had to be named Frank... Powerful flames from Ben Mills, completely consuming the furniture. I like the way the newspaper on the right is sticking out of the flame - perhaps one or two more pieces, like the chair legs, should be exposed in this way? Although, now I come to think of it, wouldn't the newspaper be the first to go up in smoke? Nicely wrought flames from Garfield72, starting to consume the objects - I really like the way they're starting to burn away, as we can see on the seat of the chair, the side of the ladder, and the box of newspapers. Great sparks, too. All it really needs is for the background to be night rather than day: there's a black glow outside the flame area, but the sky is still white. A splendid Burning Man homage from joeysala, with our pile of junk forming part of the effigy. A strong sense of celebration here (although as I recall the Burning Man festival is held in the desert, with no hills for miles). Terrific lettering! The flaming scarecrow from tooquilos really made me laugh out loud - and that's just the still version. Clever use of multiple views of the scarecrow in the second entry: my only problem is that he appears to be pouring the fuel on the grass, rather than the bonfire. Home-made flames from puffin31939, and they're very nearly there: try a generous application of the Smudge tool to avoid too many hard edges. Great silhouettes, though, but do remember the direction of the light source: the boy on the left needs to be more lit from the right, and not at all from the back. Given how effectively the 'proper' fire works in the second entry, though, it should have been possible to recreate this effect from scratch. Was it really so hard to draw? I like the way Jimbean has moved the fire to become a seaside beacon - there's a real story being told here, with the lightning, the rain and the ship in the surf. But I do wonder (a) how the ship is managing not to run aground so close to the shore, and (b) how it's getting there at all with its sails furled. Also - give that man a shadow, to stop him floating! High drama as usual from michael sinclair, starting with the pile of junk being doused in fuel. Is that Plastic Wrap on the furniture, though? Why? And don't you think the nuclear explosion is just a little over the top, even for you? A rather fine crowd scene at the end, though - terrific photograph. I like the flickering flames in the second entry, and the charring of the furniture. I like the way emanuelefrau has built up the fire, and how a ghost has been subtly integrated into the top - it's taken a very light touch to make this work so well. Just one thing - that newspaper really should be burning by now! A splendid scene from Deborah Morley, with a great night sky, and a fine pair of onlookers, well lit by the flames. The best thing for me is the fine detail of the flames just catching the edge of the newspaper and the cardboard box - thoroughly convincing work. Beautiful flames from Emil, just starting to lick around the furniture. The best thing here is the immaculate lighting these flames produce: note how the bottom of the chest and the base of the chair are entirely in shadow, with the only visible elements being those lit by the flames themselves. Excellent, Emil. A very neat image from TheWanderingSlacker, with the fire placed on the forecourt of the Houses of Parliament (although I must point out that these buildings weren't erected until 200 years after Guy Fawkes). Excellent flames, though, and very fine lighting - I especially like the way the lettering is lit from below. To answer your various questions: Guy Fawkes is often satirically referred to as "the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions". In some towns, most notably Lewes on the south coast, the event is remembered as the defeat of a specifically catholic plot, and the Pope is annually burned in effigy. The use of images is an interesting point. Legally, almost none of the images used in Friday Challenge entries have any right to be here. But this is how I see it: as long as the images are not used for commercial purposes, as is the case here, it's OK to source them from pretty much anywhere you choose. At least, that's the approach forum members have always taken, and I haven't been sued yet. Of course, there's always a first time. (When I post starting images, by the way, they're always either photographs I've taken myself or images I have licensed.) A great handmade fire from Eva Roth, with everything going up in flames - and a good set of silhouettes in the foreground. But take a look at Kathryn's entry to see how the real silhouette works: no white glow around the people whatsoever, but a much softer edge with a faint red tint to it. This is a very hard thing to get right! A medieval street scene for Artwel's fire - should it be as yellow as that? And shouldn't the surrounding street be given a redder glow? I really like the lit windows, though. Beautiful flame effect in the animated version - I especially like the flickering lighting, accentuated by the slightly shifting shadows on the walls. Great lighting from Tom, with (I assume) hand-painted flames. They work particularly well at the top, and both the sparks and the embers add greatly to the realism. But in the middle of the fire, shouldn't the individual flames be larger than that? They seem rather small and fiddly in there, where I'd expect them to billow rather more. I like BigVern's take on this, with a virtual printed bonfire going up in flames - very neatly achieved! Just one thing: the base of the paper is in shadow, but since this is where the flames are, surely this area should be brighter? |
Posted on 04/11/11 09:46:40 AM |
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Jimbean
Sparky Shopper Posts: 105 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Hi Steve thanks for your comments and to answer your questions:- a) The beach shelves dramatically so ship wont run aground for a few more yards!! b) It is being pushed ashore by wave action an not wind power! An if you believe that......... 
I did actually think of a shadow for the guy but as usual 10mins too late! 
Had great fun with this one though, wots next?? |
Posted on 04/11/11 09:48:38 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
 _________________ You're never too old to learn something stupid. |
Posted on 04/11/11 09:52:16 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Thanks Steve Nick |
Posted on 04/11/11 10:18:18 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Thank you Steve !  _________________ Dorothy: "there's no place like home!" |
Posted on 04/11/11 11:06:57 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Thanx Steve, and you're right - the festival does take place on the desert.........just practicing some artistic license. _________________ "Art is a blade of grass ... and in a moment I will eat it." |
Posted on 04/11/11 12:08:31 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Thanks Steve. My effort this week was extremely rushed (about 30 mins including locating the burning paper image) so mistakes were made. Cheers Vern |
Posted on 04/11/11 1:40:57 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply |
Re: Challenge 375: Light my fire
Thank you Steve. _________________ I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy. - Franz Kafka |
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