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Posted on 01/07/12 2:09:53 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Sorry but I just had to tweak something   _________________ 90% of the work takes 10% of the time. 10% of the work takes 90% of the time. |
Posted on 02/07/12 12:01:43 PM |
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Linda.Eckert@wanadoo.fr
maîtresse marocaine Posts: 91 Reply |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
... older but wiser ...  |
Posted on 02/07/12 3:58:01 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply  |
Challenge 409: Back in the game
Mario who?  |
Posted on 02/07/12 9:08:51 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s211/fungismith/1966-world-cup.gif 
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Posted on 02/07/12 10:09:02 PM |
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brumtaffy
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Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Heh, heh, I wonder if I sparked a neurone with you Steve, with my John Terry in the cupboard 2 weeks back! This one was a lot of fun, can't wait for an Olympic challenge in a few weeks  |
Posted on 03/07/12 7:11:18 PM |
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Elliott
Mirror Magician Posts: 91 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
It's been a while! 
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Posted on 04/07/12 7:09:04 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
My apologies. I just had to Americanize the challenge. It's Independence Day over here, you know.  _________________ The journey of a thousand hours begins with a single layer. |
Posted on 05/07/12 6:28:54 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Who let the girls out  ! I hope Olympics will help. America very good, and here too. |
Posted on 05/07/12 10:48:30 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Nice one, but what happened here?  _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 06/07/12 00:40:10 AM |
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willo10
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Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Wow, it certainly has been a long time since I last posted here. I doubt anybody here even remembers me. But enough talk, here's my entry.  |
Posted on 06/07/12 02:03:37 AM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
I assume it's some kind of sports injury?.. _________________ Quote of the day.. "Photoshop isn't really meant to be used for drawing".. |
Posted on 06/07/12 02:30:05 AM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Sir Bobby watching the game.. and feeling a little bitter.. Hi Res.. http://photobucket.com/PSART  _________________ “Art Is Never Finished, Only Abandoned.” |
Posted on 06/07/12 04:39:14 AM |
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willo10
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Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Artwel just won the forum. Congratulations. You won the whole thing. |
Posted on 06/07/12 07:53:43 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
First onto the football field this week was Frank, with an expert fitting of an old picture of Bobby Charlton into the scene. Good work patching the background here, and you've even got the shadow direction to match - great image! Garfield72's Charlton doesn't really seem to have his eye on the ball - and is he a little low in the shot? A well cleaned-up background, though, and there's a good sense of action to this image. A grainy image from Ant Snell, masking all sorts of picture imperfections. The ball seems to be way in front of both the players - would it have been possible to move it so they're both looking right at it? I like the way the legs tangle together, and this is a good indication of why footballers really shouldn't have a comb-over. A somewhat elderly Mr Charlton from Ben Mills, still sporting contemporary England kit. He does seem to have taken his eye off the ball, though; would it have been possible to change his eye direction? A sunny pitch from Deborah Morley, matching the sunny smile on the face of - wait a minute, that's not Bobby Charlton, that's Bobby Moore! Still, right sort of chap. Is he a bit big in the frame? I like the blur on the ball, but it seems rather small compared to Mr M. A great black and white shot from Vibeke, with both players fitting well together - although does Balotelli now appear to be towering over him? And I'm embarrassed to admit I don't recognise the footballer, but the fine head of hair suggests it isn't a youthful Mr Charlton. A great idea from Eva Roth, moving Balotelli to feature in the 1966 World Cup. The only problem is that there now appear to be three teams on the pitch, which I believe is frowned upon by the Football Association. Good head fitting, and a neatly recoloured shirt, from tooquilos, as Bobby C fits neatly into the original scene. I like the transformation of him into the Terminator in the animated version - particularly the expression on Balotelli's face as he pops out of the box! A very stylised image from Wayne Morton, with Motion Blur, Zoom Blur and even a touch of Lens Flare thrown in. Is this perhaps an effect too many? But I like the overall sense of action it produces. Good to see you back, Wayne. I've always been a fan of those out-of-body montages, and Sjef's take on the issue is expertly achieved. It's a lot harder than it looks, patching the interior of shirts: Balotelli's is excellent, but I wonder if the white shirt could do with a little more shading inside the neck? The ball fits well there, but it shouldn't be dead straight; rotate it a little for a more convincing appearance. A good assembly from joeysala, putting the England player right at the front of the action. That's not actually Bobby Charlton, as it happens - this chap is from the wrong decade - but it's close enough. Is he hailing a taxi? I don't recognise the footballer in GKB's entry - can it really be a very, very youthful Bobby Charlton? Either way, I'm very impressed with the way you modified the existing kit rather than seeking out a whole new player - that, in fact, was the point of the whole exercise, but you seem to be the first to spot it. I like the old leather ball - is it just too clean and shiny, though? Very clever work from Linda Eckert, who has given up football for the altogether more gentle pursuit of butterfly collecting. The handles fit well into the players' hands, and Bobby Charlton's kit has been sensitively changed to the original colours; I like the way the butterflies come right out into the foreground. Best of all, though, is the translucence of the blue net in front of Balotelli's face, with a great amount of see-though - very well achieved! Good work. A clever image from Mariner, showing us the action from behind the goal line with Charlton just about to score. Plenty of great details here - the new ball, the altered England kit, the slight blurring of Balotelli to push hum into the background. I'll even ignore the fact that Charlton's comb-over is on the wrong side! A new body for Charlton from James, with a slightly low res figure blown up to fit. But there's plenty of action in the animated version, as multiple shots of Charlton are combined to produce him scoring the goal at the end - great movement! I like the way Balotelli breaks in from the other side at the end. Surreal stuff from brumtaffy, with an oversized head for Mr C and, bizarrely, they appear to have swapped hair styles (but then, why not). I like the fact that Charlton is continuing to play even though he's already grabbed the World Cup - but that referee is looking in the wrong direction altogether, surely? Good to see Elliott back after a long break, with a try neat montage - and I especially like the way Chartlon has signed his image for us. A nice touch! Now if only you could have got hold of Balotelli's autograph as well... Painstaking, detailed work from Brewell, as he celebrates July 4th by changing the footballers to Obama and Romney. Some great detail here - the date of the election on the ball, the ingenious way in which the field of dollars is churned up as they run across it. But the hardest work must have gone into fitting those suits onto the running bodies. I've done this sort of job before, and it's an incredibly tricky thing to do. Full marks for effort! A giant and somewhat oddly-shaped woman takes to the pitch in Jota120's entry, clearly outpacing Balotelli. Some rather odd patching of the background going on there, Trevor - the pitch seems to have swallowed up half the crowd, and there's a patch of grass appeared on Balotelli's thigh. Work in progress? A rare entry from willo10, with a nicely grainy scene showing both players chasing a football right in the foreground. I like the film frame, but would a square format ever be used for an action shot like this? And if that's a Hasselblad, surely it could cope with a faster film! A charming pair of caricatures from Artwel, with sensitive and affectionate renderings of both players. A great background for Charlton, too, set in a pub with both an old newspaper and a framed photo celebrating the 1966 World Cup victory. A really funny entry, and a great way to end the week. |
Posted on 06/07/12 09:12:53 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Thank you Steve. It is indeed a youthful Bobby Charlton. The ball is a replica Slazenger used in the 1966 World Cup. It's still shiny 'cos the shot was taken just after kick-off 
My biggest problem with this week's challenge was the resolution of the starting image. As a very (very!!) geeky aside, Willo 10's image is rather more accurate than you might imagine. The notches on the film at bottom right show it to have been shot on a 5x4 inch camera. The pattern of different notches identify the film to the lab technician who had to know all the different notch patterns by heart to aid processing. The standard press camera at the time was the Graflex Speed Graphic; not a great camera for action shots at football matches but, until the arrival of decent 35mm kit that was the standard. The downside on the notches is that it shows the film to be Kodak's Ektachrome 64T which is a tungsten balanced film which no photographer would ever use in daylight conditions. As I said, geeky! I'll just go and put my anorak back in its cupboard. _________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. |
Posted on 06/07/12 10:49:38 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Excellent work Artwell |
Posted on 06/07/12 10:52:42 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
I sort of knew you wouldn't miss that hair style. |
Posted on 06/07/12 11:18:44 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
Thanks Steve, Vibeke and Artwell Ooops, yes it was > "Work in progress?". Seemed to have uploaded wrong version and did not notice yesterday  |
Posted on 06/07/12 7:07:41 PM |
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Eva Roth
Luminous Liberator Posts: 269 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
A great idea from Eva Roth, moving Balotelli to feature in the 1966 World Cup. The only problem is that there now appear to be three teams on the pitch, which I believe is frowned upon by the Football Association. Yes, the FA immediately tried to sign Balotelli for England... |
Posted on 06/07/12 10:54:27 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply |
Re: Challenge 409: Back in the game
This is one I attempted just to see if it could be done. A strange discovery was that a suit with wrinkles is a lot easier to work with than one without wrinkles. _________________ The journey of a thousand hours begins with a single layer. |
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