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Posted on 09/07/13 10:14:16 AM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Hello Joey. You are absolutely correct, will do. Thanks. |
Posted on 09/07/13 6:43:17 PM |
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darrenandcolleen@telus.net
Serene Synthesist Posts: 119 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
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Posted on 10/07/13 00:23:17 AM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Very nice entries this week!! 
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Posted on 10/07/13 11:51:23 PM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply  |
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Posted on 11/07/13 00:42:30 AM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Clever and beautiful work this week from you fine people! My effort ... 
Bit bigger here http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r160/BigVernphoto/twilightsighs_big_zps2ae414f1.jpg _________________ "Why so serious?" The Dark Knight |
Posted on 11/07/13 2:02:49 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
High res is here. 
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Posted on 11/07/13 3:00:46 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Enjoying all your works. Great. Not sure where this is going to..... might resubmit 
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Posted on 11/07/13 4:24:29 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Very imaginitive Trevor ... keep going! It reminds me greatly of the Monty Python short film "The Crimson Pearl Assurance" about a group of accountants who turn to piracy and turn their Edwardian building into a galleon and sail the seas to attack other buildings. Very silly and funny. More about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimson_Permanent_Assurance mmmm .... Maybe that could be an idea for a future Friday Challenge ... to turn a building into something else (e.g. a ship, a robot, a car etc.) and put it into a new relevant setting ... waddaya think Steve? _________________ "Why so serious?" The Dark Knight |
Posted on 11/07/13 5:58:12 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Fantastic images Artwel, Vern and Mariner. |
Posted on 11/07/13 7:53:38 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Thanks Deborah!  _________________ "We're going to need a bigger boat!" Jaws |
Posted on 12/07/13 04:20:06 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
 _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 12/07/13 06:12:16 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Thanks, Deborah. |
Posted on 12/07/13 08:35:01 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
A futuristic police craft from brewell kicked off this week's proceedings, with a flooded Cambridge complete with leaden sky. I like the reflections of the buildings that make up the water - is this the Flaming Pear Flood plug-in? A good angle on the submarine, except for the top of the turret, which we're looking down on too much. Take your perspective cue from the horizontal lines in the buildings behind: 
A sunny day from marlcliff, with a well-inserted canal following the line of the road. But what are those railings on the right? On such a sunny day, the canal really needs to reflect the buildings opposite! Is that the Queen on a surfboard in sciteach's entry? With, perhaps, a somewhat youthful Margaret Thatcher above? I like the way you've made the wake, but watch the fuzzy edges on the water - it never does that. Good touch making the sky visible through the windows on the bridge, though. A splendid vintage view from Garfield72, whose canal continues straight into the distance, and beneath another bridge - nice work. And is that a reflection of the bridge itself in the water? Very subtle! A crowded canal from Jota120, as a series of narrowboats vie to get under the bridge. Is the perspective right here? Seems to me we're looking down too much on the furthest boat: from this position, I'd have thought we'd barely see the top of the boat. Check the masonry lines in the building: where they're horizontal, that's our eyeline. I like the Hokusai in the second entry - nicely woven in. And a clever piece of manipulation in the third entry - oops! A well-fitting punt from Ant Snell, with a good reflection in the water. Most intrigued by the man fishing out of the window - looks like a double catch there! The only issue I have here is with the sky: on such a sunny day, the lighting in the street would have been much more dramatic. A beautiful image from Frank, very neatly framed by the gondola and the foreground bridge. A perfect composition - very nicely done! Tiny point, though: if you're going to reflect the windows, you really need to ripple them. A good angle from Ben Mills, with a rower in training on the canal. Subtle reflections work well here. But I'm looking at the shadows beneath the right side of the bridge: surely they would continue onto the water itself? A splendid image from Sjef, who has blended an old picture of Utrecht into the scene. Perfect, seamless blending of the images, and the perspective seems exactly right to me. My only suggestion would be to extend the reflections further on the left - otherwise, I think this is exactly right. A colourful image from Linda Eckert, with brightly painted buildings that I think would shock the burghers of Cambridge. Couple of points: don't give your water fuzzy edges, they should be crisp; and the reflections of the buildings need to go straight down, rather than reaching out at an angle (the one on the left, particularly). A serene image from James, with a canal so still you can see a perfect reflection of the buildings in it. Perhaps a little too perfect? Some rippling would help here, I think. I like the way you've put the woman behind the railings, but surely the bicycle shows the size the people should be? A good image from Deborah Morley, with the two boats passing each other. I like the way you've indicated the direction of the sun by having the buildings on the left in shadow: but then the water on the far left does, I think, need to be quit a lot darker in order to match the deep shadow of the building next to it. A pirate theme from tooquilos, with a neatly recoloured scene and a Jolly Roger hanging from the bridge. Not sure about the viewing angle on the boat in the foreground, which seems to be rather too small for that position - but then, maybe Cap'n Sparrow is rather too big for the boat? I like the treasure map in the animated version, and the rippling water with the bobbing boat: that's a great lightning and fire effect, and the underwater scene is splendid. So you reckon the treasure is still under there, then? A strong and moody scene from LagoDiLecco. A very fine treatment of the buildings, and the water fits in there perfectly; I like the extra story told by the woman in the window, the discarded flowers and the man walking away under the bridge. Good to see you back, Diana. Tremendous ingenuity from Darren, with a view showing both above and below the water surface - and plenty of gadgets floating around in this Bond-themed image. The divide between above and below has been especially well worked out - always a tricky transition to get right - and I like the fact that the submersible car is following the line of the original road. Really splendid work, Darren! I enjoyed this one a lot. A group of divers from Emy, with their boat behind them. A good angle on the boat, but are the divers just too big for their proximity to it? I'm trying to imagine the size of the nearest one, if he were out of the water, and I think he'd be a lot bigger than the boat. Tricky stuff, perspective! A beautiful night scene from Artwel, full of excellent detail: the lit windows; the shadow cast by the moon; the slight mist on the water; the glow around the lamp post. I like the new canal side, too, which puts it firmly in context. A really splendid image, and one I could look at for hours. You should sell framed prints to the tourists! A glorious sunset from BigVern, with a serene canal and magnificent evening colours. I like the clever detail of the bottom of the windows being blocked up. Altogether a really beautiful view! A finely-wrought canal scene from Mariner, with ingenious use of perspective. I really like the way the reflections work with the placement of the railings compared to the background - very neatly worked out, and most convincing. The gondola on the left is at a great angle, although it looks a little distorted - but then I believe gondolas to have a slight bend to one side. Terrific work, really nicely achieved. A serene view from joeysala, given real depth by the inclusion of the boy fishing on the bank. Very good use of reflections, especially the tricky reworking of the underside of the bridge: looks like you're really getting the hang of perspective! A very consistent image altogether. My only comment: darken the boy a little, as he's sitting in the shade. Really fine work this week from everyone - many fantastic entries. |
Posted on 12/07/13 08:41:00 AM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Thank you Steve for your kind comments. _________________ "We're going to need a bigger boat!" Jaws |
Posted on 12/07/13 08:46:24 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Thanks Vern. I was concerned and guess still am about the quality, but had to get the idea out. I grew up with Monty Python! Probably shaped some of my character or gave me/us raison d'etre. |
Posted on 12/07/13 09:04:39 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Thanks, Steve. Please keep the outdoor scenes coming! |
Posted on 12/07/13 09:07:24 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Vern, an excellent critique from Steve. I agree. |
Posted on 12/07/13 09:12:23 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Thanks again Steve. I was concerned also about the perspective. A thing I noticed is when narrow boats are not fully loaded, the engine has the greatest weight and the bow rides high i.e. the boat does not float horizontal but at an angle, bow high. Like you I'm not sure I felt very comfortable with perspective in that image. My only comfort I think it ran aground in the congestion! And there were some "oops" in the last one... _____ BTW, nice new avatars Artwel and Vern |
Posted on 12/07/13 10:31:41 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
I appreciate the conning tower fix. As for the water, I started out with a patch of water made from the tutorials here in HTCHPS. The reflections were made by touching the wave tops with a low tolerance magic wand and making a mask, then I lightly smeared them with the liquify tool. In my joy of discovering a new technique, I failed to flip the reflection on the right. I'm almost certain that you noticed. _________________ The journey of a thousand hours begins with a single layer. |
Posted on 12/07/13 10:31:42 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply |
Re: Challenge 461: Bridge of Sighs
Double post _________________ I aim to give pause. |
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