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Posted on 06/10/14 7:05:07 PM |
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shaneworth71
Meticulous Montagist Posts: 27 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Ok Here is my version this week.  |
Posted on 06/10/14 10:23:23 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
UPDATED with improvements and corrections 
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Posted on 07/10/14 11:24:15 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
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Posted on 08/10/14 05:30:35 AM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
I can see I am not the only one who spent time during my formative years watching Hogan's Heroes. Once again Hogan had thwarted Colonel Klink by switching the intercepted Allied cable with a photo of Betty Grable.  _________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 08/10/14 4:56:41 PM |
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shaneworth71
Meticulous Montagist Posts: 27 Reply |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
While goofing with my friends makeing up memes earlier I ran across a spiderman image and just couldn't resist doing this.  |
Posted on 08/10/14 8:14:21 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
An interesting combo of cartoon and photography _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 08/10/14 10:21:56 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
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Posted on 09/10/14 00:30:32 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
I can't touch this one. Let me explain: All over America, cops are misbehaving badly and being caught on video. My own little Tallahassee made the national news this week when a cop tased a woman calmly walking away from him - he shot her in the back. The whole community is all abuzz. Naturally, I placed your characters in a police station with the chief at the desk saying, "We just can't change their behavior, so we redesigned their uniforms." It adds nothing to the conversation. My bad taste has limits. _________________ Is it necessary? Does it work? |
Posted on 09/10/14 11:29:10 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Oooh! Back in the knife drawer with you Mr Sharp _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 09/10/14 5:11:04 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Thought I'd try working just with the image - and some paint.  |
Posted on 09/10/14 7:11:15 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Steve could have been very useful.  _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 09/10/14 11:10:03 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
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Posted on 10/10/14 08:05:41 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
A very moody image from ahmedalij, with real people replacing the dummies' heads. I like the lighting, and the look on the face of the man sitting is very strong. Are the poses still too stiff, though? Very amused by Ant Snell's entry, with dogs replacing the people. Just the right sad expression on the sitting dog, but is he too monochromatic? And I really like the pugnacious guard. Good that you've got paws in there, too. Very nice job. I like the expressions on sciteach's faces, especially the cheerful guard. Great how the man now clutches his head, too. A very entertaining image. The cast of 1960s TV series Hogan's Heroes from tooquilos: now there's a show I haven't seen for many years! But why the Mac laptop? And does it now have a swivel screen? Great eye movements in the animated version, and I really like the way it projects onto the wall screen replacing the map behind him. Charming! A subtle entry from Frank - it's a minute before you notice the two naked women lying on the floor! He doesn't look like he has it in him. Just shows, you can never really tell. Clever stuff. First Hogan's Heroes, now the cast of Dad's Army take their place in the scene. A perfect view of Captain Mainwaring, and I like the way you've put the intro sequence map on the wall - good colouring. Adding Pike's scarf was a stroke of genius. Mr and Mrs Clooney take over the bunker in Linda Eckert's entry, now relocated to somewhere altogether more exotic. I like the fact that he's still drinking that coffee he advertises - but served from a samovar. Very topical, Linda. A very strong image from DavidMac - yes, I thought you'd choose this image. I like the way the lighting concentrates the attention on the documents on the table, and that cigarette adds greatly to the sense of intrigue. I agree, the shadows don't matter as much as the overall impression. That's a very small glass of whisky he's drinking, though. I like Emy's chess game, and the new arms really strengthen the sense of concentration. Perhaps you should have moved one or two of the pieces: he shouldn't be that baffled before the game even starts! A tricky background view, though, given the top-down view of the table. It does make the image somewhat uncomfortable. If you couldn't find an image from the right angle, a plain background might have been stronger. Hogan's Heroes again, this time from Ben Boardman - and a very animated image, too. What's going on just out of shot? Whose hand is that, and what is she holding? And, er, are you sure about the South Park nazi in the background??? It's the Raiders of the Lost Ark story from Darren, full of Egyptian and archaeological references. The drawn sleeve could do with a bit more work: try using a larger brush with the Burn tool, then smudging to make it look more like fabric. Good to see Harrison Ford looking on from the wall, too. Some subtle additions from shaneworth71: the markers on the map, the cigarette, the Top Secret envelope. That's a curious choice for the portrait on the wall, though! I like the added saturation, and the overall scratchiness of the image. The dummies could do with a bit more life to them, perhaps. I like the Spiderman connection in the second entry - but either he's kneeling down, or Spidey's chair is much too short! Surely you could find an alternative Spiderman with more body available? As we've come to expect, michael sinclair goes off-topic and ignores the original images altogether, instead concentrating on the rather tricky job of producing reflections in the table surface. Oh, wait - I think that's the original German officer on the far left. Remember that the glass table top doesn't reach right to the edge, but is enclosed within a wooden frame - which wouldn't reflect the scene. And of course, we shouldn't be able to see the reflection of the coat through the reflected book. You did use a Layer Group for all the reflections, I hope. Subtle movements from James, as the soldiers turn to glance at us occasionally. I like the way their shadows move with them - very neat. But what is the one at the table holding? A magic wand? Our third Hogan's Heroes of the week, as srawland brings us an interesting switch in which Hogan dons a German uniform and switches places with Klink. There's a real story behind this one! I don't recognise any of the people in Garfield72's entry, but they seem very appropriate - I like the way you've tinted the hands of the man at the desk to match his skin tones. Watch the shading on the two soldiers, though - they need more shadow on their faces to match the lighting direction. A sad tale from brewell. And yes, the situation you describe does sound horrible. But would what you propose be in bad taste? In my experience, while your entries have always been thought-provoking, there has never been an occasion when I've felt that you've gone too far. The montage you propose sounds as if it points up the situation in Tallahassee very well. You'd need to make it clear that you're referring to some specific actions, rather than the police in general, perhaps by including a newspaper headline in the scene; but I think this sort of satire would bring the point home well. Ultimately, of course, it's your conscience and I respect your decision. You've probably made the right choice. Good new lighting from Deborah Morley, and the moved guard is much more threatening in that position - even if his coat is still a couple of sizes too big for him. A very well rebuilt corner of the room, with great perspective on those grout lines! An entertaining image from Vibeke, with a sexy new guard replacing the old one - and the Hauptman himself is rather more photogenic, too. I really must speak to the publishers about producing a German edition! Zombie nazis are everywhere these days, so it's no surprise they've crept in here too - and the one in Emil's entry, and that strong red light adds a lot to the atmosphere. I like the new decrepit wall, too. The man at the desk does seem remarkably unconcerned, though! |
Posted on 10/10/14 08:23:14 AM |
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ahmedalij
Atmosphysician Posts: 262 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Thank you dear Steve for the review , finding proper faces was troublesome causing the poses to look stiff .    |
Posted on 10/10/14 10:24:21 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Thanks Steve - this one was surprisingly difficult - I had to shrink the heads quite a bit before it looked right _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 10/10/14 10:25:13 AM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Thank you Steve, an Admirals Baton. |
Posted on 10/10/14 12:28:31 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5781 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Wartime rationing! I remember rationing very well. It went for a good many years after the war was over. Even my sweets were rationed. 
You are right about the glass though ...... don't know how I missed that. Two much concentration on the light effect from the glass on the table and not enough on the glass itself I suppose. Case of tunnel vision ..... |
Posted on 10/10/14 12:32:10 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
I didn't know admirals carried batons! |
Posted on 10/10/14 12:52:30 PM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Thank you, Steve, for your critique. However, The seated Nazi is not Hogan, but Major Wolfgang Hochstetter, a recurring character. I had fully intended to submit a second entry and just make the dummies more life-like a la "Bringing statues to life" from Chapter 10 in HotChiPs, but I was too exhausted after work, Wednesday and last night. _________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 10/10/14 3:11:08 PM |
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sciteach
Professor Pixel Posts: 126 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 525: Down in the bunker
Thanks Steve! |
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