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Posted on 27/01/15 00:15:10 AM |
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sciteach
Professor Pixel Posts: 126 Reply  |
Challenge 540: The dinghy
Nice one! I really like the underwater bits you did. |
Posted on 27/01/15 00:17:37 AM |
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sciteach
Professor Pixel Posts: 126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Lonnie that is stellar. The details, blending... it is all great. |
Posted on 27/01/15 06:07:17 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2898 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
It’s great to see these pics David! What wonderful memories. I found it interesting to see the valve (?) which I noticed was missing from the FC image of the raft. I added one to mine but I was unsure if it should of been there or not. So it was good to see. Thanks for sharing these pics. _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 27/01/15 09:25:15 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5675 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
What sciteach just said!  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 27/01/15 12:50:51 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Better late than never  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 27/01/15 2:15:11 PM |
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wörn
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Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
@sciteach: Yes, putting the toy submarine underwater was the fun part. Especially liquifying it. I had no idea how to do it but "Submerging in water" from HTCIP was a good starting point. @Lonnie: I'm as impressed by your entry as are David and tooquilos. (Your Teguise contribution already was on the same level!). Perfect drama! @David: These keepsakes of your family are really remarkable... And turning the dinghi into a swimming pool is probably the best way to use war equipment. |
Posted on 27/01/15 2:54:12 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Michael:   _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 27/01/15 5:40:49 PM |
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LonnieK
Diorama Dreamer Posts: 238 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
@sciteach, @DavidMac, @Wörn -- Thanks for compliments gentlemen!  _________________ Lonnie |
Posted on 29/01/15 11:36:49 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Challenge 540: The dinghy
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Posted on 29/01/15 4:33:28 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
I have been lacking in both time and imagination since Christmas. Last week I didn't finish my effort in time to submit so this one is being sent now with no further fiddling  _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 29/01/15 9:42:10 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
"I say Leadbeater, isn't time we were picked up! Damn right Carruthers! It seems to be years and years since we've been out here". 
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Posted on 30/01/15 05:01:13 AM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Lonnie, I stand in awe. DavidMac, Thank you for sharing your family photo, Anna, Very touching. Puffin, Great to see you back! I was going to do a bathtub scene but I was beaten to it.  _________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 30/01/15 05:53:00 AM |
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darrenandcolleen@telus.net
Serene Synthesist Posts: 119 Reply  |
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Posted on 30/01/15 08:43:07 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7025 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
First to dive into the ocean this week was GKB, with a strong black and white view of the dinghy floating alongside a biplane-style seaplane (flying boat? What's the difference?). Very nicely composed; is the dinghy a little too high in the water? I enjoyed Ant Snell's storm in a teacup, especially the way the storm has flowed over the side and is pooling in the saucer. Nice detail! The top-down view of the cup, though, does mean that we should be able to see the horizon before the sky fades away into blackness. A rather fine fairground ride from Nick Curtain, curiously in sepia rather than full colour. This makes it a little hard to read; I thought at first glance it was some sort of magnified plumbing. Do you think the airmen should have a reflection in that shiny wall next to them? Good realism from Garfield72, who has replaced the rather wooden faces with more realistic ones. I like the spray of white over the front of the dinghy, and that's a great position just falling out of the frame. A good composition. An extraordinary animation from michael sinclair, who has broken with tradition and stuck to the topic this week. You get a real sense of the violence of the ocean in this image, especially with the way the dinghy keeps dropping off the bottom of the frame. Very impressive, Michael! Maybe you should think about exporting your animations as MP4 movies rather than GIFs, though? An extraordinary ocean swell in the second entry, and indeed a rather bizarre colour for the sea. Both your images make me feel quite seasick, Michael. Some subtle movement in James's animation, with tilting heads, reclining backs and an arm that lifts out of the water. Of course, we're all distracted by that flying bird, complete with attached message. Just one thing: are those waves just too small and distant? Beautiful lighting from DavidMac, with the pilots sidelit by the full moon. It's very hard to achieve this subtle effect, and it's most convincing. The floating plane is neatly conceived; I like the way its shadow masks the reflection of the moon. And a fascinating tale of your childhood paddling pool! Glad to see you wore appropriate headgear. Linda Eckert is in celebratory mood, with the crew of the dinghy enjoying a bottle of champagne and a packet of potato chips. I like the transformation, and the appearance of the surfer behind them; but they still don't look very happy, do they. Clever work from Emy, who has moved the action a few hours later, to the crew being rescued. I like that the only sign of the rescuing helicopter is the rope ladder; and the driving storm has a great texture to it. Nice work. A baby's bathtime toy from sciteach, with a subtle tone shift around the base of the dinghy where it's partly submerged in the blue water. I particularly like the texture of the water and the water edge, and that child's hand places it firmly in context. The only thing I'd add would be a slight shadow on the floor of the bath, to give the floating objects some distance. "Eat or be eaten" reads the legend on tooquilos's framed photograph, showing the dinghy with three rather more realistic occupants adrift in a shark-infested sea. The animated version tells the whole story, starting with a dogfight that downs the plane, before focusing on the dinghy. I like the opening scene with it tossing in the waves, but the rather static bird with outstretched wings is a little odd here! The addition of real sea footage works well, as does the rescuing ship with its bright spotlight. But a rather sudden ending? I was hoping to see the crew enjoying a slap-up meal in the ship's galley. Glad the donut made a good raft! An interesting viewpoint from Wörn, whose dinghy is a bath toy being rescued by a red cross duck. I can't quite follow the water action here: the spray from the top rather confuses me, especially as the section of shower hose that I thought was out of the water is also rippled. And shouldn't the toes be sticking out? A little hard to read, this image. A beautiful image from LonnieK, with the dinghy tossed on a truly stormy sea. I really like the way it sits in the waves, as well as all the extra details: the flying bird, the lifeboat in the background, the ship with its yellow light in the distance. Great consistency of colour, a very fine image. My only small concern is that with so much blue in the stormy sky, I'd expect the water to be a little less brown. A touch of the biblicals from Josephine Harvatt, with (I'm assuming) three survivors from Noah's Ark in a boat overrun with rabbits. At least, that's the way I'm choosing to read it... please enlighten me! A surprise return by Jota120, with a dinghy that's very nearly washed up on the shore as two bombers fly overhead. I like the blue tint to the ocean, but I think the surf should remain white! Good to see you back, Trevor. Welcome home. A nicely framed image from puffin31939, with new sea and the plane gradually sinking in the background. From the point of view of composition I'd have moved the dinghy rather to the right; dead centre is rarely a strong position. A calmer sea from srawland, but neatly inserted: I like the foam around the edge of the dinghy. The only thing that's bothering me here, though, is the angle of view; we're looking down on the dinghy, which means the horizon should be rather higher than it is in your image. An interesting view from Darren, showing the dinghy plunging over a waterfall. The men all seem rather unconcerned about this. I like the way you've turned the middle pilot around, but I'm having some difficulty making out what he's doing... good grief! Is he serving up roast carrier pigeon? |
Posted on 30/01/15 09:29:21 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Yes - the business with the pigeon just screamed "Noah" to me 
The one on the right is contemplating yet another meal of rabbit stew _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 30/01/15 10:08:12 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5675 Reply |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Thanks Steve. It was a fun one. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 30/01/15 10:11:35 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4005 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Thanks Steve
... anorak warning! 
The term 'seaplane' is a generic description of any aircraft capable of landing on water. 'Flying boat' refers to an aircraft whose fuselage also forms a hull for landing on water; they normally carry floats on or near the wing-tips for stability on the water. 'Floatplane' refers to an aircraft which is more or less conventional in appearance but is fitted with floats on struts; they would not normally carry wing-tip floats. The term 'amphibian aircraft' covers both floatplanes and flying boats but they also have retractable wheels for landing on a runway like the Walrus in my image. I'm not boring you am I?
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Posted on 30/01/15 11:51:32 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7025 Reply |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Not at all, Gordon. But I have to correct you on a small technical point: a walrus is a large marine mammal of the genus Odobenus. What you have in your picture is a plane. |
Posted on 30/01/15 1:36:03 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4005 Reply |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Aaahh, that would explain why I was finding it so difficult to fly. _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 30/01/15 2:35:41 PM |
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sciteach
Professor Pixel Posts: 126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 540: The dinghy
Thanks Steve. Yup, the shadows were bugging me all week. Should've added them...! |
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