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Posted on 26/04/21 10:37:04 AM |
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dwindt
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Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
You're welcome Lloyd. It would be quite a grand idea to start our own .png library. _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 26/04/21 11:08:51 AM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 919 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Seeing that pose of the rider reminds me of an incident I had on a horse as a youngster. My 3 brothers and I use to do a lot of equestrian events in my youth and dominated the South and South Eastern district, cleaning up most honours in all events - except dressage. We would be the "Hill Billies" in jeans and blanket shirts and never a tie and tailcoat. We had to leave one of the events open for the others to win... 
Anyway, I was to young to participate in the military events. That is tent pegging - lancing a small peg out of the ground at full gallop with a sword or lance, amongst other things. At 12, I had to wait until everyone had left the farm yard before I could saddle up and practice. On a particular day, I had set up the course. It was a fairly windy day. The approach to the peg, some 150 meters away, ran parallel to the chicken run. I had selected a young Palomino filly in training; very quick but also very shy. I set-up at the start and began my charge. Approximately 40 meters shy of the peg, already leaning out my saddle, lance mid drift and parallel with the ground, the wind blew a fertilizer bag up against the chicken run fence. The filly shied away so quickly, at full gallop, that I merely continued on my way, in the riders pose...until of coarse, I ran out of height. I tossed the lance to the side and neatly rolled the peg out of the ground. Would have been an amazing spectacle had anyone been there to see. Being by myself, there was no time to sulk over the wipe-out. I had to muster the strength and run after the filly until I caught her to enable a clean up operation in case I got further pain for disobeying my parents. _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 26/04/21 12:47:12 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2898 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
David, looks like we were on the same wave length with the Trojans. Initially, I was going to do a giant Piñata but it became a bit more complicated once I started..so went back to Helen and Troy. http://vimeo.com/541501752 _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 26/04/21 12:54:44 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2898 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Apologies if this appears twice or more. Seem to be having problems uploading the image.  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 26/04/21 1:37:59 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5666 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Riding: "The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground." - Author Unknown _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 26/04/21 2:21:32 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Anna to tell you the truth it's that tree blowing in the wind to the left that really wows me: how did you do that? 
This was the most difficult thing I have undertaken in Photoshop: and it represents the "Zenith" of my ability. This animation is a 6 framer: If offered I will accept the Gold Star award, and I will also accept the "Bang-on-target" award too. 
UPDATED UPDATED yet again! 
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Posted on 27/04/21 4:55:10 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5666 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Yes. One of your best yet. I particularly like the detail of the creasing at the top of the raised forelegs. Teeny bit of shoulder dislocation but, in the light of everything else, that is forgivable. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 27/04/21 9:49:54 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Thanks David, and upon your much appreciated observation, I have fixed the shoulder dislocation.
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Posted on 28/04/21 00:51:35 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3055 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Well done, Michael. Your best ever. |
Posted on 28/04/21 10:35:02 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2898 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Michael, please accept a Gold Star Award from me! To echo everyone's comments - this is your best one yet. Well done! I take my hat off to you
In regards to the tree, it is a video with the background removed. _________________ Wicked Witch of the West:I'll get you, my pretty! And your little dog, too! |
Posted on 28/04/21 12:12:45 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3999 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Good work everyone. Michael, yes I agree that your animated canter is very good and, yes, it's bang on brief _________________ Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana. |
Posted on 28/04/21 7:51:16 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Amazing, and I'm having trouble just placing a still horse and rider. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 29/04/21 05:47:44 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3055 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
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Posted on 29/04/21 09:07:41 AM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1739 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Nice work everyone - no time to play this week either. Michael is hereby awarded the GOLD STAR ⭐️. Hope to be back soon. |
Posted on 29/04/21 1:03:45 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Thanks everybody for the vote of confidence 
Great work Michael--original horse (squashed a bit) 
Here's one I did over 10 years ag now, and Josephine said "I was bit naughty": I can't think why? ...Flippity...flappity...floppity... 
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Posted on 29/04/21 3:01:09 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3055 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Thanks, Michael. |
Posted on 30/04/21 00:05:54 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
horse in park by Vibeke Friis, on Flickr _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 30/04/21 02:50:34 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3055 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Very nicely blended in, Vibeke. |
Posted on 30/04/21 05:02:51 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
Thank you very much. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 30/04/21 08:31:23 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7023 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 854: Put the man on the horse
I literally laughed our loud at DavidMac's reverse clown entry: finding a rear view of the same man from exactly the right angle must have taken some serious research. And the car horn is a neat addition. Starting to show off in the second entry, finding a matching horse from the other side - but a great setting for it. I enjoyed the toying with scale in the third entry, with a nicely carved sign. Those columns look more Egyptian to me, although I must confess my knowledge of Trojan architecture is sadly lacking. I enjoyed GKB's forest setting, where the horse fits perfectly. And, of course, the SPQR banner is the perfect thing to be holding in his outstretched hand. FOOTNOTE: When I was in Rome a couple of years ago I noticed that SPQR is very much still in use: 
An entertaining second entry, although equestrian anatomists might balk at the dislocated legs: you’ve bent them from the equivalent of the knees, not the hips. I like the rippled edge of the water against the wooden frame, and the subtlety of the reflection. Imaginative repurposing of dwindt's Roman (actually, probably Greek) soldiers - and a great job matching the pose of the horse and rider. The texture is splendid. But why the black hair? It does look odd on a statue. Or didn’t Medusa’s powers extend to hair? I enjoyed your equestrian anecdote. Did you just happen to have a lance hanging around? Photos, please! I like how lwc took the instruction literally, complete with hoist and crane. As has been pointed out, though, that perspective mismatch between the crane and the horse seems to be an insurmountable problem. I like the iron texture matching the banner background in the second entry, and especially in the third entry - that’s a truly extraordinary procession! The fourth entry fixes the crane issue neatly. Perhaps this new crane truck could do with a driver? And a moose? It’s back to Troy for tooquilos, with a fun view of the soldiers inside once the rider is removed. (And I recognise that tree.) I enjoyed the distraction of the housing soldiers, and the ladder stuff. Couldn’t Helen be persuaded to actually climb the ladder, though? Outstanding work from michael sinclair. Not only bang on brief, but superbly executed. I like the detail of the nodding head and, especially, the motion of the rear flank. As others have pointed out, your most technically accomplished entry yet, Michael. And good to see the ten-year-old entry back again. The bouncing genitalia still amuses. Immaculate work from Mariner, who has built the drinking rider out of the original statue, adding texture from photographs. A very fine texture on the horse, too. And of course the background is a perfect fit. Glorious, Michael. The subtle colouring on Vibeke's woodland setting really makes the horse blend in well. Placing the fern in front of the leg also helps to locate it in the scene. Beautiful. |
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