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Posted on 18/04/14 06:56:15 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks Steve and many congratulations on the 500th challenge. I know this is a fair amount of work for you each week and no other author I can think of has maintained such a high level of interaction with readers. I'm sure you know how much your dedication is appreciated by all of us. Here's to the next 500. I'm pleased you liked the image, which took around 45 minutes from start to finish. I set the camera up on the tripod, pre-focused and switched everything to manual. The sun was going in and out, so I waited for a break in the clouds, called Kim who released the shutter as I literally ran round the car saying 'click', while trying to space myself evenly. It was all done in such a rush I forgot to hold the polish and different colour cloths, which I'd placed in the garage ready to use. Best laid plans and all that! Good to see you took part as well - great stuff. Regards Nick |
Posted on 18/04/14 07:42:29 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks Steve, this was fun. Like you I cheated and coloured a couple of my tops, and the 3 copies of the same magazine was on purpose, to check if you were awake. Congratulations on 500 challenges, will we make it to 1000? Thanks for all the fun and all you have taught us. Vibeke _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 18/04/14 08:51:05 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks Steve. This was a most enjoyable Challenge and everyone's work was excellent. A very fitting 500th Challenge. Yes the roast beef and veggies were added in later as I thought it was a little too OTT to cook an entire meal for a realistic image  The wine in the glasses was actually water coloured with red food colouring - I figured that opening a bottle of Ladoix Premier Cru was also a little OTT.
Happily Sylvia had gone out for the day when I did this as I figured that if she had seen what I was doing she would, finally, have called in the men in white coats! On the techie side:- Nikon D700 with 12mm lens on a tripod, manual focus and exposure set and left alone. SB 900 flash. Radio remote release to fire the camera. The first image was shot without me for easier compositing. May I also echo Vibeke's comment about all the fun that we have all had on this forum. The Friday Challenge has been a phenomenal learning tool with some terrific people participating. Gordon _________________ It only seems impossible. |
Posted on 18/04/14 09:24:43 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks Steve - Richard liked it anyway! I agree with comments made by Nick, Vibeke and Gordon. Many thanks for all of your help and inspiration over the years. Here's to another 500. |
Posted on 18/04/14 09:43:23 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Many thanks Steve, I am always glad to hear I've raised a chuckle 
...and what they said. Here's to the next 500 _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 18/04/14 09:47:39 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 646 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks Steve, that was fun, great efforts by all. The pub is a compilation of one in Tasmania & one at Daly Waters NT. Daly Waters does believe in gender equality - bras hanging over one bar (all signed) mens undies over another. |
Posted on 18/04/14 10:31:03 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
What I ought to have done with the framed photo on the wall ...  _________________  |
Posted on 18/04/14 10:33:23 AM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 576 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks for the feedback you have given over the years and thanks for the additional images of yourself in this week’s challenge. Expect to see some of them feature in some future challenges. |
Posted on 18/04/14 4:16:49 PM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks, Steve for your critique. Since I gave you a challenge I should give you the answer. Below left is the background image I used. As you can see it only contained the one brother-in-law. Given that the other one was clearly not original to the picture, it was an easy guess that the one cooking in the back was original to the image. On the right is the original for the seated brother-in-law. Even though it is pretty clear that the seated one isn't original, what amazes my brother-in-law is how I got his elbows off his knees and on the table. The answer is a combination of layers, puppet wrap, a little free transformation, clone stamp and a bit of healing brush. My question though is: if I had only posted the image without the mat under my tomato-chopping sister, would you have picked her? 
_________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 18/04/14 7:16:46 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks, Steve. High praise indeed! I am really pleased with this image and it was great fun. I had the advantage of a handy photographer (my husband) so all I had to do was get changed and pose, hopefully looking in the right direction. Mike was in charge of pressing the shutter. My job was to put it all together in PS. Like Gordon we took a base image to make the montage easier (and then took it again when the sun came out fully). Trying to pay attention to detail is something I have learned from this forum. In fact I will echo previous comments and say a big thank you for the Challenge and for all the helpful criticism. I have lots to learn but this is a great way to learn it all. Thanks. _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 19/04/14 3:09:52 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Warmest thanks and congratulations Steve for inspiring and challenging us over the course of many years and 500 Friday challenges. I wish I had had time to take part this week but alas life got in the way. Congratulations to the cheaters (including Steve) for such fantastic entries. _________________ "Check out the big brain on Brett!" Pulp Fiction |
Posted on 19/04/14 3:36:31 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks, Steve. I also felt guilty for recolouring too many shirts. This was fun - I felt like I was an actor, dashing backstage to throw on another costume, then rushing out to become another character. Thanks for the applause. _________________ The journey of a thousand hours begins with a single layer. |
Posted on 20/04/14 12:01:33 PM |
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Eva Roth
Luminous Liberator Posts: 269 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Many thanks for your comments Steve and I too agree with all the comments made above about this splendid forum! As for my image.. luckily the images were taken about mid-day, so no long drop shadows, but the shadows on myself should have been corrected on the flipped images... and did I say it was a rush job..? |
Posted on 21/04/14 06:47:55 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thank you Steve  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 23/04/14 3:17:31 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1770 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Thanks Steve - a fun one as most are. Note : That's an ATV not a car |
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