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Posted on 04/03/20 08:56:41 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Anna, I tried your URL twice and both times got this: Sorry, we couldn’t find that page Make sure you’ve typed the URL correctly, or try searching Vimeo. You could also watch one of the videos below instead. |
Posted on 04/03/20 09:25:59 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2904 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Hmm..I'm not real sure what is going on there. Ive just clicked on the link and it opened Michael. Here is the link again. Lets see how this goes now http://vimeo.com/395106660 _________________ Dorothy: "there's no place like home!" |
Posted on 04/03/20 10:16:48 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5776 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Works fine here ..... and very nice it is too Anna!  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/03/20 10:17:45 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
But I had to refresh to get my answer to appear.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/03/20 11:44:51 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Yes, this one works fine Anna. Funny things happening. Your original link now works fine too. Don't ask. |
Posted on 04/03/20 11:58:38 AM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Nice entries all. Gordon - very nicely done - you and I did a somewhat similar theme - like how the day changes David Mac - you're too hard on yourself - they look very good to me. Anna - nice redo of the tale - poor troll http://vimeo.com/395314557  |
Posted on 04/03/20 11:59:49 AM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
I had to refresh in order to post the above. |
Posted on 04/03/20 4:09:16 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Thank you Frank. Sometimes they 'flow' sometimes they don't. Looking fresh at it again it doesn't feel quite as bad as it did at the time. I love your split waterline. Very nice. Strangely, it's something that's very tricky to do in real life because of the differing refractive indexes above and below. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/03/20 4:12:23 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Josephine's unusual property has been sold ...............  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/03/20 4:17:45 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
I have just noticed something else about the forum's odd behaviour. If I post something new the screen reverts, as usual, to the index page. Looking in the top right of this page my new post is there showing as the latest post - even though, when I go into view it, it doesn't actually display without a page reload ....... _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/03/20 6:25:23 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Yes, I have the same problem (' ') |
Posted on 04/03/20 6:35:42 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Anna and Frank:  |
Posted on 04/03/20 10:53:06 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5776 Reply |
Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
He's great Michael. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/03/20 06:35:50 AM |
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Mariner
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A Weak Attempt at Humour
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Posted on 05/03/20 08:18:40 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5776 Reply |
A Weak Attempt at Humour
 _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/03/20 2:53:16 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Frank, you are getting very good at this. |
Posted on 05/03/20 7:13:08 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Thanks Michael- (love your grunt man) Thanks Mariner - love your solution for Steve
- also your entries present and past are very well done, with a real concern for detail - |
Posted on 06/03/20 02:16:15 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2904 Reply |
Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Thank you all for your comments. Michael, I love your troll! Fabulous entries and thanks Jo for the starting image _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 06/03/20 07:35:29 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7047 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
First to refill the river this week was Ant Snell, with a very fine flooding image. I particularly like the Magritte-like figure with the umbrella standing on the bridge. Best of all, though, is the way the shadows have been replicated on the water - very convincing. A neatly drawn river from GKB, disappearing under the bridge, with a great horse and carriage on top. (I’d like to have seen shadows on those, though.) A lot of time passing in the animated version, with some good changes of weather conditions. A few requests: make the river match the sky; add several layers of falling rain at different rates, so it doesn’t look like a curtain in front; and turn the wheels on that carriage! Some extraordinary flooding from DavidMac, with a tremendous sense of action - the expressions on the people in the foreground are splendid. A great sense of devastation in the second entry; masking those reflections must have been really time-consuming. Worth it, though. The hobbiting of the third entry is fantastic, especially the conversion of the bridge arch into a doorway. Really glorious, David. A perfectly implemented river from Ben Mills, with the arch of the bridge rather ingeniously extended. I particularly like the new colouring, which adds a lot of both warmth and drama to the scene. A homage to Wind in the Willows from Ben Boardman, with Mole and Ratty on their boat watched by badger. And is that Toad dressed as a washerwoman on the bridge? Charming. I realise none of this will make much sense to our American visitors. I enjoyed Josephine Harvatt’s estate agency flyer - especially how it’s neatly dampened. “No trolls or billy goats” indeed. But maybe set the text just a little larger! Gasp! Has michael sinclair actually used an element from the image I supplied? It would appear so. A tremendous outpouring of water, nicely framed by those foreground rocks. A couple of points: the trees look more like they’re trembling with fear than blowing in the wind; and one section of water seems to last for two frames, which rather upsets the gushing effect. Otherwise excellent. A remarkably rebuilt wall from Mariner, who has removed all the shadows and vegetation from in front of the bridge - an excellent effort, although I think a builder might question your bricklaying technique. I like the subtle reflections, and the fishermen add a useful human element. The field beyond is beautiful. It took me a while to figure out what I was holding in the second entry - I think it’s a PC. Most apt, considering. A stormy scene from tooquilos, with a new view beyond the bridge and what appears to be a troll wading through the gushing river. Ah yes, there he is in the animated version - and you do have to feel rather sorry for him as his possessions are washed away. The only thing that bothers me is the way the goats glide over the top; tuck them behind the wall, and you won’t notice that the legs don’t move. An impressive underwater scene from Frank, with a hint of water surface and an imaginative sense of watery depth beneath. A beautifully imagined animated version, too, with lightning flashing its illumination on the scene. I enjoyed all the passing watercraft, and the fire is most impressive. Thanks, Josephine, for the starting image. ______________________ Sorry about the Forum issues. With luck they’ll resolve themselves - they usually do. I’m reluctant to tinker in case I break something. |
Posted on 06/03/20 08:53:48 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 795: Under the bridge
Hey thanks Steve, much better than your usual critique. |
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