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Posted on 25/05/20 5:36:22 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3993 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
Obviously a man of discerning taste. There are four WWII aircraft that I would have loved to have been able to fly. The Spitfire and Hurricane are two but ahead of them come the Mosquito followed by the Luftwaffe’s Focke-Wulf 190. _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 25/05/20 6:39:59 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5654 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
"Them focker's ain't Mescherschmidts. Them fockers is Fockes!" _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 26/05/20 10:41:45 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1739 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
Nice work all . Don't have a lot of time now that nicer weather is here and camping season open so might miss some weeks and anticipate fewer animations . Still maintaining social distancing, etc and hoping a second wave doesn't show. Been one hell of a year for sure.  |
Posted on 27/05/20 10:58:41 AM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
Frank has been a bad boy 
Having been thoroughly convinced that nothing could be done with the site owner's cr***y model, I happily used another model plane, but then you come along with your entry with a perfect and realistic rendition, and show me up, so I'm not best pleased. Try not to do this again, as it will only encourage the site owner to do more of the same. Therefore, I reluctantly have to give you the "Gold Star" for outstanding work! 
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Posted on 27/05/20 8:15:55 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
 _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 28/05/20 9:43:16 PM |
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JimH
Image Imaginator Posts: 74 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
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Posted on 28/05/20 9:55:19 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
A second attempt at trying to get the propeller right Thee most difficult thing I have done! 
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Posted on 29/05/20 08:14:21 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7021 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
First to fly the plane this week was DavidMac, with an astonishing reconstruction: a seamless joining of the front half of my plane with, I assume, a rear half and wing found elsewhere. Beautifully done, and I like the pilot hanging from the parachute in the distance. And the second entry is, I think even stronger. A fun third entry - but that car is far too big for the width of the road! A change of view from Ben Mills, reconstructing the scene from a different angle. A really clever idea, and you even managed to get a girl in a bikini in there. Small but important point: the car has clearly been photographed up close, which accounts for its strong perspective. When it’s so far back in the scene, you need a much more even view. Splendid work from lwc, with a rainy day failing to extinguish an engine fire. The sparks, flames and smoke are highly effective, and I like the seamless join as the animation restarts. Should those car headlights make a tighter beam, though? I like how tooquilos has toned down the saturation to match the clouds, resulting in a very coherent image. There’s a whole war movie in the animated version, from the spinning propellers neatly grafted onto the original to a 3D model plane as it hurtles to the ground. Excellent. And a soundtrack from Dark Side of the Moon will always get my vote. A couple of extra planes from our resident aviation expert GKB, with a Spitfire and a Mosquito joining the field. Slightly curious angle on the Spitfire; the shadow suggests it’s taking off, although both the lack off propeller spin and the proximity of the car would suggest otherwise. Perfectly stirring music in the animated version, opening with a very neat rippling flag. The solo flight works really well, although I’d like to see a few wispy clouds in front of the plane to place it in context. The shadow works a little better in the second version, but I’ve still got this nagging feeling that the viewing angle of the Spitfire doesn’t match the original scene. A reconstructed view from Mariner, taking the car (beautifully polished) and pilot from the original and adding a different image of the plane. It seems to me there’s a bit of a scale issue here; is the plane just a little too small? High drama from Frank, with artfully spinning propellers and some close-up cloud blending the scene together well. Best detail for me is the reflection of the flames in the water. I really hope you don’t miss too many weeks, Frank! The Forum needs you. A fine view from Vibeke, with a second plane joining the first - and one whose camouflage is more suited to the snowy terrain. I like the slight blur on the propellers - nice touch. I think the background should perhaps be in greater focus, though, given the sharpness of the planes. Our newest member is JimH from South Africa, with a really well-detailed entry: the plane crash-landed in the river, its pilot standing on the wing, while the car has also driven in in the background. It also looks to me as if you’ve reconstructed the wing, fuselage and tailplane from scratch - in which case, top job, Jim. I particularly like the subtle way in which parts of the plane dip underwater. Welcome to the Forum! I see michael sinclair has been hard at work spinning the propeller - and it almost works; but you need to add more of a cone projecting forwards in order to match that angle of view. And, er, what happened to the rest of the plane? |
Posted on 29/05/20 10:02:03 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
Thanks, Steve, took me a while to get started on this one. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 29/05/20 12:03:32 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2898 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
Thank you Steve  _________________ Dorothy: "there's no place like home!" |
Posted on 29/05/20 2:04:24 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3993 Reply |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
Thanks Steve _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 29/05/20 3:43:57 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5654 Reply |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
I can't reply to your comments directly any more Steve. The moment I hit Reply on your comments I get logged out. But I can post comments directly. "A seamless joining of the front half of my plane with, I assume, a rear half and wing found elsewhere." Yes. I tried 3D but couldn't get it to work well enough (limitations of me, not the 3D) so I searched until I found an image that was close enough to be 'tweakable'. "- but that car is far too big for the width of the road!" I saw it as one of those very narrow single lane roads with soft shoulders for passing. Think South Devon with mountains. The image shows enough soft shoulders on curves etc. to bear this possibility out. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 29/05/20 11:22:42 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3047 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
Thanks, Steve. Yes, a bit too small. |
Posted on 02/06/20 12:04:51 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1739 Reply |
Re: Challenge 807: The model hurricane
Thanks Steve |
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