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Posted on 07/03/25 08:43:20 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 1043: On board the Mauretania
First to board ship this week was Ben Boardman, celebrating the romance of the cruise with a couple of wine glasses in the moonlight. The man seems distracted by his phone, though – amazed he can get a signal out there. Shouldn’t she be looking more pissed off? I like the rebuilt floor. Is lwc really stuck for an idea? I suspect not, as the week progresses… ah! there we go. A glorious porthole shot, with an immaculately judged combination of movements. I really like this one – the colour, the motion, the rain. Beautiful. More subtle movement in the Pirates entry, with its blinking Captain Jack. I like the parrot. GKB's Naughty Lass has everything – glamour, seagulls, a passing liner, and I’ll assume that’s a deliberate break in the railing where the gate opens (but shouldn’t there be a post on the end?). A great soundtrack to the animated version, but those lazy seagulls can’t even be bothered to flap. Oh, and having seen that I take back what I said about the deliberate break in the railings, I think it’s just a glitch. A piece of prime detection from DavidMac, with Hercule Poirot examining one of the victims who seem to follow him on every outing. A perfect pose and expression for the corpse – well found! She’s obviously been poisoned. Of course, as a Brussels man yourself, you’ll be able to name the two other famous Belgian detectives. The redecorating entry is truly splendid, and yes, must have been a lot of work. But there’s so much detail – the pasting table, the new sign, the side table cover, the peeled background… outstanding. And well overdue. A raging ocean from michael sinclair, already starting to make me seasick. Nicely put together, but is the slight tremor of the boat enough in so rough a sea? Shouldn’t it be, you know, rocking? And there it is in the second entry, although it’s more vibrating than rocking. But I’m too distracted by the nightmare bride and groom babies. That’s a very speedy ship in the full length entry – again, the boat is vibrating rather than rocking. Slower! A splendid period piece from Frank, very neatly fitting the original mannequin with a new head and shoes. Plenty of wildlife in this image, including the obligatory thieving seagull. Nicely done. An extraordinary fantasy from Mariner, who’s moved the scene to the deck of a sailing ship, by the look of it. I’m a little perplexed by the relative scale of the girl and the sailor, and indeed why her deck is a foot higher than the deck outside. What really confuses me, though, is how the sailor’s shadow on the inner deck also appears on the inside of the railings. A very fine second entry, with a good match for the original dress. The perspective of the newly-added boat background is spot on. Not sure about the jacuzzi! An interesting story from tooquilos, with the mannequin in the water and a ruined lifebelt on the deck… what can it all mean? Great movement and rain in the animated version, with its circling seagulls. I like the splashes on the deck. Maybe the boat should be rocking as well? Astute politics from Ant Snell, with the boat now registered at Mariupol. Very nicely done, although shouldn’t Trump be more orange than Zelenskyy? A very entertaining week. |
Posted on 07/03/25 09:18:22 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3006 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1043: On board the Mauretania
Thanks Steve. My first entry was a failure - I rushed it. Fatal. |
Posted on 07/03/25 09:25:49 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3970 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1043: On board the Mauretania
Thanks Steve _________________  |
Posted on 07/03/25 10:31:05 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5551 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1043: On board the Mauretania
It's actually a woman pooped out after a long days shopping! Amazingly she fitted straight into the chair with almost no alteration! My first thought was poison and I tried a dripping spilled bottle on the table. It seemed to lack ooomph, especially in the dark. Somehow, the knife was more dramatic.
Ducrot and Ducrot! Tintin arrived in Britain in the late forties/early fifties. The insular Brits of that era couldn't cope with foreign names so they became Thomson and Thomson for the Brit editions, just as Milou became Snowy.
Thank you ........... I am still trying to work out the implications of "well overdue" and to what degree .............. A drab starting image which turned surprisingly into fun and challenge. Thanks Steve. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 07/03/25 12:19:42 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6990 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1043: On board the Mauretania
Actually Thomson and Thompson!
I meant in terms of the museum refreshing their display. |
Posted on 07/03/25 7:00:12 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3121 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1043: On board the Mauretania
Thanks Steve, the porthole versions were fun to make.  |
Posted on 07/03/25 10:01:37 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5551 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1043: On board the Mauretania
We Belgians can't cope with English names either .........
Oh duh! I missed the point completely .... must be getting too self obsessed. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 09/03/25 5:06:08 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1733 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1043: On board the Mauretania
Thanks Steve. |
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