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Posted on 10/01/14 10:41:24 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 487: The Japanese garden
I've just returned from an astonishing five days in Tokyo, which must be the weirdest city on earth. Hugely entertaining and utterly bizarre. In a rare moment of calm I came across this city-centre park, in which one of the ponds has apparently been drained for maintenance work. Can you fill it up with water again? And remember, the Japanese do like their koi carp. High res is here. 
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Posted on 10/01/14 1:17:53 PM |
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ahmedalij
Atmosphysician Posts: 262 Reply  |
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Posted on 10/01/14 6:27:04 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3324 Reply  |
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Posted on 10/01/14 8:19:12 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply  |
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On topic...yeah! 
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Posted on 11/01/14 9:06:13 PM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 576 Reply  |
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Posted on 12/01/14 04:19:46 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
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Nice one, Michael. My ducks ate all the fish. 
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Posted on 12/01/14 06:51:32 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
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Great work Vibeke, a wonderful seamless blend. Nick |
Posted on 12/01/14 5:37:38 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply |
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Thanks Nic, it's a combination of a couple of my own photos from The Japanese gardens here.  _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 13/01/14 05:57:38 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
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http://vimeo.com/84005233  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 13/01/14 12:56:30 PM |
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Mariner
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Posted on 13/01/14 1:27:11 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
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Gordon, thanks for your tip on correcting B&W images using Image > Adjustments > Black & White. It's very difficult to select that bush on the RHS using anything else. Dragging the yellow slider to the far left darkens the bush a lot. Dragging the red slider a bit to the right brightens the background. If you now choose Select > Color Range and drag the fuzziness slider a bit you can get a good mask. |
Posted on 13/01/14 9:06:52 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply  |
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I thought dropping the background in would be relatively straightforward but then I had to make up my mind on how much of it to bring into the picture to get the proportions looking right. Couldn't decide how large the people in the foreground should be either. They were much smaller at first. Still unsure but if I don't submit now I will continue to fiddle with it until the end of the week! 
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Posted on 14/01/14 06:44:01 AM |
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Linda Eckert
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Posted on 14/01/14 08:45:05 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
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Ducks eating fish? Does that mean they are Bombay Duck?  |
Posted on 14/01/14 11:12:17 AM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1770 Reply  |
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Steve - tried this one using techniques from pg 256 CC Book.  |
Posted on 14/01/14 12:47:25 PM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
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 _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 14/01/14 8:09:12 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply |
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Bother - I have just noticed that I have missed part of the fence in front of the two distant girls. I have corrected it but will resubmit later in case I spot any other errors! _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 15/01/14 8:58:04 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply |
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Better send this in before I forget  _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 16/01/14 11:59:56 AM |
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michael sinclair
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winter garden...sort of 
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Posted on 16/01/14 5:24:23 PM |
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james
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