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Posted on 25/06/21 08:09:33 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 863: A watery fate
I visited Embassy Gardens last weekend, a recently built apartment block opposite the new US embassy in West London. It consists of two separate buildings, with a glass swimming pool stretching between them. I'm sure the engineers have done their homework, but… what would happen if the pool structure sprang a leak? High res is here.  |
Posted on 25/06/21 09:23:30 AM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Scary! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 25/06/21 09:50:33 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3055 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
It's just begging to be blown up by a tank...  |
Posted on 25/06/21 3:25:44 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5666 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
This is much harder than it looks at first sight. Not sure what to do with it ........ so gone straight into disaster movie mode.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 25/06/21 4:57:44 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3218 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Good one David...! Based on your entry, I've renamed mine to... 'Moments Before'  |
Posted on 25/06/21 5:35:47 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
What a team! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 25/06/21 5:41:22 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Anyone who has seen John Carpenter's seminal and seriously bizarre 1974 science fiction movie "Dark Star" will recognise where this idea comes from. 
_________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 25/06/21 6:56:10 PM |
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dwindt
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Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Nice David and Lloyd. Glad i'm involved in this challenge. After last weeks space cadet challenge, the grey matter is a bit lob-sided. Should a hole in the pool develop, and the belly down skinny dipping swimmer's name was Hans Brinker, would it be strange to have an earthworm protruding through the hole in the pool? _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 25/06/21 10:19:08 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5666 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Umm ............. er ............ Silver Skates and fingers in dykes? That's gone straight over my head Dennis!  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 26/06/21 00:15:59 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Challenge 863: A watery fate
I hope it's not in Florida. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 26/06/21 07:44:27 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2898 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
I caught a glimpse of this on the news the other week. Didn't realise it was in London as the volume was down. Fascinating concept.... _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 26/06/21 11:19:28 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3218 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Uh-oh...!!!  |
Posted on 26/06/21 1:40:28 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5666 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Is this another "Moments Before" Loyd? _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 26/06/21 3:31:05 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3218 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
It does look like another "Moments Before" David, but I'm not sure that I have a follow up for it...  btw- "Uh-oh" was the original working title for my first entry.
This one is 'Shattered Glass'. 
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Posted on 27/06/21 10:04:55 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3055 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Well done, David and Loyd. Excellent work. I am searching for for ideas. |
Posted on 27/06/21 1:01:06 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3218 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Thanks Michael... yes, this week's challenge of "sprang a leak" is somewhat limiting. This bit of silliness is... QUICK FIX  |
Posted on 28/06/21 12:03:10 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5666 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Funny you should post that. Here is the view from my window seven floors up this morning. I've got leaks coming through my ceiling.
 _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 28/06/21 9:17:36 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3218 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Bad luck David, I hope they get that under control in short order. 
It did give me another idea however, and I had to make it.  |
Posted on 28/06/21 11:51:58 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2898 Reply |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
I decided to go for an urban oasis look. Seems we were on a similar track, Loyd 
Good luck with the leak David. What a job this poor man has! I remade the pool in 3D but I'm not convinced it looks acceptable.... http://vimeo.com/568656340  _________________ Dorothy: "there's no place like home!" |
Posted on 29/06/21 8:19:49 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 863: A watery fate
Loyd and Anna great work But David has to take the Gold star here for his stunning realism--lot of work there David! I hope the site owner will be equally and suitably impressed
Just a quickie this week 
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