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Posted on 16/06/23 08:11:08 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 960: On the canal
You can't go to Birmingham without visiting one of the canals that winds through the city, and I was pleased to find that they have been preserved almost entirely as they were when they were first built. This is Peaky Blinders territory, of course. But where are the canal boats? And the fog? High res is here.  |
Posted on 16/06/23 1:58:02 PM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal- a quickie
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Posted on 16/06/23 2:14:17 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3130 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
Very nice Frank, an excellent quickie.  |
Posted on 16/06/23 2:27:16 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
Here's my quickie... 
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Posted on 16/06/23 2:37:00 PM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
Thanks Loyd - and a nice job on your quickies - I'm sure they'll be more to follow  |
Posted on 16/06/23 4:14:54 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
Fog? No London particulars in Brum! They really have made the canal area beautiful now - I remember when it was as rough as a badgers bottom _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 16/06/23 5:13:06 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
Just for that Frank, I'll steal your idea and make it a cyanotype...
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Posted on 17/06/23 02:25:56 AM |
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lwc
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Posted on 17/06/23 09:21:01 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5564 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
Lots of nice stuff so far. I have to confess to never having seen peaky blinders but I see we are all finding the same on line PR stills. I'm glad I eventually didn't use the gun on shoulder one. I was going to put it in exactly the same position as Loyd. It sort of cried out for it! But then I got a bit carried away and thought the challenge trying to build and light the cigarette lighting was more fun. 
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Posted on 17/06/23 4:14:04 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
This rather uninspired looking image is another of my self imposed technical challenges. I quite simply wanted to see if I could achieve a really convincing realistic fog that thickened with distance. An 'if you didn't know would you guess?' image. You must all be the best judge of whether I have succeeded.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 17/06/23 5:45:45 PM |
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lwc
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David - I had to immediately look up peaky blinders, it is totally unknown in the USA, or at least in my world. Lighting of the cigarette looks great... adds a bit of drama to the scene. The original stills photographer missed a bet with that one. I would say that the fog looks realistic... nicely done! |
Posted on 17/06/23 8:03:21 PM |
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DavidMac
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Thanks Loyd. I enjoyed both. I like these purely visual challenges from time to time. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 18/06/23 07:35:00 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
The internal battle with AI continues in my mind. But during this challenge, I came to some type of truce. If I treat it as another tool, then it doesn't seem as threatening. This week's image - one of them is entirely created by AI, with the exception of the statue in the water. The other is AI free and I'm pleased with both of them. http://vimeo.com/837268798 David, the fog is excellent, not to mention the placement of the barge - which is perfect. And Tommy lighting the cigarette is fabulous.  _________________ Dorothy: "there's no place like home!" |
Posted on 18/06/23 07:35:28 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
 _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 18/06/23 11:14:31 AM |
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DavidMac
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Anna I love the statues decorating the barge but there's something a bit off in the perspective. It's sinking at the back. 🤨 I'm beginning to think that AI is much better at funky rustic than clean modern .... somehow it's, sometimes truly bizarre, mistakes get more easily absorbed and hidden. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 18/06/23 7:07:11 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Nice work everybody.
Anna, great work, but why is your barge sinking? 
I have twinned Birmingham with Ghent or is it Bruges? 
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Posted on 18/06/23 8:35:54 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5564 Reply |
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It appears to be a horizontally flipped Bruges. A really perfect seamless tonal and architectural match Michael! This could have had me completely fooled except the reflections and foreground bench perspective don't quite convince as well as the rest. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 19/06/23 00:06:39 AM |
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lwc
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Slickest water I've ever seen Michael... interesting image. The boat might be rocking a bit fast in relationship to the water. |
Posted on 19/06/23 00:07:51 AM |
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lwc
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Posted on 19/06/23 09:54:39 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 960: On the canal
Like summer tempests came his tears.  |
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