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Posted on 11/09/26 08:35:09 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
This week's Challenge comes courtesy of GKB, who photographed this rather splendid sleigh in Strasbourg. It depicts St Michael, and dates from the 1700s. What might power a vehicle like this? And what sort of person would choose to ride in it? High res is here.  |
Posted on 11/09/26 08:52:20 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Thanks Gordon. My name is Michael and I have been to Strasbourg. |
Posted on 11/09/26 08:56:58 AM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
I will expect great things from you Michael Unfortunately I won’t be home in time to participate in this FC. _________________ Whatever you do in life do it with the enthusiasm of a 4-year old in a Batman suit. |
Posted on 11/09/26 12:53:03 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3745 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
A quickie animation with a static version... 
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Posted on 11/09/26 1:23:20 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6497 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
The 17th century black and yellow crime scene stripes are a bizarre touch. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 11/09/26 3:22:25 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3745 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
No kidding, I will probably change it for my next one... 
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Posted on 11/09/26 3:38:07 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6497 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
For the Brits only ......... Mother Superior is chastising one of her nuns who has been caught in bed with a man. "But Reverend Mother he was a saint! St Michael!" "Whatever makes you believe such nonsense sister?" "It was on his name tag! ....... in his underpants." _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 11/09/26 11:02:11 PM |
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dwindt
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
 _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 11/09/26 11:04:22 PM |
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dwindt
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Lovely griffin image Loyd. David... _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 12/09/26 01:43:28 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Having overcome the dragon, St Michael chose not to slay it — he put it to work instead. Dragon - a stainless-steel from China Cross-border Sculpture Factory. Whip courtesy of Dominatrix Madam Lash. Harnessing assistance by the Budweiser Clydesdales. Face supplied by Tom Cruise. |
Posted on 12/09/26 03:03:49 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Oberhof, Germany — a winter evening on the old ski jump |
Posted on 12/09/26 08:51:21 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Excellent, Ben. My entry will also have a whip rather than a cutlass. Anyway, all images of St Michael that I have seen show him with a sword, not a cutlass. |
Posted on 12/09/26 12:42:13 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6497 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Still working on mine. Was feeling quite pleased with myself until I saw Ben's submissions. Now I'm going to have to improve mine ........ quite a lot!! Ben they are just beautiful!! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/09/26 02:09:03 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Thank you David, fun doing the research as well. |
Posted on 13/09/26 10:18:32 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6497 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Aside from his well known dragon slaying capabilities it is rather less well known that St Michael was frowned upon by some of the modern politically correct saints for ‘inappropriate and excessive use of child labour’. I do like to stick to the challenge image as much as possible, but the combination of the very crude sculpture together with over exposure where he is directly in the spotlight, made the quality just too poor. However I have tried to keep the feeling of a wood carving rather than go for realism _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/09/26 10:27:30 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
That's a great image David. |
Posted on 13/09/26 10:32:46 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6497 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
You can see it! That was a test Ben. I can't see my own images here on Safari. It loads only a question mark where the image should be. Glad you can see it. If anyone else can see my image please let me know, and which browser you are using ......... even if you don't want to comment on the image. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/09/26 10:46:54 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6497 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Now suddenly it's showing up here too. So I've added a short note. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/09/26 11:08:41 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3745 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
David - I can see it on my PC with Chrome browser... |
Posted on 13/09/26 11:11:13 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3745 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1122: The sleigh ride
Copies of the sleigh are now available for sale on ebay... this one ended up in Texas.
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