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Posted on 20/08/04 09:24:47 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Contest 8: Camera obscura
A couple of months ago I bought myself a new digital camera - a shiny Canon EOS 300D, which takes great pictures. Sadly, this means I've had to pension off my old Nikon Coolpix, despite the trusty work it's done for me over the years. Can anyone think of a new use for this old camera? Or, perhaps, find a way to enhance its feature set? You'll find a high res version of the camera here. I've already drawn the clipping path for you. Have fun!  |
Posted on 20/08/04 09:25:26 AM |
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trinityofone
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Umm, I could send you my address....  _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 20/08/04 09:26:15 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Join the queue! |
Posted on 20/08/04 10:28:28 AM |
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trinityofone
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
How did I know you were going to say that? _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 20/08/04 1:44:29 PM |
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Atomicfog
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Option A 
Option B 
Option C  _________________ -Atomic |
Posted on 20/08/04 2:18:24 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Version 3 is the one that appeals to me the most! |
Posted on 20/08/04 10:22:15 PM |
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uk2usadaz
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Its on the same page as the Stencil image. Its just that I've not changed the url name. LAZY 
http://www.uk2usadaz.netfirms.com/stencil.htm _________________ Look upwards and share the wonders that I see. |
Posted on 20/08/04 11:50:47 PM |
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raymardo
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Forget ebay. Go old school. Pawn it!!!! Everything was hand drawn and scanned into Photoshop. Colored and painted there. Atomicfrog, I like the ebay one. raymardo  _________________ Sometimes you have to stand in your neighbor's backyard to get a good view of your own. raymardo |
Posted on 21/08/04 08:42:09 AM |
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trinityofone
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
That's great Ray, the artwork is fantastic! _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 21/08/04 3:05:17 PM |
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maiden
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Some good ideas with what to do with your Nikon Coolpix but I thought something more practical and homely would suit you. ***image reposted below in later post for sake of camparison*** |
Posted on 21/08/04 5:31:56 PM |
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raymardo
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Thanks Dave. Maiden, that's a very witty and unique twist. _________________ Sometimes you have to stand in your neighbor's backyard to get a good view of your own. raymardo |
Posted on 21/08/04 5:50:49 PM |
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tabitha 1
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Seems that this isn't the first time that Steve has tried to flog the Coolpix. Looking through one of my Photographic history books I came across this...   |
Posted on 21/08/04 9:26:12 PM |
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maiden
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Haha that's very well done Tabitha the scanning of Steve's image seems to have work well. |
Posted on 21/08/04 10:39:47 PM |
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tabitha 1
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Thanks Maiden. Yep the scanning worked better than the download. Steve is safe no more.....  Wah ha ha ha ha!! |
Posted on 22/08/04 07:53:21 AM |
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raymardo
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Tabitha, Nice job on making that picture look aged. Did you make the frame, or is it a photograph? Either way, your entry is entertaining, original, and put together very well. raymardo _________________ Sometimes you have to stand in your neighbor's backyard to get a good view of your own. raymardo |
Posted on 22/08/04 10:08:44 AM |
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tabitha 1
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Many Thanks Raymardo. The frame is indeed a composite of a couple of images, I do not have the skill or talent to be able to create images from scratch. Unfortunatly my drawing skills are something to be desired, even though I did win a painting competition when I was 5, "Stickman in Park"... That is my greatest achievment to date 
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Posted on 22/08/04 11:35:52 AM |
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maiden
Golden Gif Gagster Posts: 471 Reply |
Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
After reviewing my picture I thought it needed a few improvements Before 
After 
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Posted on 23/08/04 3:28:57 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7000 Reply |
Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Scary! That's exactly what the back of my head looks like (or so I'm told, never seen it myself). About to start sweeping for hidden microcameras now. Excuse my while I huddle into a little ball and start whimpering under my desk... |
Posted on 23/08/04 4:50:08 PM |
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maiden
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
Haha it was actually just a Googled web image and I just used the Smudge Tool at different sizes to add few bits of sticky-up hair and that natural perm you have. I also used a method of setting the Brush tool to 5-20% white and painting in Color Dodge blending mode to lighten some of the darker areas of hair detail in the model's hair and switching to 5-20% black in Darken mode to darken that awful bleached highlights in the hair. |
Posted on 23/08/04 5:38:46 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Contest 8: Camera obscura
You sound just like my hairdresser. |
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