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Posted on 14/09/06 5:21:00 PM |
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Helixed
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Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Hello everybody, This is my first attempt at a Friday challenge. I appreciate all comments and advice. Thanks, Helixed  |
Posted on 14/09/06 7:33:51 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2152 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Lovely mood helixed, I would have made the reflection a little softer and slightly rippled.  |
Posted on 14/09/06 8:22:17 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Brilliant Wayne, and I didn't twig to Friday Challenge either. They are all so good this week. Well done everyone. Sophie |
Posted on 14/09/06 8:29:55 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Someone else thought of this.  Tant pis!
Sophie  |
Posted on 14/09/06 9:04:53 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Wow! Fabulous work, Sophie! The perspective is spot on! How did you go about creating the environment? |
Posted on 14/09/06 10:32:08 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3744 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Sophie, I like the multiple shadows. Did you do that in a 3D programme or is it all Photoshop? Whichever it is I think you should be sharing the prize with Wayne for this week's FC.......yeah! ok! I give in -Friday Challenge! Gordon |
Posted on 14/09/06 10:38:59 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Yes, Sophie. Fantastic shadows and reflections of the dalek. Wow! |
Posted on 14/09/06 11:07:27 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Wayne, tank, GBK, you are all far too kind. I wish I could claim all those effects. I googled for this. The only thing I did was match the various elements to take out a dirty great dalek in the foreground, place the camera obscura, change the colour and add the windows. After your fulsome praise I wish I could claim more but ... Sophie  |
Posted on 14/09/06 11:22:26 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Just goes to show what a good job you did integrating the CO (are you paying attention Gordon?)  into the image. Well done! |
Posted on 15/09/06 01:39:18 AM |
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Johanna
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Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Well, everyone, great work, and Sophie, I was convinced, too, that you ahd created all those shadows and perspective. Great integration! I had almost given up hope this week, but finally, after fiddling with this whenever I had a spare minute, I just cannot not put it up even though I it could use more work. Thanks, Steve, for your attention to all this, it is greatly appreciated. Uh, oh, having the same message as when I got more than one up..here's hoping it works this time. Joanne  |
Posted on 15/09/06 09:49:03 AM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Very nice Johanna, really charming. Sophie |
Posted on 15/09/06 09:56:15 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6846 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
A truly wonderful set of entries this week! I'm going to refer to the Camera Obscura as CO for the rest of this write-up, to save wearing out my keyboard. A fine surreal scene from james, whose passion for aliens in phone boxes seems to be a persistent one. I like the CO perched on that hilltop, with the shadows of the astronaut and... er... the other astronauts... oops! I like the overall feel of the second entry - but shouldn't we be looking up at that disk, rather than down on it? Love the windmill approach in the third entry! An interesting approach from tank172, whose blurred golf club gives a great indication of speed and action. Perhaps the top of the CO should be indented, though? Seems to me as if that ball is fairly firmly impaled on the spike. The out of focus background works especially well here. And I like seeing the destination in the second entry! A glorious, evocative piece from Whaler, whose ghostly lighthouse looks beautiful on the horizon. The soft focus, the toning and the beams of light are gorgeous. I wonder, though, if perhaps the light beam on the left - which appears to be coming towards us - shouldn't begin in front of the CO rather than behind it? And just for the sake of composition, I'd have moved that bird to the upper left of the picture. The Healing brush would do this nicely! A glorious Da Vinci drawing from j.harvatt, complete with mirror writing (a habit of Leo's) and some authentic-looking wine and mould stains. A great sketch effect - I particularly liked the three versions of the ball on the top! And memorable for being the first Dalek reference this week, too. A great idea, perfectly executed. Classic! And, coincidentally, exactly the same idea from Wayne - but with a rather different sketch style on the CO, and some original Da Vinci lettering down the side. Most interesting to see the same approach taken in two successive entries! And I have to say that Wayne's second entry is one of the best pieces of work we've ever seen on this forum. The level of detail is extraordinary: the perfect line drawings of the CO, the allen keys, the folds and creases on the IKEA instructions, the labels on the boxes: absolutely glorious. Wayne, you've put an enormous amount of work into this image, and the results are fantastic. Many congratulations! A good gag from Pierre, whose space mission has clearly run out of titanium and has reverted to good old wood. What would really have made this work for me would be if the astronaut had been going through opened doors on the CO - and surely there should be a US flag on the side there? A most entertaining second entry - a great fit in the hand! After Da Vinci, we get Tom's Constable (or is it Gainsborough?). A beautifully rendered version of the CO in oil paint, with excellent extra lighting to fit the scene. And as for the scale thing - well, I think we can call that artistic licence! What always impresses me here is you guys' ability to recognise forms and make visual links. Ben Mills' excellent version of the Taj Mahal began, I assume, with the shape of the onion dome: it's perfectly in position over the original, and note how Ben has also removed the original building to make room for the CO. The colouring is excellent, the overall feel just right. Great work, Ben! Dave.cox's positioning of the CO in the Piazza San Marco in Venice (just showing off my global knowledge here, you understand) is a fantastic piece of work. Not just he scale and position (good use of the horizon line!) but the reflection in the wet pavement. Remember, Dave had to remove the original building's reflection to stop it showing through: this is clever work, and very well accomplished. A tiny angle issue on the left, but nothing too serious! A glorious space scene from GKB, with a perfectly rendered shadow - nice work! I'd have taken the saturation down a little, though; otherwise, this is a great piece of work. And a neat idea in the second entry; although to match the perspective, the CO should really be rather taller. A fine dreamscape from Eggbox, with a beautiful shadow - the way it fades is just perfect. And the second entry adds a lot: angles are always more dynamic! Love the sand creeping up the edge of the CO, as well. A fantastic first entry from caballeroq, who has matched the scale and lighting perfectly. The base of the CO is expertly blended into that grass, and the tones and colouring are excellent. Seventeen, eh? Pablo, you have a great future. Welcome to the forum! I really like the crazy golf idea from David Urquhart: a well positioned CO, although I'm not entirely sure about the tee and golf ball on the top. And is that red side perhaps a bit too saturated? A fine fantasy from vibeke: nestling the CO into the trees is a great touch, it really blends it into the scene well. And especially well done getting the transparency right on the skirt of the girl on the left! Excellent gag from michael sinclair - I do like the steam! Some slightly curious perspectives, but all is revealed in the second entry - cool accessories! The CO in meguyer's entry must have an excellent view - but what on earth is going on behind the rocks? Scary! And I'm having trouble spotting the CO in the second entry - unless that's the view from the first, of course. A stunning first FC entry from Helixed: this is an absolutely beautiful image, with astounding lighting and a perfect colour match. Fantastic work! I love the way the reflection disappears into the sand, but I think perhaps it should be more hidden nearer the base as well. And we could really do with a shadow on the sand! But this is a beautiful piece, and a real asset to the forum. Well done. It's that dalek again - as Pierre has pointed out. But Sophie's excellent entry has great colour and arrangement. A bit of a perspective issue when you look at the doors, though! And I wonder why the glass in the lantern has misted up... The placement of the children in Johanna's entry is absolutely perfect: in particular, the way the girl's leg, foot and hand overhang the edge of the platform is stunning. I'd love to have seen this one without the posterization! Fabulous. +++++++++++++++++++++ For those who are interested, here's how the Camera Obscura was built: Early sketch, drawn in Illustrator Early model, drawn in Dimensions Structural model, drawn in Dimensions Beginning construction, with my brother and my son Joe Structure (left) clad in Photoshop (right) to show my mother how it might look Nearly done - with my mother, whose garden it's in Finished - with my brother. And the really surprising thing is - it works! |
Posted on 15/09/06 10:55:11 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3744 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Thanks Steve, My only regret is that Neil Armstrong took the original photograph instead of myself. Thanks for your efforts with the FC. The CO was AOK. TTFN , GKB. |
Posted on 15/09/06 1:11:03 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Hello Steve. Right again, in my second entry the disk is better viewed from below. Thank you. |
Posted on 15/09/06 3:28:01 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Steve, thanks so much. You're right, there were some great entries this week. Well done all. As for my second entry, I'm quite surprised at your glowing praise, as I submitted it mainly in the hope of getting a laugh! I was actually expecting a mauling for the shadows and lighting generally, and the perspective on the planks in particular. I Just couldn't seem to get them right. I did put some effort into the instruction sheet though, and was pleased with how that turned out. |
Posted on 15/09/06 3:51:12 PM |
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Tom
Texture Technologist Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Thanks for the comments, Steve. I don't know the artist. |
Posted on 15/09/06 6:26:52 PM |
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caballeroq
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Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Thanks for your support... really nice from you
PS: I don't know if it's gonna sound good, but I always take your book when I've got to go to the toilet (do I have to say what for?) LOL  |
Posted on 15/09/06 6:29:28 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6846 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
I'll make sure the next edition's printed on super-absorbent paper... |
Posted on 16/09/06 7:08:42 PM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Thanks for your nice comments Steve. I was pleased with the way this one came out. I must say, that I feel honered to be able to play along with such great talent as I see here.  |
Posted on 18/09/06 11:27:47 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Thanks for the comments, Steve. For the second entry, I figured that having the green in such a place that only a stuntman would venture, (especially the sharp rock pathway to the island), you'd either need a hole-in-one, or a small boat to get there! |
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