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Posted on 28/02/14 08:44:47 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 494: The eagle
I photographed this eagle on the streets of Madeira a few months ago (it was chained to someone's wrist at the time). I was struck by the rather human surprised expression on its face. Is there enough texture here to rebuild an entire eagle? It's not an easy task, but it may be possible. Alternatively, if that's too daunting, graft the eagle's head onto another body. But I will be looking for a perfect fit! High res is here.  |
Posted on 28/02/14 09:50:24 AM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Great photo! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 28/02/14 10:19:27 AM |
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steve hill
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Can you not delay this one til July I will be in Madeira end of June might find him to take a full picture. |
Posted on 28/02/14 10:46:09 AM |
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steve hill
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
just a quicky  |
Posted on 28/02/14 1:39:49 PM |
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GKB
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Has to be a very quick one as I am going away for a week. 
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Posted on 28/02/14 5:15:28 PM |
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Garfield72
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
I have graft the eagle's head onto another body and if i have time, I will try to rebuild it  |
Posted on 01/03/14 2:57:41 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Eddy the eagle?  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 01/03/14 6:45:36 PM |
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Deborah Morley
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Very funny Josephine! Must be a first for me, getting a Challenge done by Saturday.  |
Posted on 01/03/14 10:42:08 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Aw so cute! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 02/03/14 12:11:18 PM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
I had thought about doing one like Josephine or Deborah - well done - chuckle.  |
Posted on 02/03/14 1:04:10 PM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 567 Reply  |
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Posted on 02/03/14 4:45:57 PM |
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james
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Ladies, I'm still chuckling :laugh , wow-Tony, must be one hell of a tipple you have there. |
Posted on 02/03/14 4:51:40 PM |
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james
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Posted on 02/03/14 8:53:47 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Great entries so far. Josephine and Deborah - great stuff and James, you really do have a great eye for movement - well done. Here's my rush job this evening. Nick  |
Posted on 02/03/14 9:18:16 PM |
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srawland
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Posted on 03/03/14 00:34:27 AM |
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srawland
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Oops! sorry about that. Here is my submission. I know the background is from a recent Friday challenge, but it looked like prime gryphon habitat  |
Posted on 03/03/14 2:56:18 PM |
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brewell
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Suspects in the red rooster slayings  _________________ Is it necessary? Does it work? |
Posted on 03/03/14 3:18:38 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
btw Can you believe that after 15 years or more working with PS that I have only just discovered the blur tool  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 03/03/14 3:20:44 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
James - I didn't realise that was a gif - it gave me quite a start! Nice one srawland - very Harry Potter! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 03/03/14 5:04:07 PM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply |
Re: Challenge 494: The eagle
Actually, I wasn't thinking of Harry Potter when I decided to make a gryphon. The eagle appears to be a year-old juvenile white-tailed sea eagle. When I was searching for a suitable body to put the head on, "Big Bang Theory" was playing on the TV in the other room. It was the episode where Sheldon relates how he hates birthdays because when he was turning 8 years old, he wanted his parents to give him lion semen and an eagle egg because he wanted to create a gryphon to replace the family cat which had recently met it's demise. What Sheldon failed to realize was that gryphons make terrible pets. First off, they have a voracious appetite due to their high metabolism which they need in order to fly. Second, they have high exercise requirements. Most people don't have the acreage nor the financial wherewithal to build an aviary of sufficient size and strength to contain a gryphon. And then there's the need to provide gryphons with mental stimulation to prevent them from becoming destructive. A bored gryphon can create considerable havoc due to their large size. All in all a poor choice of pet for anyone let alone an eight-year-old boy. |
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