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Post by nocky2 on Feb 22, 2010 13:45:45 GMT
I have to admit I'm a bit disappointed at the lack of response to my request for pics to use, so to finish off this experiment, here are the three remaining pics for you to play around with.] First off, another view of Elvis's mountains.  my effort,  next, Elvis's hill in Turkey,  my attempt,  and last, but not least, LRs  old b\w picture of her lovely grandma,  my poor try at adding some colour.  This has been a very popular and well supported topic in the last few weeks, but with no new pics being donated, there's no point carrying on.  |
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Post by phoney on Feb 22, 2010 15:40:37 GMT
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Post by Lynnrose on Feb 22, 2010 16:48:17 GMT
Awwwww Nocky, don't be down...you are a great graphics master!!
Lol @ Phoney, wonder what my Grandma would say to that 
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Post by Angelstardust on Feb 22, 2010 17:44:02 GMT
Please don't give up yet; I really thought you had several pics, but if you are short, I'll find some.
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 22, 2010 17:45:15 GMT
Just a little bit disappointed LR . I thought Angels idea of using members pics was really good, and for a few weeks, it did generate lots of fun and first class work, but a general reluctance to donate pics means it has come to an end. Not to worry though, it will be back to the usual "Weekly Topic" next Monday, (if I can think of something new by then). And we can always count on phoney to provide our regular dose of humour. Nice one. ;D.........you posted same time as me Angel. ;D |
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Post by Angelstardust on Feb 22, 2010 20:50:08 GMT
People are often afraid of copyright issues, but you have my permission to use mine in here, otherwise I wouldn't post them.
Swome are also too modest about their work.
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 22, 2010 21:16:10 GMT
You are probably right Angel, but I did make it clear at the start that I only wanted pics preferably taken by the poster, and clear of copyright, which is why I couldn't use some those pics originally posted.
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Post by Angelstardust on Feb 22, 2010 23:06:55 GMT
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Post by Angelstardust on Feb 22, 2010 23:39:11 GMT
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 23, 2010 0:25:19 GMT
Nice work Angel, you got Gran's skin looking a lot better than I did, I had the poor woman looking like one of the aliens out of "Avatar". ;D Here's my latest offerings.   |
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Post by ken on Feb 23, 2010 1:38:59 GMT
You got it wrong Angel. It was the 12th Polish Regiment who put their colours on Monte Casino on the 18 May 1944, not the Welsh Guards.
I dont know why Reichmarshall Hermann Wilhelm Göring is sitting in the weeds, as far as I know he was never there.
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Post by Angelstardust on Feb 23, 2010 9:32:28 GMT
ROFL.
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Post by phoney on Feb 23, 2010 12:09:31 GMT
That is an original one Angel. Nice work nocky  |
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 23, 2010 16:15:30 GMT
That's a clever one phoney, I like it.   |
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Post by Lynnrose on Feb 23, 2010 16:52:38 GMT
These are all lovely especially the ones of my Grandma x
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 24, 2010 1:59:51 GMT
Couldn't sleep,so been mucking about with Elvis's mountains again,, and considering what time it is, I turned day into night. ;D  |
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Post by ken on Feb 24, 2010 4:06:47 GMT
If Elvis had turned right and then left he would have found this.  In the evening  |
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Post by phoney on Feb 24, 2010 12:33:30 GMT
That's a really good one nocky, great lighting.
And Kens excellent and perfectly superimposed bridges remind me of The Bridges of Madison County - great film.
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Post by elvisuk on Feb 24, 2010 15:32:39 GMT
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 24, 2010 16:10:15 GMT
Really good work there KC, the pics are merged seamleesly. Well done. Hey elvis, you're getting into the groove there, very nice effects. |
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 24, 2010 19:41:02 GMT
Here's a slightly distorted view of Elvis's Turkish castle, can you see the face?   |
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Post by ken on Feb 25, 2010 2:21:38 GMT
This program of mine has a great background eraser Nocky. So by turning pictures into PNG, resizing and erasing the background, You can really lay one on the other and make it all fit together with the minimum of cloning. The darker the colours of the pic to be used as the forground, te easier it is to work.
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Post by elvisuk on Feb 25, 2010 16:00:11 GMT
Just messing with Gimp as it's the last one
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 26, 2010 16:55:44 GMT
Well done elvis, nice work. It's not the last one though, some new pics have been contributed, so we can carry on for a few more weeks.  |
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Post by phoney on Feb 26, 2010 22:03:28 GMT
Just watched Wales lose to France in the 6 nations  |
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 26, 2010 23:03:19 GMT
These animations just keep getting better phoney, great stuff.  |
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Post by nocky2 on Feb 27, 2010 14:21:51 GMT
An attempted HDR & Tone-mapped version of the mountains. A bit overdone, methinks. ;D  |
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Post by ken on Feb 28, 2010 11:05:49 GMT
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Post by phoney on Feb 28, 2010 11:32:45 GMT
That looks like a genuine photo Ken. Excellent the way the neck shadow masks the join. Can we trust anything we see these days?
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Post by ken on Feb 28, 2010 12:06:19 GMT
Thanks Phoney, no you cant really trust anything. Some people are really clever at it and they alter the resolution, depth of field and colour saturation. Once they have the picture together and printed, its just about impossible to tell. Its when people put stuff together and nothing matches up, then you can easily tell. You have to carefully pick your pictures. Because of the change of body angle, I think that would have looked odd without the parasol on her shoulder. Thats what put it together for me.
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old b\w picture of her lovely grandma,
