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Caedes on the Water
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Uploaded: 06/25/04 10:59 PM GMT
Caedes on the Water
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I have tried to improve the perspective of the spider here, following some suggestions received on the original version, and trying out some of the ideas I mentioned. I have removed the original image from the site now. Thank you all for helping me improve it.
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mum42
06/26/04 12:05 AM GMT
I like this one best - more realistic IMHO
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never give up
Personally, I like the first one better, but agree that this one looks more realistic too.
One looks like it's underwater, the other floating above.
JuneBug
One looks like it's underwater, the other floating above.
JuneBug
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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!"
Hehehe, thanks ladies, I can see you all are not going to make this easy :). Looks like I need more input!
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~My select image - Wading Patiently
I like this one better. you can see the caedes symbol better. but they are both great
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since you need some more input, i'll have to say that i like them both the same.. jk lol.. i think this one is better and definately more realistic
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When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
Awesome imagination and excellent re-edit. Kudos!
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"Success is getting what you like. Happiness is liking what you get." -anonymous
I like this one, the spider is more visible. Either way, they are both beautiful pictures!
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When the rooster crows, it's time to WAKE UP!
This is a really great entry for the contest Josh, 10/10 and in the favs!
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You only have one shot at life, don't waste it + My image of choice Trippy Shere's and my work
Hey Josh. Missed this one while I was in Ga. Not even going to look at the first I like this one so much and trust your edits. ;) (There, now that should make your choice easier! lol)
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B.J. ;)
hey good to see people working with constructive criticism. haha good job man.
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Thank you very much everyone. Since most people seem to think that this has a more realistic perspective, I thought someone might like to know what I did to improve it. The blending on the spider is the same as in the original, that is, using burn mode with about half transparency. The change was in the shape and uniform transparency of the spider. In the original version I had gotten it to look as good as I could by only manipulating the shape of the whole spider to try to make it match the water's surface.
In this version I used a mesh warp to stretch just certain parts of the spider so that the 'closer' portion seems to stretch towards the viewer, as Bob suggested. I planned to do this with a barrel lense distortion, but the mesh warp ended up giving me much more freedom to tweak it the way I wanted. I then used a gradient mask layer, as I mentioned in the original discussion, to fade the upper portion of the spider to a lower opacity. I also increased the opacity of the whole spider layer beyond what it was in the original version, so the closer portion is more visible to compensate for the fading out of the upper portion (the compromise I mentioned in the original discussion). In the end I think the spider is in fact more visible in this version, and more realistic. Thanks again for all the feedback and suggestions.
In this version I used a mesh warp to stretch just certain parts of the spider so that the 'closer' portion seems to stretch towards the viewer, as Bob suggested. I planned to do this with a barrel lense distortion, but the mesh warp ended up giving me much more freedom to tweak it the way I wanted. I then used a gradient mask layer, as I mentioned in the original discussion, to fade the upper portion of the spider to a lower opacity. I also increased the opacity of the whole spider layer beyond what it was in the original version, so the closer portion is more visible to compensate for the fading out of the upper portion (the compromise I mentioned in the original discussion). In the end I think the spider is in fact more visible in this version, and more realistic. Thanks again for all the feedback and suggestions.
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~My select image - Wading Patiently
Thanks Josh for the heads up on this one. Great editing job and this is much better. Great contest entry. Looking forward to your next entry. LOL No pressure.
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Cheers. It's kileychristine!
I like this one a lot. Certainly at least one of my favorites, if not at the top.
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oo yeah! and this one i like so much! Greta great great! And the Ceades logo on the water!! Fantastik! Super!
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u know what, it almost looks as if a caedes logo is emerging from the water! jk
Extremely realistic.
Extremely realistic.
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Sincerely,
Miko
NO WAY!!!!, that is amazing! EXTREMELY GOOD, definaly should represent caedes.net, !!! of course 10 and strait to favs!
once again, brillent!
Cory
once again, brillent!
Cory
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"any one can push a button, any one can select an f. stop or shutter speed, but only a few can capture pure beauty and imagination"
I love the way you 'blended' the spider in the water. Amazing work!
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This is really cool. I mean, really, really cool. Great job!
-Cat
-Cat
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"You've never seen it!!! You've never seen it miss this house, miss that house, and come after you! - Joe from "Twister"
What a lovely place to find the Caedes spider :) That water is like glass - and the spider looks like a natural part of it. I like that cloud that looks like a person-And the dark foreground. A wonderful image for Caedes...
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