MechSicken

Journeyman

Edit: Working with CoolIris. Also, summer is on the horizion, so I'll have some time for this, my guitar, Blender, and SLASO Wink

Legendary Adventurer

Gimp ey, Ill have to check that out. Welcome to the group!

Admin

well, welcome to the group =]

excellent shot here, nice angles and action

i've heard of gimp, i also heard it's a pain to use =P

Contest Winner

hello and welcome,nice shot as you can see the path ahead of you.
i think gimp is a good alternative to photoshop.it does have its fualts but it can do almost everything photoshop can(but sometimes it crashed for me)
looking forward to seeing more Smile

Journeyman

I was interested to see that someone put together a program for panoramics such as this. It is not like photoshop, where you hit "open as panoramc" (or whatever, been awhile.) It sets the overlap on each to 50% (value can be adjusted,) and creates layer masks that you brush off where they do't match. A lot more time consuming than Photoshop, but more controllable(not to mention free Smile

) Does anyone know of a good site where I can upload the full-size image? I guess I'll have to go to Deviant Art eventually, but I never really cared for the site.

Journeyman

Okay, the second one there I did diffrently obviously. I took it from a different angle, so I had to use PS CS4 for this one. Used Photomerge, but it was put together weird. I rotated it so it was flat, but I couldn't keep both the moon and the Warthog there with a rectanular crop. So I took it into GIMP and selected it with the circles. All in all, I like how it turned out. Upload in a minute after posting this.

Legendary Adventurer

You picked an original spot for your 1st shot, You have awesome perspective with good narrative in your composition. I think a little work with the contrast would do this shot justice, maybe kick back up that CS4 and play around with the exposure levels. Good job buddy!

Legendary Adventurer

Your new shot is rad dude, you should seriously keep it cropped just like it is, its different with an epic view, I dig it!

Admin

interesting cropping on the new one, not my style personally but awesome thinking outside of the box =]

but then again the shot itself is brill =]

i use autostich for my pano's. Sometimes you need to mess with the settings you get want you want but it hasn't failed me yet. Oh and it's free

Journeyman

Rickder 6 wrote:

You picked an original spot for your 1st shot, You have awesome perspective with good narrative in your composition. I think a little work with the contrast would do this shot justice, maybe kick back up that CS4 and play around with the exposure levels. Good job buddy!

Opened up GIMP and messed with levels, uploading to DeviantArt as I type. I'll just keep the first thumbnail up to save bandwith space though. I'll pt both links up when its done.

Journeyman

DUM4S5 wrote:

interesting cropping on the new one, not my style personally but awesome thinking outside of the box =]

but then again the shot itself is brill =]

i use autostich for my pano's. Sometimes you need to mess with the settings you get want you want but it hasn't failed me yet. Oh and it's free

Got a link? I like CS4 and GIMP because I don't have to switch programs, can open them up and copy/paste where it needs to be.

Oh, and the cropping wasn't my choice, but I needed to fit it in somehow, and the way PS had it looked thrown together.

Admin

MechSicken wrote:

DUM4S5 wrote:

interesting cropping on the new one, not my style personally but awesome thinking outside of the box =]

but then again the shot itself is brill =]

i use autostich for my pano's. Sometimes you need to mess with the settings you get want you want but it hasn't failed me yet. Oh and it's free

Got a link? I like CS4 and GIMP because I don't have to switch programs, can open them up and copy/paste where it needs to be.

here you go

Journeyman

DUM4S5 wrote:

MechSicken wrote:

DUM4S5 wrote:

interesting cropping on the new one, not my style personally but awesome thinking outside of the box =]

but then again the shot itself is brill =]

i use autostich for my pano's. Sometimes you need to mess with the settings you get want you want but it hasn't failed me yet. Oh and it's free

Got a link? I like CS4 and GIMP because I don't have to switch programs, can open them up and copy/paste where it needs to be.

here you go

Thanks, looks flatter but blurry. I'll try it with some more normal angled shots.

Journeyman

Third one is done and so am I for the day. So far they're pretty boring, just getting used to the software again.

Admin

MechSicken wrote:

Third one is done and so am I for the day. So far they're pretty boring, just getting used to the software again.

again, another "different" shot. But it's cool though with the whole bird's eye view effect =]

quick tip, post your images in groups rather than one by one.

Contest Winner

the two new one are quite cool.i like silhouette shots and the top down gives a new prospective.
Smile

Journeyman

DUM4S5 wrote:

MechSicken wrote:

Third one is done and so am I for the day. So far they're pretty boring, just getting used to the software again.

again, another "different" shot. But it's cool though with the whole bird's eye view effect =]

quick tip, post your images in groups rather than one by one.

From now on I'm posting the thumbnails of my most recent three and just gonna link to my DA gallery. Until I decide to pay for a Flikr account, that is.

Legendary Adventurer

Hiya! great shots! according to your OP and narratives, you has great shots, you needs counseling! i would love to do 3D model, but still too stupid to know how and moreover, still in school for other stuff, haven't reached that point yet! the little globey thing...nice.

Journeyman

Doc152 wrote:

Hiya! great shots! according to your OP and narratives, you has great shots, you needs counseling! i would love to do 3D model, but still too stupid to know how and moreover, still in school for other stuff, haven't reached that point yet! the little globey thing...nice.

I need counseling? And for the record, I'm a freshman in high school, taking a few Pre-APs. So school shouldn't keep you too busy to learn.

Legendary Adventurer

MechSicken wrote:

Doc152 wrote:

Hiya! great shots! according to your OP and narratives, you has great shots, you needs counseling! i would love to do 3D model, but still too stupid to know how and moreover, still in school for other stuff, haven't reached that point yet! the little globey thing...nice.

I need counseling? And for the record, I'm a freshman in high school, taking a few Pre-APs. So school shouldn't keep you too busy to learn.

yeah, thats a good thing! no, i'm never to busy to learn, just slowly thats all. must have balance, school, work, pleasure, fishing, that sort of thing.