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dave_baer · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2001 9:03 pm

Messing around with photo re-touching. Trying to give a more futureistic look to Miami's South Beach. Basically, just cut and pasted some buildings as well as duped some existing structures and added to them.

Original photo:

Re-touched photo:

Well?

jabber · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2001 12:27 am

that kinda interesting. however, i think you should add more, and get to that futuristic point you mentioned. the "how" part is up to you, but right now, i think its a bit normal looking.

dave_baer · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2001 1:17 am

Hmmm. Maybe "futuristic" was the wrong word. Maybe, more "city-like". If you know South Beach then you know it's very low leveled. The highest building there is the one on the right. And yes, I'm going to add more. What I'm looking for is comments on the lighting and stuff. Does it look natural?

Well, just something I'm toying with. Thanks for the input. Anyone else?

Herr.O · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2001 1:40 am

The lighting looks ok but I think the buildings on the left are a bit tilted? nice glare on the big shiny one

tek9z · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2001 4:48 am

yes very nice glare on that building
should be kept as the main spot in your picture I think..
also crop your image favoring the sky or the water...
sorry 'bout this quickie
-couldn't resist-

dave_baer · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2001 11:27 am

ha ha, very kewl tek9z. Yeah, I do see it now. those two buildings are a bit tilted to the right. As for the glare on that building, I wish I could take credit for it but I think God's copyright firm wouldn't be too happy.

That's a natural highlight on that building and they're chopped out of a pic of NYC. As well as the cluster of buildings to the left of the yellow one. Notice that the tall gray one in the middle is WTC1. :P I don't have a wacom yet so my painting is a bit on hold as I would like to paint them in instead of cut and paste. Well, like I said, just toying around. Tek9z, I would love to see more than just a quickie of that pic.

tek9z · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 2:32 am

okay here it is..

Bg · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 2:53 am

tek9z: Make some more variation to the sky so it doesn't look like it's from Craig Mullins' tarzan pic.

Dr. Bang · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 3:00 am

its just a coincidence..........NOT

exo · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 3:58 am

Haha, busted :)

tek9z · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 4:14 am

the forum detective strikes again!
glad someone is paying attention!

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

hmm strange... very very strange occurence (with the sky)

Sukhoi · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 7:34 am

Please remember folks, that online sarcasm is really hard to identify....

Sukhoi

dave_baer · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 2:38 pm

LOL @ Tek9z. I like it.. although I think that 2nd one takes it best.