Frontroom Gallery

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Do not under any circumstances tell us her name or phone number unless you desire great competition for her affections.

Don't worry Beirut, we can trace his IP address... ~;)

*assembles hacking equipment*

[Kaiser of Arabia]

http://www.freewebs.com/mumblingmime2/friends.htm
Last pic.
I know, bad moment for a picture
Also, in the 2nd to last pic you can see my temple as I extort food from some dude.

[Zone]

Don't worry Beirut, we can trace his IP address...Well you can see roughly where I live from my profile, but that won't help you as we don't live in the same place :p

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Nice girl. Be thankful that she's not my type...not 100% that is. ~;)

Welcome back old timer!

:medievalcheers:
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[Kas]

http://www.kaneyashi.com/008_05.jpg
Bretagne-France

http://www.kaneyashi.com/robin02.JPG
Iron 5 Loire-France

http://www.kaneyashi.com/kas.JPG
Havana-Cuba

http://www.kaneyashi.com/michelle.JPG
My wife Michelle

[Byzantine Prince]

She's got a nice errr... camera on her. Mine pails in comparison.

[Zone]

Your camera or your wife? ;)

[Byzantine Prince]

My Camera of course, Im not married. I'm only 18.

[Byzantine Prince]

Here's another kewl picture from the satelite. It's the Flkaland Islands. You know the ones near Argentina that the British fought to keep.
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/5535/Falkland.A2003125.1350.500m.jpg

[Ser Clegane]

Just came back from the Easter-visit to my parents.

There is a new dog in town.

Nana - 3 months old:
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/nana1.jpg

Atacking the prey:
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/nana2.jpg

[Craterus]

thats a nice dog.. :afro: :knight:

[Craterus]

how to post a pic ~:confused: ~:confused: ? i've got a load of funny one that i could post here, i know you have to put img tags round it, but do i have to upload the pic onto this site?
img tags - [img] blank [img/]

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Continuing the animals theme-

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/enervatedband/Cats.jpg

My cats. One on the left is female and called Puzzle, the one on the right is a tom, and named Basil. He's actually fourteen, although you wouldn't know it to look at him.

This picture was taken about 5 seconds before my mum screamed and pushed them off the worktop.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/enervatedband/Drag.jpg

Me in drag for a fancy dress party. Aren't I pretty? ~D

The sort of sepia tint wasn't intentional, but I think it looks ok.

[Byzantine Prince]

Wow BKS I never thought of you that way but you look kinda hott. Either that or it isn't really you. I'm also suprised that there are drag parties out there. ~:eek: How many kids did this?!?!

Mind coming over to my house for some "coffee"?

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Wow BKS I never thought of you that way but you look kinda hott. Either that or it isn't really you. I'm also suprised that there are drag parties out there. ~:eek: How many kids did this?!?!

Mind coming over to my house for some "coffee"?

It's definitely me. I'll post some photos of me in my normal clothes later for confirmation, if you like.

It wasn't a drag party, per se-just a fancy dress party. I had to think of something quickly, so I just borrowed a dress form a female friend, curled my hair and stuck some make-up on. It worked quite well, I think.

I think I'll pass on the coffee... ~:eek: ~D

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Use a free service like imageshack or photobucket to upload and then link to them. (Imageshack even creates the img tags for you.)
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[Lemur]

Sorry I haven't really been around, I've been busy with this sort of thing:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Lemurmania/2gents.jpg

Oh, and in keeping with the pet theme, well, here's the two dogs. The tan one is Kobe, the brown one is Lem. (FYI, Kobe was named after the beef, not the basketball player.)

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Lemurmania/PugBull.jpg

I really enjoy seeing the people of the forum here. A nice break from standard operational Internet Anonymity.

[Craterus]

OK thanks.. ~:cheers: ~D ~:cool:

[Kraellin]

oh my lord; dont ever let them put you in prison, BK ;)

i cleaned it up a bit: http://mizus.com/kraellin/Drag-1-k-1.jpghttp://mizus.com/kraellin/drag-1-k-1.jpg

K.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Ha, thanks Krae! I like that.

[ah_dut]

where's the normal BKS? We know the truth BKS...you ARE a girl...

this is me...
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/augustinefung/b6807bdb.jpg

or not, this is me
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/augustinefung/100_0223.jpg

and mehttps://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/augustinefung/Picture12.jpg

[Kraellin]

btw, BK, i would guess you could make a fair amount of money dressing like that, but i'm definitely seeing a disturbing trend going on here, what with that picture and the one where you're walking with your sister and her friend and have your hand in a somewhat inappropriate location ;)

lol. on the other hand, i remember as a kid, going out on halloween dressed up as a girlscout :) NO ONE recognized me.

K.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

and the one where you're walking with your sister and her friend and have your hand in a somewhat inappropriate location ;)

I thought that was _Martyr_? I remember posting a pic of me with my sis and her friend, but I'm fairly sure my hand was in a normal location...

I'll post a pic of me looking normal in a bit. No groping or cross-dressing. ~D

[Gregoshi]

BKS, I'd be real worried if that picture of you shows up in the Babe thread. ~;) And I believe you are right, that was _Martyr_'s picture Krae is remembering.


ah_dut, the hat makes you look older...which may or may not be a good thing.

[Byzantine Prince]

Thanks for that extremely clever idea Gregoshi. ~;)

[Voigtkampf]

Damn it, Beirut, when I make a house like that, inspectors start crawling out of the wall cracks, for crying out loud! :furious: No one around here appreciates the rustically flavors and the possibility to view the stars at night straight through your ceiling anymore, I miss the good ol’ times were hay roof was good enough for the whiners!~D

[ah_dut]

ah_dut, the hat makes you look older...which may or may not be a good thing.
Some people want to get into 15 films when they're 12 you know greg...

Edit: I am 14 so I'll give it a shot tommorow...Constantine here I come! :charge:

[Cygnus X-1]

oh my lord; dont ever let them put you in prison, BK ;)

i cleaned it up a bit: http://mizus.com/kraellin/Drag-1-k-1.jpghttp://mizus.com/kraellin/drag-1-k-1.jpg

K.

Dude. That pic STILL makes me uncomfortable. Also, i believe you forgot to mention the fact that, on route to this party, you got honked at by a car fulla guys ~:joker:.

Anyway, here's a picture of me on that rare occasion when i'm smiling...

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/killinginthename2004/Matt007.jpg

[Teutonic Knight]

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/Papewaio/WasabiandPape.jpg

Pape! Who is that other that looks just like you kissing your wife's other (third) hand!!!

*cough* disproportionate attractiveness *cough*

[Kraellin]

i thought it only fitting that we shld remember soly, so i put together a composite image. the office part of this picture is one that soly posted not too long ago. i believe it was his office and view from same at the last place he worked at here in the states. the woman in the picture is one i had on my drive. i simply put them together one day while thinking of soly. the babe in his office, looking out over the city, as if searching for the now moved to japan soly, seemed fitting.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/for-soly-1-k-1.gif

K.

[Kraellin]

since the option of custom avatars is now being considered again, i thought i'd re-post these two collections of avatars i did qute some time back:

http://mizus.com/kraellin/ICON-GALLERY1-K-1A.GIF

http://mizus.com/kraellin/ICON-GALLERY-2C.GIF

K.

[ah_dut]

Nice work Krae... ~:cheers:

[Kraellin]

thanks, ah dut :)

obviously, i didnt make all those, but i did do the crop and edits on them.

K.

[Ronin]

well i figured that after all this time i should show my face around here
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/vincent_pt/PICT0175.jpg

there ya go

*worries that all the right wing concervatives don´t come hunting him down*
~D

[PanzerJaeger]

Testing..

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/panzerjaeger/IMAG0444.jpg

[PanzerJaeger]

More testing...

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/panzerjaeger/IMAG0006.jpg

[Ser Clegane]

More testing...


Is that your dog, PJ.

I know that this sounds like a stupid question - but when I saw the pic it felt almost like a deja-vu as this dog looks exactly like the one my parents had 10 years ago...

[Kraellin]

now why i ever said i wouldnt touch these photos i dont know, but i may have to recind that promise ;)

K.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

hey Ronin, you look like my uncle, a little, but not exactly, gah... nice hair ~;)

[PanzerJaeger]

Yea hes a foxhound named Buddy. He can run extremely fast for a long time and jump clear over my head, and was the biggest mistake i ever made. ~D

Hes really sweet though when hes not destroying my house.. ~;)

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/panzerjaeger/IMAG0063.jpg

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/panzerjaeger/IMAG0061.jpg

[HunkinElvis]

i thought it only fitting that we shld remember soly, so i put together a composite image. the office part of this picture is one that soly posted not too long ago. i believe it was his office and view from same at the last place he worked at here in the states. the woman in the picture is one i had on my drive. i simply put them together one day while thinking of soly. the babe in his office, looking out over the city, as if searching for the now moved to japan soly, seemed fitting.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/for-soly-1-k-1.gif

K.
Hey! That looks like my office. How did you get this picture? ~D

[HunkinElvis]

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Drag-1-k-1.jpg
Dude. That pic STILL makes me uncomfortable. Also, i believe you forgot to mention the fact that, on route to this party, you got honked at by a car fulla guys ~:joker:.

That could happen in the night when it's hard to see. That's why forbidden things happen in the dark. Beware of the night! :hide:

[Ser Clegane]

I like your sig, HunkinElvis ... quite mesmerizing ... :dozey:

[HunkinElvis]

:laugh4: It's the funniest animation I ever saw.

[the tokai]

Hm can't really find a good picture of me so i'll put up a few of my pets

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/stijntje72/DCIM0044.jpg
my cat

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/stijntje72/DCIM0029.jpg
She woke up just as i was taking the picture

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/stijntje72/DCIM0010.jpg
Guinea pigs ~:)

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/stijntje72/DCIM0048.jpg
and my cat again

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Any chance you could re-size those pics, The Tokai? They distort the board's layout.

[the tokai]

Any chance you could re-size those pics, The Tokai? They distort the board's layout.

:embarassed: whoops sorry. i'll just posy the urls.

[Ser Clegane]

Yea hes a foxhound named Buddy. He can run extremely fast for a long time and jump clear over my head, and was the biggest mistake i ever made. ~D

Hes really sweet though when hes not destroying my house.. ~;)


Nice dog ~:)

Thanks for posting the other pics - now that I see the full dog (and the color of the fur), the strange deja-vu feeling went away ~D

Just FYI, I digged out an old picture of "Purzel" for scanning - so just judging from the head... (BTW, she was a mix of Basset and Dackel)

http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Purzel2.jpg

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Thanks.

[PanzerJaeger]

Yea, that color pattern is common in a few breeds i think... mostly hounds.

[Kraellin]

continuing in my series of scans from my old negatives, here's another i've cleaned up. i had to put the negative scanner on my win98 machine, as it conflicted with my normal flatbed scanner on the xp machine. remember, these negatives are about 35 years old. the film is degrading a bit.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/IMAGE018-1-k-1p.gif

i like this negative scanner, for the most part. however, it does have a few oddities to it, so, if you're going to invest in one yourself, do test some out, if possible.

K.

[pariya]

This is me :-)


http://img212.echo.cx/img212/9312/picture0052bh.jpg
http://img9.echo.cx/img9/6011/picture0313lo.jpg

[Kaiser of Arabia]

your the dude from Reservoir dogs?
You look like him but blonde (Nice guy eddie)

[pariya]

resevoir dogs?

[Beirut]

No, no, no. Isn't this fellow Dolph Lundgren?

The Dolphster!

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/horsesass/dolph.bmp

(Just bugging ya there fella, making ya feel at home. ~:cheers: )

[Togakure]

Nah Beirut just the hair. I was thinking a cross between Emilio Estevez and Dolph.

[Beirut]

Ha! No kidding eh.

(Hope Pariya ain't taking this personal like. ~;) )

[pariya]

roflmao...... na its funny *winks*

[Dooz]

http://img204.echo.cx/img204/4236/itsame9ks.jpg

It's-a me! Hayko!

[SwordsMaster]

LOL, man, you look like a cult leader ~D

[Dooz]

No, no... I prefer... organization of like-minded individuals who come together to share common beliefs and practices... and eat the jello... three times a day.. and that is all...

[Beirut]

:director: "Jello pimp! Jello pimp!"

Man, these guys are everywhere.

[Byzantine Prince]

This is me :-)


http://img212.echo.cx/img212/9312/picture0052bh.jpg
http://img9.echo.cx/img9/6011/picture0313lo.jpg
Nice guy eddie:
http://guiones.apocatastasis.com/reservoir-dogs-analisis-tarantino-epelde_archivos/rd_niceguy.gif

[Laridus Konivaich]

Here are two versions of the same pic of a few of my old classmates:


http://img111.echo.cx/img111/8245/stainedglass01base6nc.gifhttp://img111.echo.cx/img111/8665/stainedglass016fb.gif

The one in the blue top was my gf at the time...

[Laridus Konivaich]

Here is a modification from one of the images in a thread a while back called 'Bunny Suicides'

http://img111.echo.cx/img111/3560/bunniesedited038is.gif (http://www.imageshack.us)

Another modification of the same image:

http://img111.echo.cx/img111/6641/bunniesedited055ur.gif (http://www.imageshack.us)

This used to be a picture of some old classmates:

http://img111.echo.cx/img111/8665/stainedglass016fb.gif

[Byzantine Prince]

Here's modified picture of me:

[Big_John]

well, i finally got some digital versions of family pics..
my father and grandfather after a day in bricktown:
(yes, that's what passes for a smile from my dad lol)


https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/dem0819/136.jpg

[Beirut]

Hmmm, an imposing fellow that size... I'd say that'll do for a smile.

Mind you, your grandfather looks like he's about to smack you. ~D

[Big_John]

Mind you, your grandfather looks like he's about to smack you. ~Dyeah, he does not smile lol.

btw, my dad used to play offensive lineman on a minor league football team. and though i'm actually a little bigger than he, he's still significantly stronger, so that is as good a smile as any in my book. :2thumbsup: :sweatdrop:

[Dooz]

Well then I suppose "Big John" is not an overstatement. Congradulations on your size my good man. Use responsibly.

[Kraellin]

preacher was what first came to mind, BJ. lineman would have been my second choice :)

K.

[Kraellin]

i somewhat recognize the filters used there, laridus. nice. is that photoshop, paint shop pro, or something else?

nice, BP. what did you use to get that?

K.

[Byzantine Prince]

I used photoshop to decolorise and then I used the filter the carttonifies the image. Don't remember what it's called.

Here's another one. This is a picture of a porn from the 1800's I changed a little bit(enjoy):
http://img151.echo.cx/img151/7230/06004xg.jpg

[BalkanTourist]

Alright time to reveal myself. Next to me is the number one House DJ in the world - Roger Sanchez!!!!!!!!!!
https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/BalkanTourist/IMG_0190.jpg

[Dutch_guy]

that IS cool Balkan Tourist, were was that btw ?

[Fragony]

I like Balkantourist, he is the cutest of the band :P

[BalkanTourist]

Thanks, Fragony. I am the one to the left ~:) in case you were wondering. This was at club eleven50 in Atlanta just this past Saturday. Here is another one.
https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/BalkanTourist/IMG_0156.jpg

[Fragony]

It is just scary how much your boyfriend looks like a good friend of mine, he has a twin in Holland by any chance?

ps you have clubs over there as well?? ~;)

[BalkanTourist]

Hey, he is not my boyfriend, he is just my favorite DJ and yes, they have a few clubs around, but you have to travel if you don't live in a big city. About Roger, I think he is of Puerto Rican origin, but was born and lives in NYC. I didn't think there'd be many Latino looking guys around in the Low Countries.

[Fragony]

Hey, he is not my boyfriend, he is just my favorite DJ and yes, they have a few clubs around, but you have to travel if you don't live in a big city. About Roger, I think he is of Puerto Rican origin, but was born and lives in NYC. I didn't think there'd be many Latino looking guys around in the Low Countries.

LOL, sorry. I just realise my mistake. I thought you were the one on the left on the second picture, the girl ~D My bad!

So it is really: YOU look a lot like a friend of mine

[BalkanTourist]

LOL, sorry. I just realise my mistake. I thought you were the one on the left on the second picture, the girl ~D My bad!

So it is really: YOU look a lot like a friend of mine

Heh, I should've known. I get that a lot. When I was a kid and my parents used to take me to the Black Sea I was always mistaken for a German or a Russian kid, not many Bulgarians look like me. Here in America I pass easily as an American until I open my mouth and they hear the accent. The girl on the picture is my neighbor from downstairs and she is from Slovakia.

[Byzantine Prince]

In the first picture you're smiling so hard it looks painful. :laugh:

[BalkanTourist]

In the first picture you're smiling so hard it looks painful. :laugh:

I was just extremely happy, because Roger is my IDOL!!!!!

[Fragony]

Gah problems

[ah_dut]

Not by me but I reckon it's hilarious
http://renegade.frozenflame.org/My%20Pictures/JPEGs/hellokitty_sk.jpg

[TheWingedVictory]

http://home19.inet.tele.dk/palmas/billeder/zidane.jpg
This may be shocking to u all, but I'm actually Zinedine Zidane.

[Kraellin]

hehe. that's gotta be japanese :)

K.

[Byzantine Prince]

Continuing the trend with modifyied photographs of actresses(and porn stars) from the 20's here's another little timbit:
http://img290.echo.cx/img290/856/m197701882809dsfd5mm.jpg

[Ser Clegane]

To live up to my threat - following are some impressions from my weekend-trip to Prague:

Inside the St. Veits Cathedral at the Prague Castle
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Prague1.jpg

The library of the Strahovsky Klaster
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Prague2.jpg

At the Charles Bridge
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Prague3.jpg

The Tyn's Church at the Staromestske Namesti
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Prague4.jpg

The statue of Jan Hus at the Staromestske Namesti
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Prague5.jpg

The old Jewish Cemetary
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Prague6.jpg

I can only highly recommend to visit this beautiful city ~:cheers:

[TosaInu]

Nice.

[KukriKhan]

That settles it; next year = Europe:The Kukri Invasion.

[TheWingedVictory]

The flag of my empire, The Third Imperial Empire of Asiana-Korea, in a web-based game, Nation States. Yes I made it my self. ~:cool: ~:cool:
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/asiana-korea.jpg

[TheWingedVictory]

I don't know anything about latin though. Is pennatus victoria the correct way of saying winged victory?

[King Henry V]

Oh yeah? Well I'm the king of England then!(Oh yes, that's true isn't it?)

[Laridus Konivaich]

Oh yeah? Well I'm the king of England then!(Oh yes, that's true isn't it?)
I'm not the king of anything :gorgeous:

[Laridus Konivaich]

Victoria Pennata, I think, if those are the two correct words.

[Byzantine Prince]

I can only highly recommend to visit this beautiful city ~:cheers:
It's beautiful because of communists. If it wasn't for the isolationist government those roads would have been repaved and those old buildings modernized.

[Laridus Konivaich]

It's beautiful because of communists. If it wasn't for the isolationist government those roads would have been repaved and those old buildings modernized.
Sure... attribute everything to communsim. I don't think that the buildings would have been modernized to much, but the roads might have been repaved, I just am not an expert on these sorts of things. :sadg:

[Divine Wind]

Does anyone else think Byzantine Prince looks scarely like the lead singer of A-HA in his modified picture!? :dizzy2:

[Ser Clegane]

It's beautiful because of communists. If it wasn't for the isolationist government those roads would have been repaved and those old buildings modernized.

I think it's rather that in Prague the administration happened to be particularly wise in handling the beauty of the city (perhaps they also knew that taking care of the beauty of the city would guarantee a continuous inflow of hard Western currency from visitors).

In addition Prague was in the situation that the city had not to suffer from destruction during WWII.

What communist administrations are (in)capable of can be observed in Eastern Berlin were the castle in the city had been blown up by the Socialist administration only to be replaced by the hideous and asbestos-ridden piece oj junk that't called "Palast der Republik". Many other beautiful buildings in eastern Berlin were basically left to rot.

[Laridus Konivaich]

In addition Prague was in the situation that the city had not to suffer from destruction during WWII.
I was thinking that this might be the case. Are a lot of cities in Western Europe lacking hisotric buildings due to WWII?

[The Wizard]

Well, Rotterdam lacks all of its historical part except the cathedral, the national post HQ and the mayor's palace...

Amsterdam doesn't, but its a traffic nightmare. And, after all, just a big village. ~D

[Kraellin]

these are examples of what i've been doing lately:

BEFORE:
http://mizus.com/kraellin/Elizabeth_Hurley.jpg

AFTER:
http://mizus.com/kraellin/hurley-1-k-1.jpg



BEFORE:
http://mizus.com/kraellin/Hat-CI.jpg

AFTER:
http://mizus.com/kraellin/Hat-CI-16-k-1c.jpg

K.

[Byzantine Prince]

Nice work Kraelin. I like the way you negated her hat. Very nice. I'm now working on similar lines, editing more vintage pictures of actresses from the 20's. I'll post them all when I'm done. I'm just experimenting so don't expect masterpieces, but I'm learning. ~:cheers:

[Beirut]

Our new toy!

A brand spanking new Vermeer chipper. $18,000. (The next larger model was $30,000! ~:eek:)

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/horsesass/logyard029.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/horsesass/logyard031.jpg

Our old one blew up at the end of last year and has proven itself to be all but unfixable. Bummer. It was a beast of a a hooligan of a monster of a wood chipper. It was also about as safe as juggling twenty pound razor blades. There was no controlled feed, it just ripped the branches out of your hands like you owed it money and the branches beat the crap out of you as they were pulled in at 100 mph.

Anyway, we have our new equipment. Small, but new. Terrible for anything over five inches thick, but a wonderful delight for branches. it feeds the braches in at a leisurely 4' per second and is totaly stress free. We stuffed all the braches off an 80' balsam pine through this thing on Friday and it turned into a small pile in our truck.

[TosaInu]

Nice massage:

http://www.ongein.com/ongein/item.aspx?id=2855

Afraid for the dentist?

http://www.ongein.com/ongein/item.aspx?id=2854

Surviving in the wild

http://www.ongein.com/ongein/item.aspx?id=2466

[Byzantine Prince]

Does anyone else think Byzantine Prince looks scarely like the lead singer of A-HA in his modified picture!? :dizzy2:
I don't really look like that guy. We do have similar facial features though. The nose and the cheakbones. I'll post pics of me later on so you can see the difference. I'm a little busy right now. I'm also gonna post more modified 20's actresses and pornstars as soon I can get a little bundle finished.

[Ser Clegane]

Afraid for the dentist?

http://www.ongein.com/ongein/item.aspx?id=2854

Thanks Tosa - after I spent a rather unpleasant 2 hours at the dentist last week, I have another appointment next week to get the inlays "installed".

This pic really puts me in the right mood :stare: :help: ~;)

[Kraellin]

that last clip was hilarious, tosa ;)

K.

[Roark]

Me and my gal...

We call this one "Crouching Tiger, Shiny Forehead"

http://n00097.myspace.com/00097/74/49/97379447_l.jpg

[IrishMike]

Alright here we are boys and girls, the great defender ColdKnight: https://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/18MichaelSoccer/scan00012.jpg
https://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/18MichaelSoccer/000_0013.jpg


Yes, I'm the one with the 18 on their jersey.
Then the other one is me looking just plain cool.

[Byzantine Prince]

Here's a pic with my new favorite actress. She's from Quebec and her name is Pascale Bussières.
http://img292.echo.cx/img292/8632/bussiere008dsaf39un.jpg
What I did was I extruded, embosed and altered some parts and placed in a new lighting.

[Don Corleone]

I think I promised some photos of the dogs at one point. First up, Chewbaca. We've had him the longest (my wife has had him around longer than me). Notice my Adidas's right next to him. While normally a wonderful dog, "Chewie" has a thing for shoes and he lived up to his name shortly after this photograph was taken.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/tharris00/CuteChewy.jpg

Next up, is Lucy, aka Miracle Dog. This is the one who disappeared for 2 weeks during an icestorm this winter. When we found her, she had lost 30% of her body weight. She's fine now though...

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/tharris00/CuteLucy.jpg

[Dutch_guy]

defender too Coldnight, I have been a defender ( left side ) for the last 6 years or so, last year however I gave it up for mid-fielder ~:)


@ Don Corleone :

I wonder though what kind of breed is that dog ?
and don't worry the shoe thing is normal, my dog does it too ~D

:balloon2:

[Don Corleone]

They're both mutts. Lucy is border collie/Lab mix. We're not quite sure what Chewie is. When I first met him, I said he looked like a very well fed dingo (which granted, he doesn't in that picture).

[Ser Clegane]

Hehe, Chewie reminds me of the dog of some friends we visited in Brisbane last year (especially considering the "well fed dingo" comment ~:) ).

Perhaps I can dig out a pic when I get home...

[edyzmedieval]

Wow...interesting faces.....

BTW, cute dogs...

[Viking]

defender too Coldnight, I have been a defender ( left side ) for the last 6 years or so, last year however I gave it up for mid-fielder ~:)

I gotta say midfielder is the best; that`s what I was when I played football :yes:

I quitted for two years ago; damn, my team lost all the time! ~D

It was the trainings that were boring though.

[Byzantine Prince]

Well since it wasn't welcome in the backroom, here's my latest escapade in the photoshop learning process. This is a picture of me at the airport being bored. Notice the flicker of the eye? That's what I call prescious.

[Don Corleone]

Okay, one of me. This is from when my wife & I went to Manhatten on our honeymoon, Jan 2003. I'm a Taurus, and as you can tell from some of my posts in the backroom, a little on the pushy side at times. But in a good way. ~;) Anyway, when I start getting a little stubborn or agitated, my wife puts her fingers up like horns and starts stomping her foot like a hoof. We were walking down Wall Street one morning, and she almost fell over laughing when she saw the bull.

In case you're having trouble telling, I'm the one on the right. I look essentially the same right now, except it's summer, so I've shaved my beard off, and as I got tired of the stray hairs popping up as I was going bald, I keep my hair cropped pretty short now, and I'm just about bald on top (instead of 1/2 way as in this photo).

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/tharris00/ted_taurus.jpg

[Ser Clegane]

Hey - you actually look like your avatar (at least on that picture - according to your description, the similarity ceased to exist along several dimensions ~;) )

[Don Corleone]

When I selected my avatar, I actually looked like it. As my forehead has turned into a 5-head, and then some, yeah, I probably should go avatar shopping again. The beard will come back this Fall, so I'm keeping that. Wifey is already on my ass about it. Guess my naked face is pretty ugly. ~D

[Gregoshi]

Don, you look like Randy Quaid!

[Don Corleone]

Him or Jim Belushi (when I don't have the beard). I get both a lot.

[PanzerJaeger]

Are you imagining a socialist paradise?


John Lennon!!

[IrishMike]

Now Panzer there is nothing wrong with John Lennon. Admit it, you know deep down you think he is a great man.

[PanzerJaeger]

Hehe, i like his music. I even found myself singing along with Imagine the other day in the car and almost crashed.

Tell me you dont see the resemblence.

http://www.beatles-popart.com/beatles-images/bigJohnbigD.jpg

[IrishMike]

John Lennon didn't die! He lives on as BP.

[PanzerJaeger]

Me a while ago..

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/panzerjaeger/Picture020.jpg

I really need a digital camera or something..

[IrishMike]

defender too Coldnight, I have been a defender ( left side ) for the last 6 years or so, last year however I gave it up for mid-fielder ~:)

Great, man left side is hard. Thats the side that you get all the "great strikers" on. Always hated wing, much more of a center man myself. Strategic Command I guess.

And Panzer from that pic I would have thought you would have been a liberal, instead of your conservative self. Don't look conservative at all.

[PanzerJaeger]

And Panzer from that pic I would have thought you would have been a liberal, instead of your conservative self. Don't look conservative at all.

Heh.. my hair is much longer now.. its more due to lazyness than a political statement though. :embarassed:

[Kraellin]

thanks BP. good stuff :)

K.

[Byzantine Prince]

=PanzerJager
Are you imagining a socialist paradise?
Only is I can rule with the flicker of mein eyes.

thanks BP. good stuff :)
I have more good stuff in the works. ~D

I'm gonna limit my posts in the tavern though, it's dangerous for me(I'm insane). ~;)

[Laridus Konivaich]

i somewhat recognize the filters used there, laridus. nice. is that photoshop, paint shop pro, or something else?
It is Paint Shop Pro (9). *I think* that the effects were: hot wax coating, and then kaleidoscope for the third one, I don't remember exactly what I did to get the other two.

But* the first two were actually modified from one of the pics in the bunny suicides thread that was here a while back...

[edyzmedieval]

BTW,

which is better?!

Adobe Photoshop or Corel Paint Shop Pro?

I really need to find out because I need it for the Byzantium Total War mod.... To create new units....

[GoreBag]

http://www.melodramatic.com/profile_pictures/n/e/neongod.jpg

I don't do image hosting, so I'm just gonna post one from my blog. Hotlinking hasn't worked in the past, but it seems to now...

My face doesn't always look like that, but it's my most common expression.

[PanzerJaeger]

Some pretty interesting combat pictures from ww2 in color...

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/albums/germans/ahx.jpg

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/albums/germans/afd.jpg

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/albums/germans/ack.jpg

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/albums/germans/acf.jpg

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/albums/germans/acc.jpg

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/albums/germans/aan.jpg

http://www.panzer.punkt.pl/galerie_1/galer_kolor/008_fotocol.jpg

http://www.panzer.punkt.pl/galerie_1/galer_kolor/r_4.jpg http://www.panzer.punkt.pl/galerie_1/galer_kolor/r_2.jpg

[Gregoshi]

I went to Arizona on holiday last month and I've finally gotten around to prepping some of my pictures for posting. I'll post them in about 3 batches. First up is the Grand Canyon.



https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona31.jpg

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona103.jpg

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona139.jpg

In the middle of the left side of the picture below, we catch a glimpse of the elusive Colorado River. Yes, there is a river down there.

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona155.jpg

The picture below is one of my favourites. I really like the layered effect of the canyon walls as you look off into the distance.

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona209.jpg

Next is a zoomed-in picture is of a hikers' bridge across the Colorado. This view is looking down one mile (1.7km) to the bridge. It allows hikers from a trail on the South Rim to cross the river near the Phantom Ranch which is the only lodgings available at the bottom of the canyon.

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona109.JPG

Now for a couple of sunset pictures. In the first picture, note the flattopped, sunlit mesa on the left casts its shadow on the distant canyon wall on the right.

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona245.jpg

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona252.jpg


Next batch will be Monument Valley.

[Ser Clegane]

Great pictures, Greg :thumbsup:

I love that place ~:cool:

[Beirut]

Wonderful! Gorgeous!

My Lord, we're going to have to annex that part of the US. :yes:

[Kraellin]

i spruced one of these up, greg. hope you dont mind.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Arizona252-1-k-1a.jpg

K.

[Gregoshi]

:stunned: Very niiiiiiice Krae. How can I mind when you've taken details already there but enhanced them to make them visible? I've got to learn how to do that.

[Kraellin]

thanks, greg :)

but you do realize that you're only encouraging me and that i cant be held to blame for the next one ;)

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Arizona204-2-k-1.jpghttp://mizus.com/kraellin/Arizona209-2-k-1.jpg

K.

[Gregoshi]

:laugh4: That's exactly how it looked to the eye! How'd you know?


Okay, on to Monument Valley, nestled on the Arizona/Utah border and the setting of many classic Western movies.

Below, the Left Mitten is in the foreground. The Right Mitten is nearby but not in the picture from this angle.

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona484.jpg

Next is the rock column known as the Totem Pole.

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona533.jpg

Next is a series of pictures of sunrise over Monument Valley as seen from the patio of our room - can't complain about the view!

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona540a.JPG

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona548.jpg

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona552.jpg


https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona566.jpg


A petroglyph of antelope:

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona509.jpg

Not far from Monument Valley is the Navajo National Monument featuring ancient cliff dwellings. Only 23 people per day are allowed to hike to the ruins for a close look, so we had to settle for a view from across the canyon - normal view and zoomed in:

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona377.jpg

https://home.comcast.net/~gbresslr/images/Arizona379.jpg


Last batch will feature the Petrified Forest, Canyon de Shelly and weirdness on Route 66.

[Beirut]

Koyanisquasti

da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

Koyanisquasti

da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

Koyanisquatsi....

[Ser Clegane]

Not far from Monument Valley is the Navajo National Monument featuring ancient cliff dwellings. Only 23 people per day are allowed to hike to the ruins for a close look, so we had to settle for a view from across the canyon - normal view and zoomed in:

Wow ~:eek:

That's something we definitely missed when we went to Monument Valley.

Quite a mistake it seems.

[Shahed]

WOW ! Awesome Pics Greg !

[Shahed]

i spruced one of these up, greg. hope you dont mind.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Arizona252-1-k-1a.jpg

K.

Real nice Krae. Do you know of any tutorials I could use to enhance my image... well enhancing skills? I have loads of pictures on my PC I'd like to do.

[Kraellin]

sinan,

this would depend on what type of software you have for doing this sort of work. if you've got something like photoshop or corel's painter or paint shop pro, there are tons of tutorials on the respective manufacturer's site, user group and fan sites and related web sites. you can also always read the docs that came with the software ;)

if you've got something less than one of those pieces of software, maybe a hewlett packard photo touch-up type or something similar, i doubt you'll find many docs/tutorials other than what came with the software.

i use paint shop pro 7.xx and gained most of my basic knowledge from reading the book that came with it or using the built in help function of the software. and for extra over and above type help, i hang out on www.retouchpro.com . that's a great site for getting and giving help for retouching, restoration, reconstruction, photo art, photo manipulation and so on.

K.

[Big_John]

i tried to do what kraellin did with irfanview.. not very good, but not bad for someone who has no idea what they're doing lol. :undecided:

https://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2275/ssedit8ni.jpg


i tried another picture in gimp.. this picture was much harder (for me) to get details out of..

gregoshi, let me know if you want me to take these pics down! i'll PM you.

https://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2519/hgimpedit0ag.jpg

[Kraellin]

big john,

the first one you did just fine. almost a complete duplicate of mine. the 2nd may or may not be the fault of you or the gimp. sometimes in a darkened area there's just not enough detail to work with. the same can be true of a very white area.

K.

[Kraellin]

the trick on the 2nd one, BJ, is not to bring out the forefront, but to highlight the contrast of the background/foreground and the colors.... like so:

http://mizus.com/kraellin/ariz-1-k-1.jpg

K.

[Big_John]

yeah, it was a very dark picture to begin with.. but i'm sure my lack of skill/freeware proggies don't help. in your version, i can't see much detail in the ground, was the detail in my version just an artifact of my manipulations?

here's two more, used gimp and irfanview together.. but i can't get detail out of the ground without washing out the sky.. any other pointers krae?

https://img330.imageshack.us/img330/2615/mon2gimpedit0bn.jpg


https://img330.imageshack.us/img330/4589/mon3gimpedit21pt.jpg

[Kraellin]

BJ,

no, it wasnt your program or lack of skill. there just wasnt enough light in the original to give much detail. you got about all that was there without completely washing it out. interesting that the car showed up :)

there's a couple things you can do here. first, do a resize and double the image size. if it started as an 800 x 600, make it a 1600 x 1200. this will give you a bit more detail as you work.

dont do the whole image when you're using contrast/brightness. make a selection of the sky, or the ground, either one. base the selection on 'lightness'. and just set your 'tolerance' so that you get ONLY the sky in the selection. THEN, either invert the selection so the ground is selected instead of the sky, or, work on the sky first and then invert. when you then apply other filters and tools, they will ONLY apply to the selected area. dont know if irfanview can do this, but the gimp shld be able to quite nicely. this will allow you to work on the different areas separately. and, just to blend in the two separate areas a bit better, you might also add a small 'feathering' amount to the selection tool before you make the selection.

K.

[Kraellin]

oh, and you might want to use the 'magic wand' tool for making the selection. base it on 'luminance' and not 'hue' or 'rgb value'.

K.

[Big_John]

thansk for the tips krae, i was messing with the "magic wand" toold before, but i wasn't getting the result i wanted. now that i have a plan (via your directions), though, maybe i'll get better results. :thumbsup:

[The_Mark]

A couple of old pics from the archipelago:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/makealho/meri/IMG_0894small.jpg (http://koti.mbnet.fi/makealho/meri/IMG_0894.jpg)

http://koti.mbnet.fi/makealho/meri/IMG_0920small.jpg (http://koti.mbnet.fi/makealho/meri/IMG_0920.jpg)

Edit: Oops, they were big.. I'll resize them..
Edit2: Now that's better.

[Big_John]

ok, here's an attempt at adjusting selected fields of the image (i used the magic wand). is there a way to deal with the edge between the terrain and sky (esp. around the sun and on the far right horizon)?

https://img332.imageshack.us/img332/9376/1stgo2smiv5rs.jpg



btw, those pictures are awesome The_Mark!

[Kraellin]

BJ,

yes, you can correct for this. here's 3 examples of getting rid of the rim between the fore and background.

in the first one, i used the magic wand with a feathering of 2, i think it was. in the 2nd one, i used no feathering.

and in the third i made the feathering about 12 or so.

what the feathering does is add extra area to the normal selection. your magic wand will still select its normal area, but after it does, but before it displays, it appends however much feathering you set to the selection. this allows you to overlap the selection areas and feather out the differences.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/image3.jpgimage 1 with 2 feather:

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Image1.jpg
image 2 with 0 feather:

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Image2.jpg
image 3 with 12 feather:

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Image3.jpg

notice on the last image that there is no rimming between the fore and background.

also, in your rendition, you have to realize that greg's camera was prolly not a real high resolution camera. maybe 2 or 3 megapixels, greg? so, in good light things look just fine, but as you lighten or darken to great extents it's not like analog film as much. a lot of the detail gets lost in the sensors. so, trying to bring back that detail is generally difficult to do. and sometimes, it's just better to not lighten the image up so much :)

btw, i went a little crazy on the colors here just for the heck of it :)

nice pics, the mark! what archipelago is that?

K.

[Big_John]

thanks krae. i'll mess around with the feathering tool. i wasn't patient enough to play with it last time. :embarassed:

btw, i wasn't really trying to "improve" greg's pics, i just wanted to see what was hiding in the darkness. i'll keep your tips in mind for if i actually do touch-up some photos. :thumbsup:

[Gregoshi]

Very nice work gentlemen. Thanks to Sinan and Big John for asking Krae the very questions I had in mind and thanks to Krae for the little tutorials. Now I've got to play around a little with my images.


As to Krae's question about my camera, I have a 5mp camera. I was shooting at a "standard" resolution rather than "fine" and image size one notch below maximum size. The original images are about 1.4mb in size and 2048x1536 in dimension. I resized them down to 800x600 for internet display.

[Byzantine Prince]

If the image was taken when dark and when not using spcial filtering in exposure there's little one can do to make it brighter without affecting the quality. I guess it's good enough for some people though. :smartass:

[Big_John]

man this stuff is addictive! i still haven't ironed out the edge-effect business with that one pic (the far right side still gives me trouble), but i tried a simple enhancement of two of these cliff-dwelling pics..

https://img346.imageshack.us/img346/311/cliff25mj.th.jpg (https://img346.imageshack.us/img346/311/cliff25mj.jpg)


https://img346.imageshack.us/img346/6259/cliff18at.th.jpg (https://img346.imageshack.us/img346/6259/cliff18at.jpg)


i've also been messing with trying to re-touch old photos.. anyone know a tutorial for removing tears/folds from old-photo scans?

[Kraellin]

edyz,
dont think anyone answered your question about psp vs ps. photoshop is by far the cadillac of graphic editors. however, you're also going to pay a cadillac's price for it and wade through a pretty complex program and higher learning curve. psp is about 1/5th the price for their latest version compared to ps and if you get the download version it's about 1/10th of the price.
as to which to use, frankly, i'd use psp for what you want. it's easier, cheaper, quicker to learn, yet powerful enough to do most anything you'd want in mod graphics. you might even get the older shareware version, 4.12. at one time it was available on the Org's downloads. i put it there over a year ago, so dont know if it's still there or not.

greg,
you're welcome. and thanks for some great shots :)

ah, ok, so several factors there as to why the lowered detail. thanks greg.

BJ,
yes, it's extremely addictive ;)

and i do photo restorations. so, ask away. take a look at the thread in the frontroom about anyone an artist here. i posted several pieces of my work there, two of which were befores and afters of a restoration that had several rips and tears. generally speaking, there are two major steps in a restoration; bringing out the detail which used to be there, and cleaning up the image. you almost always start with bringing back the detail and then do the cleanup/repair.

btw, your cliff dwelling enhancements look good :)

K.

[Big_John]

hey krae! seeing as you're the pro, how would you go about retouching this magazine scan? (click on the thumbnail)

https://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5566/09050133alessandravalisere3tb.th.jpg (https://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5566/09050133alessandravalisere3tb.jpg)

the major problem, to me, is the bleed-through of the opposite side of the page. is there a way to lessen that effect on the woman at least?

[Kraellin]

lots of ways to do it, actually. here's one example:

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Image222a.bmp

i used a program/plugin called Neat Image and treated the bleed as noise. neat image reduces noise. i purposely over-compensated the noise reduction then saved that image and used the original image in psp and added a layer to that with the filtered image and then cleaned it up a bit more with things like clone.

there's other ways to do it, especially if you only wanted to clean up the woman.

K.

[Azi Tohak]

Wow...now I know where to go to find wallpapers if I don't want to use the babe thread ~D

Amazing guys. Just amazing.

Here are some of my pictures I took while I studied abroad (no...not a woman...I was in Fiji, Australia and New Zealand).

Mitre peak:

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/MitrePeakinMilfordSound.jpg

Mt Cook: (this one could use a little enhancement, but I lack the software...and there is an obstacle in the front left)

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/Mt.jpg

A very pretty mountain side:

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/Mts.jpg

Perhaps the best picture I have ever taken (IMHO), Mts. Tasmin and Cook.

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/MtsCookandTasmanAustraliaTrip.jpg

Enjoy guys.

Azi

[Kraellin]

nice, azi.

you refer to an obstacle on the one with the stream, but i dont see it or understand anything there as an obstacle. and what sort of enhancement did you have in mind? they look pretty good to me.

K.

[Azi Tohak]

:embarassed: Bad Azi! Bad!

Ahem...nevermind about that one... I have a great shot of the mountain that has a guy in the left foreground. I guess I had forgotten which picture exactly I had posted. Oops.

Anyway, it is pretty (I like blue) but is it possible to get the 'acutal' colors (the greys and greens) out from that shot too?

Thank you Kraellin for pointing that out...I feel silly.

Azi

P.S. Why is it mainly moderators who have posted recently? It just seems odd to me.

[Viking]

Nice pictures there, Azi.

They almost reminded me of.....home! ~:eek:

[The_Mark]

Nice pics!

Here's another one of mine, made of three pictures.. shame that my camera takes only 2 pics/sec

http://koti.mbnet.fi/makealho/meri/tiirakollaashismall.jpg

And it's the Finnish archipelago, from Turku to Ahvenanmaa.

[Gregoshi]

Absolutely beautiful pictures Azi. What kind of camera did you use? The clarity and colour are amazing.


The Mark, what do you mean when you say the picture was made from 3? Are you referring to the "three" birds?

[The_Mark]

Yes, two birds were photoshopped on top of one of the base pictures.

[Azi Tohak]

Thank you Gregoshi. Would you believe that I just used a (three years ago) Sony Cybershot 2.0 Megapixel camera. It was all of $200 back then.

And Viking, are you a kiwi? I had heard so often how beautiful NZ is. And it is true.

I daresay you could not even buy the little fella now. If you could, it might be $40 or $50. To be sure, I did increase the picture size, from my standard 640 x 480 to 1280 x 960, which helped. But beyond that...I think it was the beautiful country that helped my shots look good. Well that and the huge number of pictures I took. I had my laptop with me on that trip to NZ so I could take ~50 per day and then ship them to the computer and take 50 the next day too.

I used the digital camera for all but the mountain side, which was a disposable actually.

The following are more from my trip (and all with my little digital camera)

The outback of Australia after walking for a while

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/VapourTrails.jpg

A so-called 'warm' glacier in NZ. The picture is little because I took a bunch that day

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/DSC00682.jpg

This is a shot over the back of the Nevis Bungee jump location. I highly recommend bungee jumping. Once. But hey, I did it ~:)

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/OverthebackofNevissite.jpg

This shot is from N. Stradebroke Island (kind of a party island a ways away from Brisbane where I 'studied'). Are there any free programs I can use to get rid of the #*$@#*$ orange numbers on a variable surface? I had those on there becuase I did not realize that my camera automatically records the date too, but hidden as part of the camera file.

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/Walk4thebeach.jpg

But I do know how to do it for numbers that on a constant surface (such as black or grass)

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/Walk3thesea.jpg

Thank you for the compliments guys. Enjoy.

Azi

[Kraellin]

re the mountain picture by azi: i did some work on this one per your enhancement request. i'll just post these and then comment.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Mt-2-k-1c.jpg

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Mt-2-k-1a.jpg

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Image9.jpg

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Image7.jpg

in the first one, this one has two problems, the loss of detail a bit due to being in the shadows and your lower resolution camera, and, it changes the picture. the foreground being now in light draws attention away from the mountain top in the background, which in my opinion, is the biggest draw to this image.

in the 2nd one, i subdued the lighting a bit more than the first one and i think it's better. but it still has some of the same problems as the first one.

so, in the third, i changed things a bit. i re-cropped the picture to highlight the mountains in the background and did no lightening of the foreground.

and per your last request on the beach photo and the numbers, yes, you can remove these fairly easily with the clone tool in psp, or the rubber stamp/clone in photoshop. if you dont want to invest in either of those for now, try 'The Gimp' or 'Gimpshop'.

and again, nice pics!

K.

[Viking]

And Viking, are you a kiwi? I had heard so often how beautiful NZ is. And it is true.

No, I`m a Norwegian viking. It`s just that NZ(some parts of it at least) reminds me incredibly much of Norway; even though it`s on the opposite side of the world. That`s cool.

[Azi Tohak]

Thank you very much Kraellin. You are right, the main draw in the mountain peak so the second of the modified ones does look better.

And I will have to check that out for the #*$ orange letters. Boy did I feel silly when I realized I did not need to have it on to date my pics....

You do great work. Thank you ~:)

Azi

[Kraellin]

thank you :) and you're welcome :)

K.

[Big_John]

hey azi, i'm sure krae did a better job, but i had already done these last night, so what the heck.

i tried to 'enhance' two of your NZ pics above with gimpshop. like krae, i croped your mt. cook pic, but only a little. it's fairly simple and fun to do this minor stuff i'm doing with gimpshop, btw.

https://img311.imageshack.us/img311/740/cookedit0xy0me.jpg


https://img311.imageshack.us/img311/8682/mitreedit7ps1vm.jpg

[Kraellin]

BJ,

on your first one, i think you got a better cast to the foreground than i did, but you missed one tiny edge on the right going up that foreground hill. trust me, that's nitpicking. it looks great.

and on the 2nd one, very well done! nice vibrant colors and contrasts!

K.

[Big_John]

hey thanks krae! it's weird the first pic looked better to me before than it does now. i guess it was a lot brighter in my computer room earlier. now the foreground in that pic looks a little too bright to me, oh well. btw, could you point out the edge you are talking about, i can't see it. :embarassed:

thanks again. i'm still trying to figure out how to duplicate your retouch of that model pic.. dumb neat-image isn't free. :angry:

[Beirut]

Souvenirs!

Just got back from an overnighter in Ottawa, Canada's capital. Gorgeous city. Worst and most expensive parking on Earth. Hit a few museums, had a great meal at a Scottish pub, and almost pissed my pants and broke down and cried when I came face to face with a Lancaster bomber at the National Aviation Museum. I got goose bumps and my knees went weak. If I was ever to come home to triplets, it would be nearly the same reaction.

What did I bring home?

These!

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/horsesass/ottawa035.jpg

A bottle of Booker's Best. 126 proof straight keg bourbon. $80 a bottle and worth twice the price. The Axe is a Gransfors Small Forest Axe. Highest quality steel, razor sharp. can't wait to take this little sweetie to work tomorrow. ~D

Not sure when I'll open the whisky. Soon probably.

[edyzmedieval]

Try not to piss your pants, especially after drinking a shot and going to cut trees. ~D

[Kraellin]

BJ,

well, it's nitpicking at its highest. the line i'm talking about is a narrow whiteish line between the sky and the hill on the right, top half. most folks would look at it and think it was just a glow line. in fact, it may be, and i may be all wet :)

it's a nice job.

also, realize that in those two 'enhancements' of mine on the mountain scene, i was overdoing it on purpose to bring out the foreground. i think it looks better subdued and cropped a bit.

K.

[Azi Tohak]

I could get used to this guys...I provide the pics...you make them look as good as they do in my memories (:

And I do have 1100 from that trip... ~;)

Nah, I'll only post the best.

But what exactly do you do Beirut that you need whiskey and an axe? And is it fun? Sounds like it could be....

Azi

[Beirut]

But what exactly do you do Beirut that you need whiskey and an axe? And is it fun? Sounds like it could be....

Azi

During the daytime I kill trees.

At night I drink the whisky.

Is it fun? 50/50 on the trees. 100% on the whisky. ~:cheers:

[Kraellin]

the following two pictures are not meant as corrections at all. they are simply different effects applied to an already gorgeous picture just for the sake of fun and having a different look at things.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Image20.jpg


http://mizus.com/kraellin/Image25.jpg

K.

[King Edward]

Sorry nm

[Azi Tohak]

This is fun. I take good pictures. Kraellin makes them look even better. With your software Kraellin, is it hard to do this stuff?

Since we know he is an expert at enhancing what is already there...I wonder if he can get rid of a certain doofus ruining what should be a great picture...

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/SeeIamhere.jpg

I think that would be tough. You've no clue what is behind me...err...the doofus...doh...

This one might be easier since the person ruining the shot is in the dark but...

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/Walk5power.jpg

Maybe yes, maybe no.

Personally, I really like this one too...but is there anyway to increase the sharpness? I know it is little (taken at 640 x 480) but still...with the camera being confused, it seems to me it is a little fuzzy. It seems to me the rays should be, but I don't know about the rocks and trees.

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/Walk7rays.jpg

This is cool. I knew I should have checked this thread out earlier...

Azi

[Big_John]

well, i have no idea what to do with that last pic, but i tried my hand at the first two, just for skits and wiggles, so to speak.

https://img117.imageshack.us/img117/8308/cleanbeach1hx.jpg

https://img117.imageshack.us/img117/391/cleansurf3mp.jpg

[Kraellin]

"He tasks me!"

this what you had in mind?

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Seelamhere-1-k-1.jpghttp://mizus.com/kraellin/Seelamhere-1-k-1.jpghttp://mizus.com/kraellin/Seeamhere-1-k-1.jpg

K.

[Kraellin]

took out the person, the sign and the date stamp :)

http://mizus.com/kraellin/Walk-1-k-1.jpg

K.

[Kraellin]

http://mizus.com/kraellin/rays-1-k-1.jpg

K.

[Kraellin]

nice BJ!

oh, and you can get the free Neat Image here: http://www.neatimage.com/download.html

K.

[Big_John]

nice BJ!

oh, and you can get the free Neat Image here: http://www.neatimage.com/download.html

K.
well thanks, but you did a better job. i guess that's to be expected. ~;)

i think that's the neatimage demo i downloaded.. but doesn't it output watermarked images?

[Byzantine Prince]

You are one pissed off god. ~D ~;) :laugh:

[Kraellin]

BJ,

thanks :)

but dont put yourself down. i go on that retouchpro site and some of the folks there make me look like a stick figure creator :)

no, no watermark. it's a freebie if you only use it for non-commercial purposes. the pro version is the one they charge you for.

K.

[Craterus]

That's what I thought... ~D :laugh4:

[Dimeola]

http://www.dimeolas.com/0409d.jpg
Havent been on here in a long time.....here is something I thought you might like.....Poser6.
Dimeolas

[Byzantine Prince]

Ooooh, she can kill me any time she likes. :evilgrin:

[Gregoshi]

Dimeolas, how do you decide on the image composition? What usually inspires your images? Lastly, how long does it take to create one of them? As always, thanks for sharing your images with us. :bow:

[Colovion]

here's a couple notable pictures I've taken over the years

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/colovion/lightnight.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/colovion/Open/alex1.jpg

more to come

[Dimeola]

Firstly, I deeply appreciate what I get from this community. If I can give something back, even in a little way, I am pleased.
Inspiration? From everywhere....from music, from scenes in movies, from the work of the masters....from seeing the light at the end of the day falling on my junipers in the garden. Soemtimes I just open up a new toy and start playing. Sometimes the idea comes into my head and screams to get out. It rips itself out of my head and sits in front of me ...demanding to be done. And actually a few ideas are from games of MTW and VI and STW and RTW. I have alot of work to do.
Thank you,
Dimeolas

[Kraellin]

dimeolas,

great to see you back! and as always re your work.... WOW! i love your stuff :)

also, tried visiting your web site with mozilla. all i got was a black screen and the web site counter. so, i tried i.e. and that worked fine.

good to see you back and come check out retouchpro.com. am spending a lot of time there.

K.

[Dimeola]

Thx bro.....will be working on the site hopefully next week.
Looking at reinstalling MTW and VI and trying some mods......can you still play them MP?
Dimeolas

[R'as al Ghul]

Hello Everybody.

I haven't paid this thread much attention until recently. A big mistake.
Thanks to all for sharing your photos. I like a lot of them.
I have been photographing myself for a couple of years now.
I'm also doing B&W processing from time to time.
Actually I prefer B&W over colour for the most part.
I'm not sure what you guys would like to see so I'll post
some random pics. Most of my stuff is still analog and would need scanning.


https://img316.imageshack.us/img316/1102/pacificcloudsm5py.jpg
An unusual cloud formation near Sumatra. Shot from an airliner on the way back from NZ.
The pilot actually avoided flying through it so I got a good perspective on the behemoth.

https://img316.imageshack.us/img316/6609/kste2sl.jpg
The coast of baltic sea.

https://img316.imageshack.us/img316/1018/mask12sq.jpg
A Pacific mask.
https://img316.imageshack.us/img316/8060/02waihekecat0oc.jpg
A cat.

~:cheers:

[Beirut]

Great cloud shot!

It's my desktop backround now. Thanks.

[R'as al Ghul]

:bow:

1024*768 or larger would also be available if you like.

[Beirut]

:bow:

1024*768 or larger would also be available if you like.

The one you posted was good, but if you think the 1024 would be better, sure. As long as it doesn't screw up the thread sizing, post as big as you like. Thanks.

[Kraellin]

great pics, r'as!

but, i could just couldnt resist the clouds one...

http://mizus.com/kraellin/clouds-1-k-1.jpg

also, would you mind if i posted your original on another site so others could 'play' with it also?

K.

[Kraellin]

oh, and dimeolas, would you mind if i posted some of your pieces on another site as long as i credit you and post a link to your site?

same with yours, r'as; i'd be sure to post you as the photographer.

K.

[R'as al Ghul]

Hi Kraellin,

I uploaded a bigger version of the cloud for Beirut's desktop.
Feel free to use it if you want to play around with it: https://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7089/pacificcloud2em.jpg

Posting my shot on another forum is ok with me as long as I know where. I'd like to drop by and see
what others do to my work.
I'm not sure if I like your modifications. I'm all for stark contrasts but you loose some
details in the finer structures of the cloud. There's also a lot of noise in the midground.
I like the overall effect but I think you can do better, as I've seen in this thread.
The base-quality of my picture (pixel-wise) is simply too low to get reasonable results.
Perhaps the bigger version offers you more possibilities?

~:cheers:

[The_Mark]

Now that's a big cloud and a great shot ~:)

Now, my turn to give the retouchers something to play with. Medusas in the Baltic, again from the Finnic archipelago. It turned out to be a bit noisy and blurry around edges, a pity.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/makealho/meri/IMG_0821small.jpg (http://koti.mbnet.fi/makealho/meri/IMG_0821.jpg)

Click for a bigger one.

[R'as al Ghul]

https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9296/imgedit224sr.jpg

Hi The_Mark,

I did some colour and gradation curve retouching.
I also changed the composition, i.e. cut something out.
I often "cut away" parts of the image if it wasn't possible
to get the composition right at the moment of the shot,
due to time, distance etc.
I'm not 100% satisfied, though.
Your ideas?

~:cheers:

[The_Mark]

Much better than the original ~:cheers:

Also the rocks above the water came out a bit overexposed, and with them being also a bit blurry they didn't fit in that well. I was thinking of darkening them a bit, as the rocks should be almost black, with those white patterns. Basicly, darken & increase contrast should do it, I guess.

[R'as al Ghul]

https://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6279/upload21cd.jpg

Here you go. I hid the older one to make the thread lighter.
I darkened the rocks a bit more but it still looks natural.
~:cheers:

EDIT:

Also the rocks above the water came out a bit overexposed, and with them being also a bit blurry they didn't fit in that well.

It's not really sharp is it?
Reading the meta-data of the image I noticed that it was taken
with an F-stop of ca. 3.5 at roughly 1/200 sec on a Canon Power shot.
I'm not that familiar with digital cameras but it seems that a way
higher F-stop of 8 or higher would've been appropriate to get more
depth-of-field. It would also result in a slower shutter speed but
you can easily shoot at 1/60 or 1/30 sec without a Tripod.
(If you don't have an SLR then there's no mirror causing eruptions.)

[Kraellin]

I'm not sure if I like your modifications. I'm all for stark contrasts but you loose some
details in the finer structures of the cloud. There's also a lot of noise in the midground. fair enough. i was trying a new technique and was working more to a photo art criteria. this next one is kind of a mix of both, photo art and just a straight retouch.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/pacific-clouds-5-k-1.jpg

K.

[Kraellin]

oh, and r'as, if i do post your pic it would be on www.retouchpro.com . i'll let you know if i do and post the link. thanks :)

K.

[The_Mark]

Reading the meta-data of the image I noticed that it was taken
with an F-stop of ca. 3.5 at roughly 1/200 sec on a Canon Power shot.
I'm not that familiar with digital cameras but it seems that a way
higher F-stop of 8 or higher would've been appropriate to get more
depth-of-field. It would also result in a slower shutter speed but
you can easily shoot at 1/60 or 1/30 sec without a Tripod.
(If you don't have an SLR then there's no mirror causing eruptions.)
Yes, I was shooting on some sort of programmed automatics back then, still trying to familiarize myself with the camera. Higher F-stop would've helped, but a longer shutter speed wouldn't, as it was quite awkward to balance on those rocks and try to take a photo, and the blur on the edges looks to me like it might be partly motion blur, even on that shutter speed. 1/30 would've been quite difficult to get sharp at that point.

[R'as al Ghul]

fair enough. i was trying a new technique and was working more to a photo art criteria. this next one is kind of a mix of both, photo art and just a straight retouch.
oh, and r'as, if i do post your pic it would be on www.retouchpro.com . i'll let you know if i do and post the link. thanks :)

Yes, this version is much better. I like your art approach.
Retouchpro looks like a nice site . Have you seen www.photo.net?
It's quite sophisticated and inspiring. They feature some amazing amateur photographers.


Yes, I was shooting on some sort of programmed automatics back then, still trying to familiarize myself with the camera. Higher F-stop would've helped, but a longer shutter speed wouldn't, as it was quite awkward to balance on those rocks and try to take a photo, and the blur on the edges looks to me like it might be partly motion blur, even on that shutter speed. 1/30 would've been quite difficult to get sharp at that point.

I see. It always depends on the situation and carrying a tripod (like I do)around isn't always recommended. ~;)

I'm glad that you guys didn't react offended by my criticism.
I'm by no means an expert and offering opinions online
is always difficult. ~:cheers:

[Azi Tohak]

To all of the geniuses here, with picture enhancment (ahem...Kraellin and Big John), do you know of any programs that can help me de-pixelate (I don't know what the correct term is) a couple of little pictures I found? I really like them (they go together), but because of the way they were done, I can't read any of the little text, and the rest of the pictures don't look very good anyway.

Thank you.

Azi :bow:

[Big_John]

To all of the geniuses here, with picture enhancment (ahem...Kraellin and Big John)!! ~:eek:

i don't think it would be wise to put a hardcore newb like myself in the same sentance as the master, but thanks anyway. ~;)

to wit, i have no idea what you mean. :embarassed: "de-pixelize"? are the pictures too pixelated? too small? can you happen to post said pictures? you could increase the resolution of the piucs by resampling, but i don't think that's going to help you much with the text.

the only programs i'm using atm are irfanview (for low-end editing) and gimpshop (for higher-end stuff). both are free.

[Azi Tohak]

Well, heck, maybe I should just post the little things:

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/It_doesnt_seem_fair_does_it.png

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/fuhteng/Who_Says_Life_Is_Fair.png

That is what I mean. Too small to read them.

I downloaded gimpshop, but I could not find an executable file to install the @#* thing... Don't I feel stupid.

Anyway, this is what I've got.

Azi

P.S. I know the images are copyrighted so I was leery about posting them... If I need to get rid of them, let me know.

[Big_John]

hmm, what do you want exactly? you want to be able to read the fine print in the second pic? or the ultra fine in the second pic? or do you just want to clean up the readable text in both pics ("it doesn't seem fair does it?" and "who says life is fair")?

i could do the last one, i'm sure, but i don't think i can recover much from the fine print(s). i'm sure there's probably text-recognition software that has algorithms for recovering text like that, but a simple resampling, afaik, won't be able to help. maybe krae can work his magic.

edit: p.s. did you get gimpshop from here? http://www.plasticbugs.com/blogimg/GIMPshop_0.1beta_Setup.exe
that's where i got mine. it's been a while, but i don't recall the setup being too difficult..

[Azi Tohak]

Geesh... I hereby dub myself: "Azi, ADD boy!". Thanks Big John, for the link. Download.com failed me... Bad Download.com! Bad!

It is the text I would like to improve yes. Especially the little stuff. I can read the big stuff okay (and yes, you got it right on both counts).

I did a fair bit of scouring the net early this summer for my job, looking for different picture enhancement things, but I never found a text-recognition program to use.

Thanks again Big John. Now back to learning the GIMP!

Azi

[Ser Clegane]

Last weekend I spent at my in-laws at Bremerhaven to visit the Sail 2005 (http://www.sail-bremerhaven-2005.de/english/?navid=1)

Here are some pictures (unfortunately getting a windjammer on a picture is not a simple task in close quarters ~:) )

The "Krusenstern" formerly a German ship, now under the Russian flag as it was given to the USSR after WW2:

http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Sail2.jpg

http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Sail3.jpg

The "Amerigo Vespucci" from Italy:
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Sail1.jpg

The port of Bremerhaven - crammed with windjammers (the weather was not particularly good...):
http://ttkd.homepage.t-online.de/Sail4.jpg

[_Martyr_]

Here's a shot of the Burj al Arab I took on a recent visit I made to the UAE. ~:)


http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3319/1320/1600/S3020096-1.jpg


EDIT: [Nice ships there Ser! :) ]

[Gregoshi]

That is a lot of sailing ships Ser! I like that last shot with all the masts. I can see what you mean about trying to get the whole ship in the picture.

[Ser Clegane]

Here's a shot of the Burj al Arab I took on a recent visit I made to the UAE. ~:)

How did you like it there, Martyr? My wife and I are going to visit Dubai for a week in September. Any must-sees or must-dos?

[_Martyr_]

I had a great time thanks. I was in Dubai as well. Great place. A lot of people were telling me its like the Vegas of the Middle East, but what I found was very different from this. Sure there is a LOT of money there, but all in all its fairly tastefully done (well, compared to Vegas!!). I went at the hieght of summer, so it was extremely hot. It was nearly pushing 50 degrees centigrade on a few days. Thats too hot to do anything really, so be ready to spend a lot of time in air conditioned shopping malls... but then your wife would probably have you doing that anyway! ~;) ~D It should be a good bit cooler by September, people were telling me its the perfect time to go, that or spring, as the winter gets very expensive. I would warn you that there is a HELL of a lot of building going on in Dubai, especially in places like Jumeirah beach, there are literally 100s of sky scrapers going up at the same time, its quite a site! (pun intended... :dizzy2: ) If you can, get a hotel somewhere else, believe me, you really cant imagine what it looks like its so vast!

A must see in Dubai are the Gold Souks. Its something else! Its probably the most gold you're ever likely to see in one place. And its a very dark orangey gold, something you dont normally see. Even if you have no intention of buying anything (like me) then its still definitely worth it, just for the experience!

We went on Jeep Safari out into the desert. That was a very good experience. The driver took us on a really wild trip over the seemingly infinite dunes, it was like a rally or something. Then we went cammel riding, sand-boarding, visited a Bedowin camp (although this part was very touristy), smoked some apple sheesha, saw some belly dancers and had a lovely meal all for about 50 euro. Not the cheapest thing to do, but certainly a great day out! If you're staying in a hotel they'll be able to sort it out for you.

There is a really good go-karting track in Dubai, we enjoyed it but its obviously not everyones cup of tea. There is a waterpark called Wild Wadi. To be honest, I wouldnt bother. The rides are pretty unimpressive, and its only really worth spending half a day at most there, it gets boring quickly and its about 30 euro.

As for going out, there are a few places, all the Hotels have bars, they are the only places allowed to sell alcohol. I would recomend the Irish Village, its a very sureal place. It closely resembles... well you geussed it an Irish Village, with a big row of shop fronts and a semi-authentic Irish pub inside. Trust the Irish eh? We go half way around the world to an Arabian Paradise, and we still manage to end up in an Irish pub! ~D

I wish I was going back! ~:)

Its a great place for buying electronics and clothes as well.

[Kraellin]

Yes, this version is much better. I like your art approach.
Retouchpro looks like a nice site . Have you seen www.photo.net?
It's quite sophisticated and inspiring. They feature some amazing amateur photographers. thanks, azi.
yes, retouchpro is a great site and no, i havent been on photo.net, other than to take a brief look after i saw your mention of it.

as for those images with the fine print, nope, that very, very small print and the even smaller print at the bottom i cant handle. try the C.I.A. ;) i can make out a few words and letters, but mostly not. you'd have to have a better scan/image.

nice pics, Ser! i upgraded to paint shop pro 9....gonna have to take a look at one or two of those in it :)

K.

[Kraellin]

one of the less dramatic attempts i made on this:
http://mizus.com/kraellin/Sail4-3-k-1a.jpg

K.

[Ser Clegane]

Thanks, Martyr, for all the information ~:)


I would warn you that there is a HELL of a lot of building going on in Dubai, especially in places like Jumeirah beach, there are literally 100s of sky scrapers going up at the same time, its quite a site! (pun intended... ) If you can, get a hotel somewhere else, believe me, you really cant imagine what it looks like its so vast!


~:eek: I hope it won't be too bad - our hotel is actually located at Jumeirah Beach...


so be ready to spend a lot of time in air conditioned shopping malls... but then your wife would probably have you doing that anyway!

Very likely :help: Perhaps I should conveniently misplace my creditcard on that day... :thinking:



one of the less dramatic attempts i made on this:


Great work, Krae! :thumbsup:
I like how the clouds turned out on that one - gives a very dramatic impression of a rising storm that fits very well with the ships ~:cheers:

And this is the less dramatic version?? ~;)

[_Martyr_]

I hope it won't be too bad - our hotel is actually located at Jumeirah Beach...

Dont worry then. If you can ask for a room with a beach view. The hotels are pretty helpfull about this. As I was there, they were just starting to afix the shinny outsides to most of the buildings, with these on, they will look a hell of a lot nicer by the time you arive.

[Kraellin]

thanks, Ser :)


And this is the less dramatic version?? yes, but i'll spare you the more dramatic for the moment ;)

but, here's another rendition, a more photo art type:
http://mizus.com/kraellin/Sail4-3-k-1b.jpg

K.

[Voigtkampf]

Remarkable, Kraellin-sama. :bow:

[Ser Clegane]

Remarkable, Kraellin-sama. :bow:

Indeed ~:) ~:cheers:

I am tempted to post more pics from my archives to lure you into providing more samples of your work ~D

[R'as al Ghul]

one of the less dramatic attempts i made on this:
(picture cut out to go easy on bandwith)
K.
That's a really great effect!
Care to share your secret with us? ~;)

I uploaded something to play around with.
The scan quality isn't that good, it was scanned with my old scanner.
There's a bit colour noise in the clouds and a small hair at the bottom.
Schloß Glücksburg:
https://img365.imageshack.us/img365/6372/image159ke.jpg

Have Fun!
~:cheers:

[Kraellin]

thanks voight, ser, r'as :) those are fun to do.

there's no 'secret', i'm afraid; just using paint shop pro 9 and some techniques i've learned. that particular technique i somewhat borrowed from a script in psp 9. instead of using the script, however, i simply read the text and used a few of the things they were doing, but altered quite a bit from there.

i'm afraid i couldnt work on the one r'as posted. seems there was a storm in progress and by the time i could get to it things had changed too much...
http://mizus.com/kraellin/castle-1-k-1.jpg

;)

K.

[_Martyr_]

Youre a master Kraellin!

[Mouzafphaerre]

Youre a master Kraellin!
.
Seconded. :bow:
.

[Kraellin]

thanks martyr, mouza :) fun stuff. i think r'as may have had something else in mind, though ;)

K.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

my most beutiful gimpshop work yet, I need to share it. I wish I could use it here, but it's about 34 kilobites too big.
https://img373.imageshack.us/img373/4126/kvpsig5qw.jpg

[Mouzafphaerre]

.
Nice stuff Kaiser.
.

[R'as al Ghul]

thanks voight, ser, r'as :) those are fun to do.

there's no 'secret', i'm afraid; just using paint shop pro 9 and some techniques i've learned. that particular technique i somewhat borrowed from a script in psp 9. instead of using the script, however, i simply read the text and used a few of the things they were doing, but altered quite a bit from there.

i'm afraid i couldnt work on the one r'as posted. seems there was a storm in progress and by the time i could get to it things had changed too much...
[..]

;)

K.
i think r'as may have had something else in mind, though ;)

~:) Very nice. Cool storm effect.
I'd really liked to see the "blue effect" from Ser's picture on mine, but this is also amazing.

~:cheers:

[Mithrandir]

went to Gambia, took a picture, went back.

Here is it.

https://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/jvb1984/gam1.jpg

[Mithrandir]

ps: how'd you make the castle one Kraelling ?
Very nice indeed!

[jimmyM]

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/jamie1133/DSCF2063.jpg https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/jamie1133/DSCF2045.jpg

there are two I took around my village recently..also have some Prague ones for the "Most beautiful city" thread...definately a contender.

Ahh, The Gambia, beautiful place, where abouts were you?

[Kraellin]

thanks r'as, mith :)

these are prolly more to your liking, r'as, but i didnt go quite as extreme on the blue.

http://mizus.com/kraellin/castle-4-k-1.jpg

http://mizus.com/kraellin/castle-5-k-1.jpg

K.

[Kraellin]

oh, and mith, the water in that flooded castle pic was done with a plugin for photoshop/paint shop pro.

also guys, i'm looking for a site that did aging of a face. you uploaded a picture and then manipulated the picture on the site, adding 10, 20, or 30 years. if anyone knows the link to this, please post it.

K.