Forum: Photography

Subject: DITI (Do It To It) for the Week of August 15, 2011

bmac62 opened this issue on Aug 15, 2011 · 71 posts

bmac62 posted Mon, 15 August 2011 at 12:15 PM

Okay everybody, here's the new DITI for the week of August 15th!

Click on the photograph in order to save it in its largest available format.

This is straight out the camera, so have at it! Serious postwork or fearsome sea monsters or anything in between. Enjoy!

Whoever answers with an image first is responsible for next week's DITI.

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

myrrhluz posted Mon, 15 August 2011 at 12:20 PM

Very beautiful straight out of the camera! It's saved and ready for future play. :)

Great image!

mariogiannecchini posted Mon, 15 August 2011 at 12:30 PM

I like it, seems to offer a number of solutions! Good evening and happy week !

Mario

jayfar posted Mon, 15 August 2011 at 1:15 PM

This image is a really beautiful one Bill, the lighting is spot on.

dashboard_jehovah posted Mon, 15 August 2011 at 5:44 PM

Looks like a fun one!

dashboard_jehovah posted Mon, 15 August 2011 at 6:36 PM

They are back!...run away...run away!

myrrhluz posted Mon, 15 August 2011 at 6:50 PM

They're on top of us! It looks like they have already begun to tear up the place. I'm going to sneak quietly away. Great image!

bmac62 posted Mon, 15 August 2011 at 8:31 PM

Outstanding Mark...reminds me a bit of Will Smith's Independence Day. Fits the scene perfectly. :)

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

auntietk posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 12:21 AM

Holy crap! I never saw 'em coming. :P Great work!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

myrrhluz posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 12:36 AM

Here's my first.

bmac62 posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 1:13 AM

Nicely postworked Lu...if I was on that beach, I'd be concerned that the end of the world was nigh:) Sriking!

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

helanker posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 4:48 AM

Yikes! Dashboard, I think I would sneak away too. Looks fantastic :)

And Lucinda It really looks threatening, but very well done :)

helanker posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 4:49 AM

Here is my first: Just playing around with tubes :)

mariogiannecchini posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 5:52 AM

To dashboard_jehovah, Lucinda and Helle :

Un avvio scoppiettante con queste splendide immagini ! Complimenti !!!!!!

A roaring start with these splendid images! Congratulations !!!!!!

MrsLubner posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 9:02 AM

I won't even go back and comment on each one, but I'll gladly say that what I've seen so far is wonderful! I feel a bit intimidated... I don't know if I can match up to any of them.

Flannel Knight's Photos
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bmac62 posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 11:07 AM

Hi Helle, Like all the things you've brought to the party.

If we had some shortcake and whipped cream we could make quite a treat out of those strawberries.

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

helanker posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 12:37 PM

Yeah, wouldnt it be nice? :-D Thank you :)

TomDart posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 2:48 PM

Do yoy really think those are logs on the beach? Those are THEM...they came thousands of years ago the first time and their ancestors have turned to stone in Arizona.

emmecielle posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 3:26 PM

My first upolad... **Help! An inundation!!! **

Photo elaborated with photoshop plug-in flaming pear_ effect flood and plug-in lucisart. :-)

emmecielle posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 3:27 PM

Congratulations to you all for the wonderful works! :-)

blinkings posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 3:42 PM

Great work everyone.

dashboard_jehovah posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 4:06 PM

Love the F.P. flood plug-in...awsome work all!

bmac62 posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 4:30 PM

Now that's one very high tide Maria:) Like the way you've heightened the dramatic effects with the flood filter and enhancing the light throughout the image.

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

myrrhluz posted Tue, 16 August 2011 at 8:21 PM

Great play, Helle! The strawberries look yummy, but if I was in the boat and saw those bugs, I'd stay offshore!

Beautiful flood effect Maria! I love the glassy look of the water, and the clarity of the image.

helanker posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 2:48 AM

HEHE! Thats why there are no people on the beach, Lucinda.... they ran away :D Thank you :)

helanker posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 2:50 AM

Maria! Excellent work on your inundation. Looks so real :)

myrrhluz posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 3:44 AM

I love Mark's image, so here's a color variation for my second.

mariogiannecchini posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 6:41 AM

Bella inondazione ( non dannosa ) e bella rielaborazione di Lucinda dell'immagine postata da dashboard_jehovah.

Beautiful flood (not harmful) and beautiful reworking of the image posted by Lucinda dashboard_jehovah.

mariogiannecchini posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 6:43 AM

My pic 1

Ritorno al passato - Back to the Past

bmac62 posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 10:34 AM

Lu...your change of lighting has changed the image dramatically...like it.

Mario...Oooo, very nice. Your pic has lots of that old time flavor:) This is a time when graininess really adds to the picture.

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

myrrhluz posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 12:22 PM

Beautiful Mario! I like the sepia tones very much! It looks like an image from the turn of the century. (19th to 20th :))

emmecielle posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:13 PM

Photo edited with Photoshop, Fractalius plug-in, crayon wide to 50% and colours revived with Photofiltre! :-)

emmecielle posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:17 PM

Fantastic your return to the past, Mario!
Even your revision is very nice, dear Lucinda!

Congratulations to both! :-)

auntietk posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:23 PM

I just love that Fractilius filter, Maria. Beautifully done!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

mariogiannecchini posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:27 PM

Bel risultato , grande controllo degli effetti di fractalius .

helanker posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:29 PM

Excellent color change Lucinda :-)

Mario, i really love that Old looking version. :)

helanker posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:30 PM

Maria! That is a lovely painting like version. :-)

mariogiannecchini posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:38 PM

My pic 2

Piccolo pianeta

mariogiannecchini posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:40 PM

Grazie a Lucinda ,Maria C. e Helle !

Thank to Lucinda ,Maria C. and Helle !

myrrhluz posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:41 PM

Beautiful Maria! Wonderful textures and motion. The ground and clouds look wind sculptured.

emmecielle posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:41 PM

A fantastic work, Mario! :-)

emmecielle posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:43 PM

Thank you all for the benign comments! :-)

myrrhluz posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 1:56 PM

Wonderful Mario! It whirls around and makes me dizzy. I love the colors and the golden shine of the water. Since I'm pretty sure what filter you used and the image is not symetrical, I'm really impressed with how it is joined without a seam.

MrsLubner posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 3:34 PM

oh! Mario! I adore the treatment!

mariogiannecchini posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 5:30 PM

Many thanks to Lucinda, Maria C.and PJ .I am glad that you enjoy this treatment obtained with Dynamic Photo HDR. Lucinda has rightly noted the lack of symmetry, deliberately distorted to me.

auntietk posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 9:45 PM

Cropped, and several filters applied.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

myrrhluz posted Wed, 17 August 2011 at 9:57 PM

Lovely Tara! Wonderful colors, light, and mood. A view like this would soothe away the tensions of the day.

emmecielle posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 12:27 PM

Fantastic work, Tara! Splendid colours and atmosphere! :-)

bmac62 posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 1:53 PM

Three more fascinating DITI works since I've last been here! Way to go all.

Maria: Really like the way you combined all the effects you've used...particularly the Fractalius plug-in. I keep telling myself to download Fractalious...seems sometimes I just don't listen to good advice

Mario: Oh, a 'little planet'...at least that's what I've heard this technique called. This is a fun thing to do and works great on our beach scene at Picnic Point, Washington.

Tara: Very painterly. I'll bet there are some Virtual Photographer filters in use here. How about an 8x10 for the computer room wall?

I guess it is time for me to upload an entry...question is, Can I come up with anything as good as all of these?

Bill

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

mariogiannecchini posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 2:11 PM

x Bill

I really like this exercise, because it lets you do that then can be good evidence for their photos to new experiences.

good evening

Mario

emmecielle posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 2:12 PM

My third upload ... photo reworked with Dream Suite, blue dream effect!

I wish you all a great week-end! :-)

emmecielle posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 2:16 PM

Surely, Bill! Your original photo is very beautiful... and I think you can even retouch it still better than all of us! :)

bmac62 posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 2:49 PM

Thanks Maria...here goes...a different crop and some combination of photoshop postwork designed to shift the light in the sky a little differently then already done.

Bill

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

emmecielle posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 3:04 PM

Splendid lighting, Bill! Well done! :-)

mariogiannecchini posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 3:15 PM

Very beautiful , Bill ! Splendid postwork !

TomDart posted Thu, 18 August 2011 at 3:50 PM

Since some of you might be spending the night on the beach, I added a Cambodian or possibly Thai "Spirit House" to help you sleep better.

myrrhluz posted Fri, 19 August 2011 at 1:06 AM

Beautiful additions!

Maria, I looked at your beautiful blue treatment and the Moody Blues song "Twilight Time" started going through my head: "Twilight time to dream awhile, In veils of deepening blue." I love the blue tones.

Bill, Wonderful peach and blue combination in the water and sky. I love the water and your crop brings it more in to dominance. Lovely light.

Tom, Now that the bugs have gone, I might be tempted to spend a night on the beach. Beautiful light and clarity.

mariogiannecchini posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 3:16 AM

Beautiful work , Tom !!!

mariogiannecchini posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 3:17 AM

My Pic 3

bmac62 posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 10:09 AM

Isn't it amazing how many variations we can come up with just by shifting light...

Maria: Your blue dream effect takes us into a mysterious nighttimme setting.

Tom: Thanks for providing a nook for us to sleep securely in...looks a wee bit tight for me:)

Mario: Your warm tones are very inviting...would you believe we saw a lady sleeping in the sun on top of one of those logs a few days ago? Didn't look very comfortable!

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

mariogiannecchini posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 12:25 PM

Hello, Bill, I am not surprised at all. Sometimes I went to the mouth of the Serchio where these logs if they are hundreds and I saw people sleeping in the most incredible ways. Rarely, people photographer, because in Italy we can not publish photos of people without a written release. When I did I changed the faces of the protagonists.

Mario

TomDart posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 1:35 PM

I like the original and the diti's done here. I personally allow myself only to slightly play with the image since the original is such a neat photo.

This is a mild attempt to give an old platinum print with a lens without the best edge correction.

MrsLubner posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 8:00 PM

ooooooo, I like that moody postwork, Mario. How deep it is!

dashboard_jehovah posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 10:30 PM

filters used: flexify2, glare and glitterato (all flaming pear filters) and KTP lightning filter.

MrsLubner posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 11:45 PM

A totally electrifying postwork. :-)

myrrhluz posted Sun, 21 August 2011 at 3:35 AM

Wonderful additions!

Here's my last.

Day of the Grackles!

TomDart posted Sun, 21 August 2011 at 7:39 AM

The birds are cleanly cutout...this is silly enough to be a lot of fun and smiles.

bmac62 posted Sun, 21 August 2011 at 10:24 AM

Tom, Mark and Lu,

Three more neatly postworked variations on my basic picture of Picnic Point.

The Platinum print style, the gorgeous lightning (new filter for me) and "the birds" are all winners!

Mark (dashboard_jehovah)...you have the honor of starting us off tomorrow (Aug 22nd) with a new DITI. Know you'll have fun with it.

Cheers, Bill (bmac62)

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

dashboard_jehovah posted Sun, 21 August 2011 at 7:55 PM

What is the MAX. file size for an image upload to the forum thread?

Thanks for good time here in DITI

bmac62 posted Sun, 21 August 2011 at 9:56 PM

Max file size is 800 x 600 and 200kb for the forum thread.

If any questions send me a sitemail and I'll get right back to you.

Bill (bmac62)

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

dashboard_jehovah posted Sun, 21 August 2011 at 11:52 PM

Attached Link: http://http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2834184

Here is the link to the DITI challenge for the week of August 22, 2011

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2834184