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Post by tomhet on Sept 9, 2008 5:30:38 GMT
Well, here's a new one, Ceratosaurus by the River. You can even see a submerged croc   This one was a little bit complicated. First, the scenery. I used a clear-colored cloth for the base (it's the color you can see through the 'water', so it can be a shallow part of a river, but you can change that however you like) Then I put a transparent bag to make it look like a watery surface (I added the croc). Now, the Kaiyodo Ceratosaurus has a base with a log on it, when I took the picture I let the plastic cover a small part of the base. I put a nice plant in front to make it all look a little bit more natural. The pic is now ready to be modified. Using the smudging tool from Photoshop, I expanded the base to make it look like a grainy beach and I blended it with the plastic that has the piece of cloth underneath . I added contrast. There you go. |
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Post by richard on Sept 10, 2008 22:06:38 GMT
hey that's nice!! However the croc doesnot work very well. anyway I liked it  So... you did not like the idea of dancing mammoths?  |
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Post by tomhet on Sept 11, 2008 2:52:51 GMT
The river looks like plastic That's closer to the truth than you might think And no richard, no dancing mammoths this time |
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Post by richard on Sept 11, 2008 21:33:45 GMT
The river looks like plastic sometimes having a bad quality camera works... but it did not this time. I think due to photoshop and you phone camera (and of course your ideas) the underwater (well you know what I mean) dios are f**king awesome but sometimes you need a better camera to make even better the shot |
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Post by stoneage on Sept 12, 2008 2:45:56 GMT
;D I believe the river is cellophane.
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Post by tomhet on Sept 12, 2008 5:03:34 GMT
Nope, it's not that kind of plastic |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Sept 13, 2008 13:27:15 GMT
A white plastic bag?
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Post by tomhet on Sept 17, 2008 4:58:43 GMT
Several outdoor shots of the Carnegie Giganoto:    No surprise here, I only added contrast and removed a couple of metal bars that were in the background. A couple of Iguanodon and several Barys near the lake  This one wasn't too tricky. I went to a park, I saw a small slope I liked, I placed the Iguanos, I place two plastic baggies together (the reflection of the sun makes it look like true water) I used my good ol' VGC cell phone camera. I blurred it a little bit. Then I added contrast. That's it. |
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Post by Libraraptor on Sept 17, 2008 11:39:20 GMT
A plausible composition, since the Baryonyx and the Iguanodon both were English dinosaurs from the lower Creatceous. I wonder what happened a few seconds before the shot. Were the Iguanodons scared by the predators ambling towards the river and thus now run away?
What brand is that Iguanodon on the left side?
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Sept 17, 2008 12:27:42 GMT
that's the 'walking with dinosaurs' Iguanodon
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Post by richard on Sept 17, 2008 20:08:24 GMT
I'm just watching them to see the giga |
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Post by tomhet on Sept 18, 2008 2:27:48 GMT
I wonder what happened a few seconds before the shot. Were the Iguanodons scared by the predators ambling towards the river and thus now run away? That's a good guess Libraraptor. I suppose they were grazing before they were disturbed by the fishing Barys  |
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Post by tomhet on Sept 30, 2008 16:14:15 GMT
New one. A Tylosaurus and an Elasmo.  I took this one with a 3.5 MP camera. This is only mildly photoshopped: mainly contrast (to make the image sharper) tone (to make it a little bit bluer) and lighting stuff (to make it darker). The underwater effect was done by a layer of green cellophane with a strong light behind it. One can do beautiful effects this way in case somebody wants to try it. I also added instructions to others, like the Ceratosaurus |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Sept 30, 2008 16:21:36 GMT
New one. A Tylosaurus and an Elasmo. I took this one with a 3.5 MP camera. This is only mildly photoshopped: mainly contrast (to make the image sharper) tone (to make it a little bit bluer) and lighting stuff (to make it darker). The underwater effect was done by a layer of green cellophane with a strong light behind it. One can do beautiful effects this way in case somebody wants to try it. Very nice! (but poor plesiosaur!) |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Sept 30, 2008 19:47:35 GMT
^^ that it exactly what I thought- That poor little guy  |
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Post by sid on Sept 30, 2008 20:10:57 GMT
Poor Plesio indeed!  ;D Anyway,good dioramas,Tom |
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 1, 2008 0:19:25 GMT
Wow! Your diorama just keeps on improving Tomhet. Really cool water effect and very clever use of plastic and light.  |
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Post by richard on Oct 1, 2008 1:18:01 GMT
f**king awesome!! yes I know I' weird, but for underwater-type pictures, is n't better a low resolution camera? *hopes tomhet doesn't go bersek* |
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Post by tomhet on Oct 1, 2008 1:42:32 GMT
f**king awesome!! yes I know I' weird, but for underwater-type pictures, is n't better a low resolution camera? *hopes tomhet doesn't go bersek* Thanks for the positive feedback guys. richard, I'd have used my cell phone camera but it would have been too dark (and the quality would have been really poor). I'm preparing another one and with that one I'll go back to my VGC camera. |
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 1, 2008 3:44:41 GMT
I'm arresting that mosasaur for animal cruelty - Very nice! ;D
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