Simviation Forum - What do you think?

Jan 20^th, 2008 at 5:05am

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Tell me what you think about this shot.

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Reply #1 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 5:21am

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The clouds, sky and aircraft are all very good.... but I would have taken the shot over some mountains or something - that sea is a bit dull. Also, if you want the retro black and white look, it might be better trying a sepia effect. Wink

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Reply #2 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 1:56pm

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spitfire boy wrote on Jan 20^th, 2008 at 5:21am:

it might be better trying a sepia effect. Wink

the reason being that based on simply the style of that AC, full color wasn't widely available yet, and B&W although commonplace was starting to get more widely replaced by sepia and other light color films.

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Reply #3 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 2:04pm

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JLangholzJ wrote on Jan 20^th, 2008 at 1:56pm:

spitfire boy wrote on Jan 20^th, 2008 at 5:21am:

it might be better trying a sepia effect. Wink

the reason being that based on simply the style of that AC, full color wasn't widely available yet, and B&W although commonplace was starting to get more widely replaced by sepia and other light color films.

And also cos it'd look better... Grin

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Reply #4 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 2:57pm

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Personally I prefer B&W for his shot, because originally it shouldn't look like an old photograph, but like a simple, sharp, B&W photo. Wink

But I made two sepia versions. Is it better now?

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Reply #5 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 5:59pm

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I like the sharper grainy one alot! Cheesy

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Reply #6 - Jan 23^rd, 2008 at 6:24pm

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Nice! I like the third one the best! Wink

It has the most contrast between the sky/plane and the clouds and water.

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Reply #7 - Jan 23^rd, 2008 at 7:41pm

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sepia one indeed look good

spitfire boy, I always see you dishing out on everyone elses work but i do not ever remember seeing you post anything Roll Eyes

EDIT: just saw your post about 3 down.... but still

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Reply #8 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 2:29am

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J. wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2008 at 7:41pm:

sepia one indeed look good

spitfire boy, I always see you dishing out on everyone elses work but i do not ever remember seeing you post anything Roll Eyes

EDIT: just saw your post about 3 down.... but still

Hey, all I'm doing is giving constructive criticism... which is what they ask for by posting these things here in the first place... and the reason I post in alot of these sort of threads is because I want people to be able to get better at screenshooting. What on earth is wrong with that?

I don't post many screenshots because I don't have time to... but what business is that of yours? Angry

P.S. If you're questioning contribution... the comp that's running at the mo in the studio... that was my idea. Huh

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Reply #9 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 8:59am

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I agree with you completly, spitfire boy!
I always prefer rather critical comments because there's no perfect shot and there is always something to improve.
So when I see a critical comment I know that someone really thought about the shot and not just wrote something.
So thanks for your critique spitfire boy. Wink

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Reply #10 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 5:29pm

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Sorry about the above post of mine.... I was tired and irritable at the time and I was ready to snap at anything. Although I must say that being accused of lack of contribution I find not only unfounded but also unacceptable, in my mind at least.

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Reply #11 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 5:32pm

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spitfire boy wrote on Jan 24^th, 2008 at 5:29pm:

Sorry about the above post of mine.... I was tired and irritable at the time and I was ready to snap at anything. Although I must say that being accused of lack of contribution I find not only unfounded but also unacceptable, in my mind at least.

i was just saying, you seem ready to critique on everyone elses work yet rarely see yours.

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Reply #12 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 5:57pm

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J. wrote on Jan 24^th, 2008 at 5:32pm:

spitfire boy wrote on Jan 24^th, 2008 at 5:29pm:

Sorry about the above post of mine.... I was tired and irritable at the time and I was ready to snap at anything. Although I must say that being accused of lack of contribution I find not only unfounded but also unacceptable, in my mind at least.

i was just saying, you seem ready to critique on everyone elses work yet rarely see yours.

But why is there anything fundamentally wrong with that? Huh

P.S. I can't recall seeing much of yours either... Grin

Anyway, lets stop this now before it gets out of hand. I just wanted to make clear that me helping people become better screenshooters by telling them where improvement can be made does not automatically mean I have to chain myself to my computer (I have other things which have to take priority, bear in mind I'm in the exams period, years 10 + 11) and post a fully fledged screenshot set every 5 minutes. I prefer to come up with one occasionally that I feel I've put a lot of effort into. And I do NOT wish to be lectured to on how I should change that habit. I mean, so what if I'm a bit slow posting my work... that does not automatically mean I cannot get involved in this area, where the shots are displayed. It's a common and rather irritating trend I've been noticing... it is NOT tantamount to hypocrisy, because I'm not accusing anyone of anything or belittling them in any way.

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Reply #13 - Jan 24^th, 2008 at 6:10pm