Author Topic: A bit of AH P38 nostalgia (Read 1159 times)

LEADPIG · « **Reply #15 on:** December 19, 2006, 12:55:11 AM »

Which one was your son Guppy?

Beautiful shot

porkfrog · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2006, 03:08:18 PM »

Awesome pic Guppy, feels ominous to me.They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Very sorry to hear about your son. I mean that.

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Old Sport · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2006, 05:15:55 PM »

My condolences on the loss of your son.

You know sir, as other have pointed out, the shot does capture a lot of emotion.

I'm willing to bet there is a competent aviation artist that could put that shot in oil on a good-sized canvas for you and smooth things up a bit. Could add lighting highlites on the planes, make the coastline, jungle and clouds a bit more natural, and perhaps add a sunbeam or two through the clouds, perhaps one lighting your son's plane.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2006, 05:35:28 PM »

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Originally posted by LEADPIG
Which one was your son Guppy?

Beautiful shot

He said he was following his son.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 19, 2006, 05:51:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Old Sport
My condolences on the loss of your son.

You know sir, as other have pointed out, the shot does capture a lot of emotion.

I'm willing to bet there is a competent aviation artist that could put that shot in oil on a good-sized canvas for you and smooth things up a bit. Could add lighting highlites on the planes, make the coastline, jungle and clouds a bit more natural, and perhaps add a sunbeam or two through the clouds, perhaps one lighting your son's plane.

Actually having a painting done of Corky Smith's CorkyJr P38 and his wingman by Aviation Artist Wade Meyers.

http://wademeyersart.tripod.com/id65.html

It's the Pacific 80th Headhunters listed.

Was kinda a gift from my son & daughter to me after the accident.

In some ways they're both flying wing for me now.

Old Sport · « **Reply #20 on:** December 20, 2006, 05:54:29 AM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
Actually having a painting done of Corky Smith's CorkyJr P38 and his wingman by Aviation Artist Wade Meyers.

Should be nice. He's one of the artists I was thinking of.

Best regards

Wolfala · « **Reply #21 on:** December 20, 2006, 11:49:37 AM »

Guppy,

I would get in touch with this guy:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?threadid=437759

His email is homepage@skyraider3d.com

He'd do it in CG and with the backstory, would probally do a fantastic job.

Wolf

Benny Moore · « **Reply #22 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:11:05 PM »

If you're planning on using that screenshot for the painting, I recommend going back in the track and using maximum zoom (minimum field of vision) to take a new screenshot. In other words, zoom in all the way, then move the camera out so that the aircraft are the same apparent distance.

Here are two pictures to demonstrate. Both were taken from the same angle at the same time, but the upper picture is at normal zoom and camera distance. The lower picture is at maximum zoom and the camera is farther away. The lower picture, of course, is the way the human eye would see it.

Raptor · « **Reply #23 on:** December 21, 2006, 10:35:22 PM »

he's not using that screen shot, he is getting one done of 80th FS P38, the one in that photo is 475th skin from AH