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Title: Little Help
Post by: BMathis on June 24, 2009, 02:05:34 AM

Can you give some pointers on what would make this better?  Any help would be great.  :salute

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i38/westoaksplaza/no16Blkbg.jpg)

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: Fulmar on June 24, 2009, 08:44:44 AM

Couple things I noticed.
1) The shot is taken from inside the cockpit.  There should be some reflections of the glass/whatever cool material the dome is made out of.  Otherwise, it just looks like its flying around with the windows down.  See below pic:
(http://www.flygplan.info/images/f18_cockpit.jpg)

2) The terrain confuses me.  It looks like it drops off into no where into clouds.  I don't know if you edited the below terrain or if its 100% real.  It just looks odd.

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: BMathis on June 24, 2009, 11:00:39 AM

Ah yes, cool point. I'll see if I can recreate the Glass reflections...  Thanks Fulmar!  :salute

The BG is an original picture... It's a hilltop and it drops off, but clouds obscure the valley.

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: Stampf on June 24, 2009, 11:44:30 AM

Wow, that's sharp!

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: 1pLUs44 on June 24, 2009, 11:56:08 AM

Ground should probably be kind of blurred towards the bottom left side?

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: BMathis on June 24, 2009, 03:25:14 PM

Took the advice and made a little progress.  I'm not a photoshop mastermind by any length. I searched for a tutorial for this kind of glare effect, but didn't find any worthy or similar to what I wanted... Then it was trial and error for a while (more the latter than anything).

Here's a updated version. Thanks for the help gents, let me know if better or not.  :salute

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i38/westoaksplaza/No16_Cockpitglare-1.jpg)

I'm gonna now mess with the blurring on that bottom corner 1plus...  ;)

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: Golfer on June 24, 2009, 05:46:40 PM

I can't put my finger on how to critique it but the exhaust blur looks overdone.

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: Fulmar on June 24, 2009, 07:16:24 PM

Quote from: Golfer on June 24, 2009, 05:46:40 PM

I can't put my finger on how to critique it but the exhaust blur looks overdone.

I don't think so, check this or any other GIS.
(http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Aircraft/Fighters/AmericanJets/SmokeyF16Takeoff.jpg)

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: Golfer on June 24, 2009, 08:01:43 PM

I mean the Blurring is too fine.  A coarser, thicker appearing blur would look more realistic.  Again I can't put my finger on how to explain it but the image blur is just that where engine exhaust doesn't distort things quite as even.

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: BMathis on June 24, 2009, 08:58:38 PM

I see what you mean. Kinda looks like water vinegar mix - it's not evenly distributed. Mines too uniform I spose. I'm not exactly sure how to manipulate that. I still am messing with it, and I'll see what PS can do.  Thanks George.

Title: Re: Little Help
Post by: jerkins on July 05, 2009, 12:11:01 PM

Too me that ground looks too sharp, if the planes are in focus, the ground should be slightly off.  Correct?  It just seams a bit sharp. 

Also this makes me think of the speed of the planes, wouldnt that make the ground less sharp.

Just a thought