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Other Stuff => The Lead Painters' League => Season 8 => Topic started by: Prof.Witchheimer on May 18, 2014, 11:42:11 AM
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(http://leadadventureforum.com/images/lpl/s08/r09/Frank_Go_strong_into_the_Dessert_RD_9.jpg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/images/lpl/s08/r09/prof_palmyrans_rd9.jpg)
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Ahh shit, what a choice o_o o_o o_o
Where are the Camels with the luggage from Frank?
cheers
James
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Frank's wonderful entry puts me in mind of a Victorian "Where's Wally?" :)
(Still haven't spotted him yet.)
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Bloody hell Frank, what an incredible picture! :o
Prof, yours is a great entry too. You dont make it easy for yourself do you?
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both are amazing.
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How are we supposed to choose? Both are off the wall amazing!
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How are we supposed to choose? Both are off the wall amazing!
+1
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These entries both were amazing. What a tough decision. I kept boing back and forth A coin toss would have been better.
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Simply Stunning, it's an honor to look at those two entries!
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For a moment, in my not-quite-awake stage, I thought they were multiple shots of the same thing.
I have NO idea how to vote here.
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Jesus wept both are stunning, speechless :-* :-* :-*
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Both excellent entries, but how can Septima Zenobia be denied?!?
Great stuff gents, I appreciate the excellent work put on show here for us!
Thanks
n
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Stunning brushwork and photos, both. Near impossible choice - and fine examples of why I don't enter painting contests.
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Freakin' phenomenal, both of you. Wowed by the first, continued to be amazed with the second. I started thinking "well, this one did this thing... oh, there it is too... shoot." I ran through every easy elimination condition I had and all of the hard ones too. Would that I could put together a scene with a fraction of the skill you've both demonstrated.
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:o Tell me you didn't paint all these figures in the past week!
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They are both such stunning scenes. How to choose? I think that both of these are some of the best painting I have ever seen on the LAF.
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Bloody bleeding hell... :o :o :o
Frank - you have surpassed yourself. What a scene! :-*
I am expecting nothing less than a full scale battle of the Somme for round 10 - a match I am fully expecting to lose 8)
Alex, the Palmyrans are gorgeous.
(My wife once played Zenobia in a play of the same name :))
But I really don't think anyone can stand against Frank in this form. He's certainly pulled all the stops out this LPL. Brilliant.
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Frank. You're utterly mad. ;) :o :-*
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Stunning entries!!
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Bloody hell, both Frank and The Prof are getting better, which I did not think would be possible. Now I've got to cast a vote, hell I can feel a migraine coming on.
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Both very very good, and better than others. seems a shame to choose a winner, so one that would win against another entry must loose!
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Amazing both!
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This is like trying to choose between DaVinci and Michelangelo. Two masters at the top of their form.
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This is like trying to choose between DaVinci and Michelangelo. Two masters at the top of their form.
Good comparison! This is one of the most stunning comparisons I've ever seen. Both are simply epic in scale. Amazing job...and yes, it makes you wonder what these masters have planned for Round 10...!
Mike Demana
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Camels vs. Camels ;-) Brilliant entry Alex! I really don’t know much about the ancient history of Palmyra…shame on me! Not least, because I have visited the remains of Palmyra some years ago.
The miniatures in my pictures are of course not painted in a single week! But I painted 12 camels and 12 figures within 5 days, which was really hard work. The miniatures are made by Castaway Arts, Perry Miniatures and Redoubt.
And thank you for your kind comments…but do not expected too much for round 10. I am afraid I do not have the time to paint everything I have actually planned.
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Oh my, what shall I vote for. It is
nearly impossible to make a fair decision. There is one thing that is shown clearly by the current LPL: There is a niche of top painters which can´t be filled by everyone, but you two certainly squeeze in there...
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Wow, Frank.
That was one of the ten best miniature pictures I ever saw.
Prof. your picture is still excellent. In paiting aspects you are both first notch.
But I know all to well what a pain it is to built up a picture like that, find the right ankle to fotograph it, get it sharp ...
Since yesterday I watch it again and again. :o
Something I usually not do.
Prof. Thanks for doing this competition. Watching the new entries on sunday is always the highlight at the end of the week!!!
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Oh la la !!! What a cruel decision !!! both are simply amazing !
I noticed that a button is missing on the 35th figures on the background ... lol lol lol
Difficult choice ... Congratulations !
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Ein Wimmelbild
Good luck both.
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Feel sorry for the Prof, what an entry and to be running second
1 question - how do you keep all the figures in focus Frank?
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1 question - how do you keep all the figures in focus Frank?
Yes! That is almost as amazing as the scene/paint jobs!
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Fancier cameras allow you to adjust the depth of field, and decide how much of the picture you want in focus.
It's called "AV" Mode (Aperture Value) on the one I use. If you set it at its maximum value (absolutely every damn thing in the frame in focus) it takes about a minute to take the picture, so a tripod is indispensable.
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As Plynkes already said…
Usually I use the center measuring field of my autofocus camera to set the focus on the closed miniature or the main object of the photo. Then you have to choose a high aperture…depending on the depth of focus you want to achieve. The best way is to try some different apertures. Finally you have to choose the shutter speed to get the right exposure. For the whole thing you also need a self-timer and tripod. I hope that will help you.
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Frank's entry is awesome, i think it should be named "Find Waldo"
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Usually I use the center measuring field of my autofocus camera to set the focus on the closed miniature or the main object of the photo. Then you have to choose a high aperture…depending on the depth of focus you want to achieve. The best way is to try some different apertures. Finally you have to choose the shutter speed to get the right exposure. For the whole thing you also need a self-timer and tripod. I hope that will help you.
And if you can't figure out how to set the camera perfectly, there's always Photoshop or Gimp, which can do pretty much all of the above after the picture's been taken. :)
Thanks
n.
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Not least, because I have visited the remains of Palmyra some years ago.
I also visited Palmyra...fond memories of that place. I fear for what may have happened to it in the Syrian civil war raging now... :'(
Mike Demana
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unbelieable both so stunning ima amazed