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FlAss ~
Just for the record, he wasn't the only one who misunderstood your comment. Sounded like you were being quite the ass to me. A simple matter of perception, I guess.
We get that you are intelligent. Unfortunately we are also getting the perception that you are entirely too ostentatious about it. Yes, I know your a pedant. Know as well, however, that not everyone shares your passion for 'perfect' expression. :)
My history with FLAss isn't the best. He had a racial slur in his footer that was from a "poem"... I requested that he remove it, he fought against that. It was removed by a different supermoderator... this was before I became a supermoderator myself.
He posted what I thought was spam if not a bad joke - his "battle" versus ctranter that looked like crayon drawings and scribbles. He got offended by that and spouted off some type of retort that kept my name in his mouth for a while... such as stating that he'd "never like an image by gerbick" (paraphrase), whatnot. There are other examples within this Arena of him stating something towards me that's not appropriate.
...I'm seriously just waiting on the next attack from him. And this type of stuff fits right up his alley.
and you people still don't see why I don't exactly post a lot in this forum any longer!?
It seems you have a lot more experience with this one than I do. What little I've had so far though, hasn't been good.
RV:
-Maybe I am an ass.
-Not trying to be ostentatious.
-Not particularly intelligent. I'm good at my subject (English), but that's about it.
gerbs:
-From the poem 'Ariel' by Sylvia Plath. This poem is not a 'poem' in inverted commas; it's a proper poem that happens to use the n-word. There is an argument that she used the word before it became taboo, ie. in innocence of its power to offend, but it'd be pointless to get into that here. Perhaps Sylvia Plath was a racist. How many people born where she was & when she was would be considered 'racist' by modern standards? I don't know. I would like to make it clear however that I myself am no racist -- by any standards.
-Yeah, I give you that. It was a bad joke. Or an in-joke that was only funny for ct and me.
-Don't remember this retort. Your volleys are usually excellent so I'm sure it was unwarranted. I apologise.
Right. Has that cleared the slate?
It has with me. I only had a problem with what I perceived to be behavior that was inconsistent with the positive environment that I like to see fostered here at the arena. Personally, I found your response to our issues as being characterized by both virtue and humility. These qualities count for much in my book.Quote:
Originally Posted by FIAss
Peace and friendly posting, friend. :)
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Hey the images are super pretty - I love the rainbows. YAY for rainbows!
Matt thinks I'm weird and we have decided this weeked that if he were a superhero, he would be Grammatically Correct Man (aka Lamo Boy). Yay for Matt. He's pretty so he can get away with it.
Let's have some more rainbows.
yeah.
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Originally Posted by gerbick
http://ondraedan.homestead.com/files/ovsctwpthumb.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by mrkvavle
Click for full size
1280 x 960 Approx 800k
It seemed like a good idea, and I was bored.
Looks good O. Chance getting a 1680x1050? :) Jokes..
Edit: Comparing both, I think that the smaller version is a little nicer of an image. I feel like the colours are more pronounced and blend better. Additionally, I like the fog and extra rock that has been removed. That aside, I know how tough it is to make an image bigger, and you did a fantastic job of it.:thumbsup:
CT, I must ask, how do u get such a good smoke/fog/mist effect around some of the people in ur images (ie. energize and the serve on ur other battle with davulf)?
Well this is certain to piss people off but it's been irritating me for a couple weeks... I don't understand the recent trend in the arena that certain people feel the need to nitpick images and throw their two cents around like its fact. Not to pick on you DaVulf, your comment barely fits this subject and there has been a lot worse lately, this post just caught my attention this morning, especially since it wasn't a volley. Just O putting a couple hours in to go out of his way and do a request.
Constructive criticism is one thing, especially when we're helping out new arena players but when I see comments on images done by gerbs, ct, o, etc... that are like: "great image man! but the colors in your rainbow are in the wrong order, and the boat would have looked better if it had purple sails."
why? I just don't understand what motivates comments like that. I know for myself, I put a decent amount of time into some of my images, do I want to hear that a victorian picture frame would never actually hang on a brick wall? no.
Do I think people should stop critiquing images? no. Should newer members not critique older members volleys? no. I'm just say a REAL constructive criticism, especially on veteran arena players isn't the first thing that pops into your head. In many cases, they spent extra time to make sure their image was just how they wanted it. If you want to comment on how you would have made their image better than they did, pay them a little courtesy and take the time to put together an intelligent crit.
For a perfect example look at Gerbs' comment on CT's first image. In my opinion thats pretty close to a perfect crit. Is it that her sword should have been wider or her hair should have been blond? no. He makes a genuinely constructive comment and backs it up with a reason. Would the image be superior if the suggestion was implemented? Maybe, maybe not but it was a valid critique without second guessing CT's process or composition.
In short, stop. think. Is it constructive? Is it valid? then critique.
[/end rediculously long rant]
O, CT, sorry for hijacking your thread. Amazing battle, you guys are the inspiration of the arena.
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Edit: No need for me to say this anymore.. Fearless read it, and that's all that counts. :angel:
I edited out your quote, as you're right, it's out of context and not completely fair. As I said, it's not my intention to single anyone out. I've just seen comments and critiques take a turn lately and should be kept in check.
This isn't about me at all. I'm barely considered active here but I do keep up on all the battles and read the crits. A lot of time I don't see credit where it is due, rather I see, "You should have done it this way".
If you'll take the time to read over the whole post instead of just seeing it as an attack you'll see I specifically said that I'm not differentiating between new/old more/less talented etc. It's not about one group over another. Just basic courtesy.
Again. In short, stop. think. Is it constructive? Is it valid? then critique. For those that do, you make this place better, for those that don't, think about it.
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I did read the whole post, Fearless. I'm very active on this board, checking multiple times per day. I have a pretty solid idea of how things around here work. Like I said in the previous post, Rush and Gerbs have been going on about this recently, and they have already addressed it to most people. Give the board some time to react, and I'm sure you'll see changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fearless
For courtesy purposes, I've edited out my previous post.
Pretty much what I do is use stock images of clouds, bump up the contrast set it to screen/lighten/soft light/overlay and erase away bits as needed. Then layer lots of those bits of cloud of varying opacity on top of each other. Using different blending modes.Quote:
Originally Posted by gasbag15
Pretty much no real method I just mess around untill it looks right.
Thanks CT I always love playing with new ways to do the fog thang ;) Nice pointer.
nyeh...
Sorry about the long wait. I've been really busy getting stuff ready to move out of my place I've been staying and organising elsewhere - that and dealing with a few personal things. So bascially have had no time to do anything. Just really pieced this together this evening.
http://www.ctranter.co.uk/flashkit/b.../ond/water.jpg
Similar to my 'magic island' one I know. Wanted to give the idea of this giant sheet of glass.
Chris, I don't think the compression is doing this image justice.
At first glance, I was a little bit confused with what was going on, but I think I'm starting to see the picture. I love how you have the reflection that would be seen through water on the right side of the image. Unfortunately, I don't see a similar sort of lighting on the opposing side. That said, I really love the way you've captured the water falling from the tube. I think it looks perfect. I love the angle of the city in respect to the water, and I think the sky is excellent. I also really like how the top few feet of your water is a different tone, adds more transparency and ultimately, I think it lends believability.
One logistical thing that I notice about this 'dam' is that it seems as if the water runs right up until the top of the glass wall. As such, I think water would be leaking over the top with waves. What I think would have been engineered, would be to have a shield that goes up above the water so that this sort of thing wont happen. Realistically, that is a super nitpicky point, but I just felt I should mention it.
One last thing, I really like how you have a road that flows into the wall of water. :)
Keep it up man. I just can't get over the tone of your images, everything just looks so crisp.
Davulf it looks like the glass wall extends over the top of the water by quite a bit. I'm not seeing were your getting that the water would leak over the edge.? I to think that the compression may be killing this one a bit, but as usual your attention to detail is amazing. Great job on this one. Your concepts are saweet mang.
I would love to see a higher rez of this guy...
woa.. that perspective is freaky. Took a few seconds to make sense of what I was seeing, love this concept.
Whales.