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Comment by Mike:

Originally posted by darkfact: am I missing something? or is this website just dying?

considering he cant make use of stock images and has to generate all the images himself, I'd say its a step above "amateur digital art"

the thing that Gyaban does so well is he doesn't just throw stuff together like the rest of us do, he has mastered his lighting so it all blends perfectly.

im not a fan of completely put together shots , but you have to admit he is more than ten steps above most anyone else here as far as hos talents goes, and its not just composite images his creativity and quality are just as stellarand teh effort and time he puts in shows.

its not sucking up, its giving praise where its due.

but i digress, Gyaban, this is a fantastic image.

The Hero
by gyaban

Comment by Leo:
Now thats expert. Nice work.

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Comment by NiallOTuama:
congratulations on the fifth highest score on here!
:-)

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Comment by gyaban:

Originally posted by darkfact: am I missing something?

Obviously, yes. The challenges on this website are run under different rules sets, and this one allowed extensive post-processing. RTFM.

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Comment by darkfact:
I don't understand the point of all the sucking up taking place.

This picture is photoshopped. Regardless of how much technical photography skill was put in place, it was all lost when extensive photoshopping and external objects were put on the photo.

Yes it may be artistic, but to me... this seems like amateur digital art. There is much better work on deviant art.

I haven't been here in a long long time, I recall back in the old days this website would restrict the extensive use of photoshop. I remember there was some rules about photos only having minor touch ups accepted. where did this rule go away?

am I missing something? or is this website just dying?

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Comment by yanko:

Originally posted by Giles_uk: i was actually hoping he'd get the all time score, its a poor reflection on this site that the top rated image even if its teh site creator is an average at best shot, (submitted today it would struggle to pull a 4.8-5) i know voters have got a lot harsher which is a shame, so many great photos on this site.

When we get down to 2 entries in a challenge you'll see the highest and lowest scoring records broken.

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Comment by AllenP:
Félicitations pour cette accomplissement extraordinaire, Christophe!

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Comment by Giles:

Originally posted by paulbtlw: Highest DPC score in the last 10 years - it's fitting that it goes to you. I think people sometimes look at your PS work but forget about the amount of dedication you put into each of the shots and the overall project itself. I like some of your other composite work more than this one, but I'm really pleased to see an image from you in the all-time top images. I actually think you will beat this score - perhaps even very soon. Well done.

i was actually hoping he'd get the all time score, its a poor reflection on this site that the top rated image even if its teh site creator is an average at best shot, (submitted today it would struggle to pull a 4.8-5) i know voters have got a lot harsher which is a shame, so many great photos on this site.

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Comment by tate:
Amazing! A convincing and amazingly created scene.
Inspiring as always.

Since this is DPC and we like to have perfection â€Â¦
The only flaws I see:
The guy is too dry.
The log isn't immediately convincing or obvious.

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Comment by Brent_S:
Congratulations Christophe! Your figure in the water seems lacking compared to some of your other work (still ten times better than I could do) but other parts of this image are brilliant. Love the glow of the helicopters!
Sometimes the best shots put your camera at risk. I took a trip to the coast myself last month and almost lost my camera to the water too- three times! :P