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Urban Landscapes: Just another day in the big city
Urban Landscapes: Just another day in the big city
Yo_Spiff


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Collection: Shoehorns (Non-challenge)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Location: Dallas, Texas
Galleries: Cityscape, Humorous
Date Uploaded: Jun 17, 2008

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Comments: 10
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 Day #18 of shoehorns presses on with this view of the stunning Dallas Skyline for the "Urban Landscapes" challenge.

Held the shoehorn in front of my monitor using a pair of hemostats. Did a bit of cloning to blend shoehorn tower in around the grassy hill. (No, it's NOT the grassy knoll!)

Then I played around with various colors and treatments until I decided that B/W looked best, but it still reminded me of a cheesy model in a rubber monster movie. At that point, I got completely carried away. It was a useful exercise that improved my skills in using layers to blend in the Godzilla image.

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 01/05/2013 01:40:45 PM
I'm not sure I want to visit your city.
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 05/31/2009 12:07:18 PM
Nice shoehorn !
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 06/20/2008 10:15:53 AM
Hilarious! Looks like shoehorn and Godzilla are gonna duke it out.
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 06/18/2008 10:36:19 PM
I'm still laughing my butt off! Fun and creative shot, and is that Mothra rising from the horizon?
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 06/18/2008 06:12:20 PM
Very clever :)
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 06/18/2008 08:24:53 AM
Originally posted by bobnospum:
There are some swirly lines in the grass and sky that are a little out of place.

The swirly lines are a moire pattern from my monitor. I did some blurring and noise reduction to try to minimize them, but it was a trade-off. I could not totally obliterate them without killing other details. I know there is some trick to getting a clean shot from a monitor, as I have see others do it effectively.
 06/18/2008 07:50:15 AM
This is great. Godzilla is not that apparent in the thumbnail, so the "meaning" of I got carried away did not hit me till I looked at the full size. The shoehorn and Godzilla PP is pretty seamless and looks "real". There are some swirly lines in the grass and sky that are a little out of place.
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 06/18/2008 06:49:11 AM
You've been busy! The shoehorn fits very well in the landscape. I like Godzilla !
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 06/18/2008 04:59:57 AM
Cool idea. A little more cropped of the bottom would be better but great old style image.
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 06/18/2008 12:44:03 AM
This is so awesome, and looks like it is a scene out of an old monster movie..... I love it.....
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