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Picture of the day

  • Nov. 5th, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Tea-drinker par excellence
gbsteve
Nice picture from a gamer called Adam Lewis on BBC's pictures of the week.



Looks a bit photoshopped though, shouldn't the 7 be more elongated? And what about the number opposite the 7?

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kruku
Nov. 5th, 2009 11:23 am (UTC)
Yes. And fuzzy.
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karohemd
Nov. 5th, 2009 12:34 pm (UTC)
Both 7s look painted. Also, why would only the 7 show up in the shadow and not also 6 at the other side? Even if the die were translucent enough, I don't think the numbers would show up. I even doubt a coloured shadow would.
If I find the time, I'll try and recreate this on the weekend, it's a simple enough setup.
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opticalbinary
Nov. 5th, 2009 12:38 pm (UTC)
It's definitely photoshopped, and poorly. There's no bezel on the 7, and the number would only show in the shadow if there was no number on the other side. The colored shadow WOULD show up if the exposure on the photo were cranked up really high, but other than the painted-on 7, this is basically underexposed. So your friends are 100% spot on. This is a nice concept, though. It could be done better.

That's my official "professional photographer" opinion.
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karohemd
Nov. 5th, 2009 01:25 pm (UTC)
*nods*
I got coloured shadows in this shot but that was a completely different lighting setup.
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opticalbinary
Nov. 5th, 2009 02:21 pm (UTC)
Yeah, and it's easier to do on a white background. Great shot BTW, I like the focus.
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karohemd
Nov. 5th, 2009 02:36 pm (UTC)
Thank you!
Randomly, this was actually a photo I took for gbsteve in one of those "comment here and I make some art for you" memes.
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richgreen01
Nov. 5th, 2009 06:57 pm (UTC)
Good to see the d12 get some love!
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hybridartifacts
Nov. 6th, 2009 10:46 am (UTC)
The 8 looks completely wrong. Like its been the subject of a horizontal flip and they forgot that the shading would be the wrong way round.

*sigh*
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