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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 17, 2016 23:57:29 GMT
Have you been watching the Olympics? I certainly have; such inspirational stories and performances! I wanted to offer a challenge with that theme, but nothing I found seemed quite right. So, I offer this lighthearted image, almost a blank canvas, to see what sort of world-class ideas you can come up with! (click for larger view)  |
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Post by fotofrank on Aug 18, 2016 6:05:26 GMT
You may not want this guy as your goalie...  |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 18, 2016 7:45:34 GMT
GOL DO BRASIL!!!Click on the image to see the goal. 
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 18, 2016 18:15:21 GMT
Two great submissions to get us started! fotofrank , good job making the selection and great reuse of the frog from an earlier EP challenge! Nice animation Sepiana ! |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 18, 2016 20:14:50 GMT
All the pics are from pixabay...  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 22, 2016 4:43:11 GMT
Yes; very prescient Sepiana ! Brazil does itself proud, for sure! |
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Post by hmca on Aug 22, 2016 17:09:23 GMT
I found this image really difficult to work with, Tom. Here's my result using a gradient map.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 22, 2016 18:47:03 GMT
I found this image really difficult to work with, Tom. Oh dear, I am really sorry to hear that. I had thought the solid white background would make it easy to select and delete it, so many backgrounds could come into play. |
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Post by hmca on Aug 22, 2016 19:06:54 GMT
I found this image really difficult to work with, Tom. Oh dear, I am really sorry to hear that. I had thought the solid white background would make it easy to select and delete it, so many backgrounds could come into play. Well you're probably, right, Tpgettys! My uncreative brain never thought of doing that  |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 22, 2016 20:55:08 GMT
I found this image really difficult to work with, Tom. I had thought the solid white background would make it easy to select and delete it, so many backgrounds could come into play.
I believe the problem is due to the fact that there is not much contrast between the white background and the foreground (players, net, posts, shadows) except for the soccer ball. You will find it easier to make your selection if you give Elements or Photoshop a helping hand by first enhancing the contrast. There is more than one way to accomplish this.
- Use a Levels adjustment layer.
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- Duplicate the background layer and change its blending mode to Multiply.
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- Duplicate the background layer; apply the Find Edges filter (Filter>Stylize> . . .); and change the layer blending mode to Multiply.
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Post by kdcintx on Aug 22, 2016 22:55:03 GMT
Congratulations to Brazil on the soccer gold medal  |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 23, 2016 18:00:40 GMT
kdcintx,
Thanks a lot! I love your entry! It was very nice of you to give a nod to the Brazilian gold medal.
That penalty kick was great, wasn't it? Neymar really fooled the goalkeeper (and fooled me too). After he did that little "samba" dance with his feet, I was expecting he would shoot to the left (and so did the goalkeeper). |
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