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To meet the ETA we should liftoff sometime next month...
(Instead of idly waiting in the spaceport lounge I'm playing with some editing tools and a ...
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To meet the ETA we should liftoff sometime next month...
(Instead of idly waiting in the spaceport lounge I'm playing with some editing tools and a Moon photo...)
Oh, and you might enjoy watching this (have patience!): https:--www.youtube.com-watch?v=A02hFfRqigM
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(Instead of idly waiting in the spaceport lounge I'm playing with some editing tools and a Moon photo...)
Oh, and you might enjoy watching this (have patience!): https:--www.youtube.com-watch?v=A02hFfRqigM
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June 04, 2016
Thanks!
A few tips on how to make something like this.
Frame: Just any kind of a frame photographed against the night would do, as long as the night "swallows" the surplus light from the area where you will later put another content. This frame was drawn in Corel, which is another way to make it. It is simpler insofar as you can change textures.
Star sky: Photograph a square of beach sand or pebbles, and play around with "treshold" tool until you get white on black in "credible" density. Otherwise, draw black square and spraytool white dots for "stars". Or spray black dots upon white area and turn it into negative...
Planet: This one was (obviously) created from the Moon. In ACDSee there is a selection tool which can be set to select color or brightness. I used this to select the "ocean" area, and there I changed its hue and transparency.
After that I used the circle selection tool to cut out the whole planet, because its black part has to cover the stars too.
Combining: You need a photo-editing program which supports layers (such as ACDSee 9 Pro or 9 Ultimate, or Corel PhotoPaint, etc.).
Combine the planet (or any other object, such as UFO) over the star sky background first.
Then put your frame over this, taking care the objects appear at right places and in right size. It has to look "real". Watch for general light directions, too. Small things are important!
Crop the final image tastefully, save, and go look for details that need some extra care: noise, texture, color balance... maybe a bit of manual clone corections...
When you are happy with the result, save the final image, but save components as well - you might want to use them differently at some other time!
Then resize the final image for VB upload.
Oh, and do not forget to add a title! Don't show tour photos with names like DSC4073_moon_fake-planet_attempt9.jpg!
Make up a story to cheat us into believing it is real.
Above all, have fun! :)
A few tips on how to make something like this.
Frame: Just any kind of a frame photographed against the night would do, as long as the night "swallows" the surplus light from the area where you will later put another content. This frame was drawn in Corel, which is another way to make it. It is simpler insofar as you can change textures.
Star sky: Photograph a square of beach sand or pebbles, and play around with "treshold" tool until you get white on black in "credible" density. Otherwise, draw black square and spraytool white dots for "stars". Or spray black dots upon white area and turn it into negative...
Planet: This one was (obviously) created from the Moon. In ACDSee there is a selection tool which can be set to select color or brightness. I used this to select the "ocean" area, and there I changed its hue and transparency.
After that I used the circle selection tool to cut out the whole planet, because its black part has to cover the stars too.
Combining: You need a photo-editing program which supports layers (such as ACDSee 9 Pro or 9 Ultimate, or Corel PhotoPaint, etc.).
Combine the planet (or any other object, such as UFO) over the star sky background first.
Then put your frame over this, taking care the objects appear at right places and in right size. It has to look "real". Watch for general light directions, too. Small things are important!
Crop the final image tastefully, save, and go look for details that need some extra care: noise, texture, color balance... maybe a bit of manual clone corections...
When you are happy with the result, save the final image, but save components as well - you might want to use them differently at some other time!
Then resize the final image for VB upload.
Oh, and do not forget to add a title! Don't show tour photos with names like DSC4073_moon_fake-planet_attempt9.jpg!
Make up a story to cheat us into believing it is real.
Above all, have fun! :)
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