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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #15 on: 2011-03-04, 16:56:42 »

Excellent picture! Do you have a higher-resolution version? I can still work with that, it's just a little easier to get everything to look right when you use really high res, like right off the camera at 3000 pixels on the long edge or something. :)

I won't have time over the weekend, but I'll resume next week.
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #16 on: 2011-03-04, 23:41:59 »
Wow those are great and that is an excellent picture Sir William!
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #17 on: 2011-03-05, 01:26:02 »
Nice stuff, we should make a photo of all of our order members sitting at a table with our swords in front of us. Like a King Arthur round table sorta deal, but we'd have to do that at some kind of get together I think...

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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #18 on: 2011-03-05, 12:50:23 »
That's one dangerous-looking Templar!
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #19 on: 2011-03-05, 14:19:25 »
i think what would have to happen is all of us take a picture of us sitting in a chair at a certain distance away. it would all have to be the same etc and lighting. that way Sir Edward could have us sitting behind a round table etc.  be cool to have him standing since he is the knight commander etc like he's addressing us hehehe

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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #20 on: 2011-03-06, 23:50:30 »

Wow, yeah, getting the angles right would be hardest part of getting everyone to coordinate remotely to do a round-table picture. Everyone would need to get their protractors out and measure out the distance and angle of the chair, and camera height on a tripod, as well as the elevation angle of the camera. Tricky.
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #21 on: 2011-03-07, 14:15:03 »
Or you could really get you picture taken at a historic site ;)

Me in my Norman gear at Battle Abby in England


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You can also take images at a historic park like Sir Wolf and I did at James town:









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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #22 on: 2011-03-07, 16:13:42 »

Excellent. How are the weight restrictions on baggage on overseas flights? I hadn't considered flying with armor as a cost-effective alternative. :)
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #23 on: 2011-03-07, 16:19:53 »
All depends on the airline, in 06 British air let us take 50 pounds each so maille, helmet, sword, and shield plus reenactment clothing came in just under 50 pounds ;)

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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #24 on: 2011-03-07, 16:22:08 »

Yeah, that's part of my problem. I don't pack light. I can hit 50 pounds just with my regular packing, without adding armor. :)
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #25 on: 2011-03-07, 17:46:47 »
BTW, the high-resolution versions of these are in that folder too:

http://modernchivalry.org/posters/  (sizes are in the filenames)

The full size pictures are detailed enough to see Brian's eyes inside his helmet, and my sunglasses under mine. :)
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #26 on: 2011-03-08, 00:28:06 »

Excellent. How are the weight restrictions on baggage on overseas flights? I hadn't considered flying with armor as a cost-effective alternative. :)

My plan is to mail my armor to the place I'm staying at in England a day or two before we leave, and hope that it arrives a day or two after we arrive. I'll have to see the estimated shipping time and plan accordingly. The first couple days will be Buckingham, etc, so I won't need any gear for that - I hope. ;)

Great job on the pictures! I haven't updated since Photoshop 7, and it looks like there's lots of neat new stuff. Once my rivited loose rings from IceFalcon get here, I can finish the rest of my gear and get a decent photo. Really cool!

BTW, the CafePress link is down for me.
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #27 on: 2011-03-08, 01:02:28 »

Yep, I closed the cafepress shop before they started charging me for it. It was a trial premium shop. I can re-create it, of course, but I didn't want to start getting charged for it before I had anything more than a single poster in it.
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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #28 on: 2011-03-08, 16:03:17 »
OK, I worked out Sir William's. I decided to try a glowing "paladin" sword blade again. I made it pretty bright this time, but I think it works.



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Re: Fun with photoshop
« Reply #29 on: 2011-03-08, 18:49:21 »
They really are cool.
Sir William is standing inside the southern part of the Barbican of my favourite castle, Beaumaris, in front of the "Torre sud-ovest" (South west tower) behind on the left, and the "Porta a Mere" ( gate next the sea) almost directly behind him.

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