77 ~ "one man, one vote"

SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
edited November 14, 2006 in The Dgrin Challenges
A self portrait showing the power of the democratic system.

Oh the irony!

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  • PrezwoodzPrezwoodz Registered Users Posts: 1,147 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    Im really curious how you did this. Its an awesome picture! Did you use the distort feature in ps?
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited November 8, 2006
    Prezwoodz wrote:
    Im really curious how you did this. Its an awesome picture! Did you use the distort feature in ps?

    Thanks. Yes, it's a displacement mapping technique that uses the distort feature in photoshop. There's a great tutorial here.
  • nalvareznalvarez Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    Great work with Photoshop. Maybe I should go buy...

    Great shot!
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    Very cool, Truth.
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited November 8, 2006
    Thanks.



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  • jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    I think I like YOU in the second one, but the background in the first, at least on the right side (facing the image). Very topical, givne the headlines on those web pages ...
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited November 8, 2006
    I see what you're saying. I tried to merge the best of both here...

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  • davidmigldavidmigl Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    truth, just wanted to stop by and say...yet another excellent entry!! Your photography and creativity never ceases to amaze me.
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  • jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    I think that is better - rich colors, not too dark, bright, but not blown out15524779-Ti.gif
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  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    woke up this morning and thot, damn, wish I would have taken my camera to the polls, we really socked it to the system yesterday (depending on your politics, of course).

    But, since I didn't and am too busy to come up with a creative afterthought, I will vote for truth's brilliant depiction instead.
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  • TomaSTomaS Registered Users Posts: 314 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2006
    Outstanding image - and it makes a great Avatar too! clap.gif

    Good luck in the contest - gonna be hard to top this.
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited November 9, 2006
    Thank you for the kind words. I'm very pleased with this. I had really struggled to find a way to portray the theme. The election really moved me yesterday. I had really lost hope in Americans and the system.
  • nalvareznalvarez Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2006
    agree, the latest pic is the best of the three. great work
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2006
    I like it!!! Don't know which one. The first one grabbed me first.

    Nice work,

    ginger
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited November 10, 2006
    truth wrote:
    I see what you're saying. I tried to merge the best of both here...

    Very cool. Nice work. thumb.gif
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited November 12, 2006
    face in the paper
    this is one amazing picture. u have my vote

    d22
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited November 14, 2006
    rsinmadrid wrote:
    Very cool. Nice work. thumb.gif

    Right back atcha.
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