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A Broken Wheel


A Broken Wheel
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Copyright: Thomas Loba (tomek_wap) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 773 W: 147 N: 553] (4466)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-08
Categories: Humorous, Architecture, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro, CompactFlash, 62mm HOYA UV Standard
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-05-22 15:26
Viewed: 798
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello,

Yet again, London. My favourite metropolis. I love big cities, there's so much to do, so much to see around, you'll never get bored.

Spent there 10yrs of my life, mostly while growing up into adulthood (teen yrs and such), and this was my first visit back to London since Dec 2002. Thought it would feel strange after those few years of absence, but just felt normal, like @ home ;-).

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As for the photo itself, well it came out just right, one correction that had to be done was darkening/adding some kind of contrasting by using Blending function (multiply) @ opacity 80%.
Oh yeah, not forgetting small cropping from right and bottom.

This gave me nice tonal colours and contrasts here.

At a latter stage liquified certain parts of the wheel to make it look like a "Ride from Hell", or "A ride of your life".

Tip:
It was much easier to use "liquify tool" on a smaller res. photo (i.e. 600x800) than the full one.
The wheel wasn't broken at all ;-), it's just a figure of my imagination.


Take care guys, and stay tuned for some more uploads.
PS. have a look at my WS for the original one.

Tom

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London Eye facts and figures (quoted from Wikipedia.org, the free Internet encyclopedia):

"The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000, and was the largest observation wheel in the world until the opening of The Star of Nanchang in May, 2006 (the record will in turn be broken by the Singapore Flyer in early 2008 when it becomes operational). The London Eye stands 135 metres (443 feet) high on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in Lambeth, London, England, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges."

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More info about the London Eye in next uploads.

A photo of a capsule can be found HERE.
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Hellou Thomas.
Good idea... excellent work. Well done. tfs. Stev

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  • ianua Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 72 W: 0 N: 40] (440)
  • [2007-05-22 16:18]
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hi thomas!
i like very much the ideea! very original and interesting!
the photo is well composed and that blue sky and white clouds looks very nice!
well done!

love,
reea

Hello Thomas!
Very interesrind perspective...
Beautiful colours and clarity!
Good work!
Well done!
Lili

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  • Tomek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1185 W: 35 N: 1967] (11170)
  • [2007-05-22 23:30]
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Very good idea to show things in different look, great PP work as well as composed entire photo:)
Regards - Tomek

Hello,
Extreaordinary shot with this interesting wheel. Successful PS work. Congartulations.
Regards
Zeynep

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  • moli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1186 W: 285 N: 1315] (7065)
  • [2007-05-23 5:16]
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Czesc Tomek.
Niesamowity efekt z tym kolem wykreciles ;) Naprawde efekt jest imponujacy i ciekawy pomysl miales na to. Czekamy na kolejne wrzuty z kola ;)
Best of Luck!
Janek Kloss

:) brb

very cool effect thomas :)
i think the ride may actually be more interesting if the wheel was actually in this odd shape :P
excellent PP work :)

koh

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2084 W: 379 N: 2234] (22646)
  • [2007-05-23 11:51]
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Hello Thomas!
Very interesrind perspective...
Beautiful colours and clarity!
Good work!
Well done!
Selamlar

Hello Thomas,

Cool idea, well realized and impressive result! The POV and composition, great, and the PP work done very good.
TFS,
Vassilis

great imagination for guinness record wheel you have, hehehe!
cheers tom!

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1738 W: 5 N: 382] (1348)
  • [2007-06-19 15:07]
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Oh my oh my - the hoisting image is providing a funny perspective. Nice composition and good post processing. Excellent shotting Tom, well done.

Thanks for sharing this image.

Very funny idea, Thomas. It's hilarious! :)
TFS,
Freddie :)

Hello Thomas,
Life is about fun. This is perfectly seen here. :) Outstanding PP-work, You created something original. Well done.

Inspired by Dali Universe? :D

Nooo. Not my favorite place of London :) You've done a beautiful job. Very creative and interesting!

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  • Keithg (144)
  • [2008-04-25 3:52]
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Haha well done. I wont go on that fro a ride lol. Keith

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