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The Apocalypse
Published: 2001-08-06 10:47:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 8054; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 1049
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This was an ambitious project that I undertook earlier this year. The idea I was toying with was to construct a dark, apocalyptic world using a majority of original photographs. I went out for 2 days and shot hires digital photos of industrial plants, skies, etc. I had a few hundred photos to sort through. The final piece uses about 24 original photos, which make up about 75% of the image. The rest was created with various stockart of fire, etc. I photoshoped this piece together in about 3 days, and it took a hell of a lot of work, to turn the bright images into a nightmare. The final composition is completly composited and represents no single place. I cropped this image from the original completed version. The original had more debries in the foreground. Everything was done in print res and I ended up with a 300+ meg file. I'm particularly happy with the glowing edges of buidings, where you can almost feel the heat. Comments welcome.Update: Poster prints are available now up to 51" wide (3 sizes available). Find out more here: [link]
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man this is so great. it almost looks like a really intricate airbrushing. i'm proud of you, random stranger!
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this is really great, like photomanip times like 15. hah, well interesting style, i bet a few more people might try this style, its cool. great job
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damn dorky deviantart SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
as I can see from the screen shot it looks amazing good work
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SLOOOW CRAPPY SERVER
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SLOOOW CRAPPY SERVER
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yeah, also the lighting could use some more work, other than that, es pretty coo.
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heheh, Awesome work! I love the idea and everything about it, minor flaws are nothing.. I think it is great and hope to see more cool looking deviations like this coming from you.
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damn this is sweet i really like it, i dont think ive ever seen art like this before, really really good
Good Riddance,
Nick Pellegrino (Cype)
PUNKS NOT DEAD
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this is awesome! not just the final piece -- the entire concept! you definitely deserve this DD award!
garbagenite
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That's impressive work. Great job! You are truly a master at photomanipulation, something I wish I could do well. Keep it up!
~Strider
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Wow this is awesome! I like the large use of the different buildings and the odd vehicle is a nice touch to make it realistic. I think adding humans to the pic would take away from it - this seems more to me like the picture was "taken" a while after something has occurred when everything is haywire - maybe the people ran away . Anyway, it's sweet!
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yeah, great job the full view is awesome
keep up the great work
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Cool! I like it. It looks like a painting almost in full view (in a good way). The dark colors really highlite (or hilight?) the flames. Thats pretty sweetness stuff. Keep it up.
-jo-
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since nothing on devart works (images)... ill hafta tell you from the thumbnail. This image looks incredible! I love the whole dirty look to it. How did you get all those flame pics? heh thats so cool!
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congrats on the DD... I knew u'd get it
.:defining reality:.
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Thanks. I should have mentioned that I put in a LOT of grain, because I wanted a really smooth, soft feel to the look. Also, the jpeg compression doesn't work that wonderfully with high grain images
Yeah, it does need humans, but I didn't have the time/resources to set that up. Also, I'm not exactly sure how I would want them to look. Suggestions?
I'll admit that the perspective is somewhat tweaked. This is probably the result that after I shot, I came back to my studio and had to see what I had to work with. If I was to try this again, I'll plan out the perspectives better and try to make sure that each time I shot, I shot in the same way/condition.
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Daniel Weimann
New Media Designer_Illustrator_Animator
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Thanks. I should have mentioned that I put in a LOT of grain, because I wanted a really smooth, soft feel to the look. Also, the jpeg compression doesn't work that wonderfully with high grain images
Yeah, it does need humans, but I didn't have the time/resources to set that up. Also, I'm not exactly sure how I would want them to look. Suggestions?
I'll admit that the perspective is somewhat tweaked. This is probably the result that after I shot, I came back to my studio and had to see what I had to work with. If I was to try this again, I'll plan out the perspectives better and try to make sure that each time I shot, I shot in the same way/condition.
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Daniel Weimann
New Media Designer_Illustrator_Animator
http://www.GFXmonkey.com
http://www.eGLUB.com
http://www.FuriousKabibi.com
http://www.cube216.com
http://www.Changunga.com
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Despite it's minor flaws - it's still flamin amazin.
- Never succumb to the minds of the many. -
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this is exceptionally well done
only complaint is it's to grainy
.:defining reality:.
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Very nice idea and since I do similar things I can really appreciate the work you must have put into this.
However, I think this could look a little more coherent. Sometimes the edges are too sharp and the overall pictures is very pixelated.
Why didnยดt you put in any humans?
Other than those points: great work!
- faderhead
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