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Mikooster — Sunset at Sea

Published: 2004-08-03 06:43:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 2668; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 1672
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Description A wonderful time to go sailing...
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Foreground stocks taken from sxc.hu
Planet made by me

Photoshop
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Comments: 39

EvilNinjaMonkey [2006-05-31 07:43:26 +0000 UTC]

yery good I especially like the detail on the planet

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PatGoltz [2005-02-24 06:19:28 +0000 UTC]

Just I love the coloring and feeling in this! I love the birds in flight. Yes, I would like very much to have the planet.

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kingkool6 [2004-09-23 01:54:25 +0000 UTC]

Very nice blending of the planet into the sunset. Very real looking. Great manip.

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fiddlestickUPINDIS [2004-09-20 03:14:22 +0000 UTC]

Good stuff, it reminds me of that ooooolllllllld scifi commercial.

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holyspacemonkey [2004-09-17 18:20:44 +0000 UTC]

np, it really deserves it, hope it gets chosen! just out of interest how did you do the water, birds and boat?

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Mikooster In reply to holyspacemonkey [2004-09-17 18:22:42 +0000 UTC]

They are stock photos. They are all from different sources and heavily modified for color, but they are taken out of photos from sxc.hu

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holyspacemonkey In reply to Mikooster [2004-09-17 18:24:01 +0000 UTC]

ah, i see, ok

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holyspacemonkey [2004-09-17 18:05:00 +0000 UTC]

by the way, i just suggested this for daily deviation

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Mikooster In reply to holyspacemonkey [2004-09-17 18:19:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav! And daily deviation? Thanks!

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holyspacemonkey [2004-09-17 17:49:21 +0000 UTC]

STUNNING! MAGNIFICENT! especially love the birds and the detail on the planet. only one thing: the horizon's not horizontal - dunno if you intended that or not but just pointing it out

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Mikooster In reply to holyspacemonkey [2004-09-17 18:21:05 +0000 UTC]

It wasn't intended, but I did notice it but I liked it as it was and didnt' want to fix it. I easly could though, but I thought that made it look more like a photo.

Glad you like it overall though!

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gaux-gaux [2004-09-03 01:06:56 +0000 UTC]

WOWZERS!!! this is incredible!! it looks so realisitic!!!

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hillokala [2004-09-02 05:22:51 +0000 UTC]

wow! thats so great.. it looks real *pokes planet* better than i could do..

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MorbidNightmareRain [2004-09-02 04:11:53 +0000 UTC]

i don't usualy like the mis of outerspace with nature but this is amaising mostly because of the type of planet u chose. it reminds me of the moon which i love and if would really like to be on that boat when this could be visible. the little detale in the distance it that another boat? it's intrusting.
also i hate palm trees but it works here very well.

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willyb246 [2004-08-20 18:18:47 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful pic! Haunting!

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Mikooster In reply to willyb246 [2004-08-21 08:29:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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lexecheif [2004-08-09 02:13:28 +0000 UTC]

Breathless piece, first work that got my eye right away. Look forward to future items.....

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Mikooster In reply to lexecheif [2004-08-21 08:32:32 +0000 UTC]

I hope not to disapoint

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Novacron [2004-08-08 04:33:33 +0000 UTC]

very awesome peice, great job

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amobious [2004-08-05 18:52:26 +0000 UTC]

Great work.!!! breathtakingly beautiful. I agree on the starfield point though. While it may seem like just a back drop, a little time spent on creating a complex starfield makes a huge difference to the piece over all.

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Mikooster In reply to amobious [2004-08-05 19:25:10 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I agree, but contrary to what it looks like, I did spend time on the starfield I just suck at starfields, and know I suck. I am working on it though. It's currently my weakest point.

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dreamingbee [2004-08-04 21:01:41 +0000 UTC]

wonderful composition !! like it very much

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MissNewWave07 [2004-08-04 19:40:41 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing. So gorgeous. The colors are beautiful and mix wonderfully. Excellent job.

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steve-o-mac [2004-08-04 14:18:22 +0000 UTC]

Nice but.

The lighting is totaly off.

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Mikooster In reply to steve-o-mac [2004-08-05 01:33:29 +0000 UTC]

If by that you mean the light source on the planet and the forground doesn't fit... then yes but I thought about that.

I considered changing it, but then I realized that the moon's phase, when visible during the day, is not affected at all by the position of the sun in the sky. As in, there can be a half moon while the sun is setting, and the shadow does not point away from the sun.

If that's not what you mean, then I don't know.

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Skawtboy [2004-08-04 13:17:01 +0000 UTC]

Very nice manip! Nearly perfectly blended together. I love the rings, you really did an excellent job on those! Great work!

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Casperium [2004-08-04 06:23:33 +0000 UTC]

Awesome planet,, and well incorporated into that sunset image...
How do you make the rings??? Is there a tutorial someplace? I have asked many people that make these for the "how to" so far no one has answered me...
Thanks!!!
Ali

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MattyLite [2004-08-04 05:26:13 +0000 UTC]

It made me cry, don't know if that was good or bad yet . . . but emotion was evoked!

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FrostbiteKitten [2004-08-04 05:01:58 +0000 UTC]

WOAH. This picture really has some crazy depth. It's a beautiful mixture of earth and the rest of the universe... and for some reason. it makes me so. damn. nostalgic... guess that's what you get with little boats floating gently past a golden sunsets with a giant ringed planet in the background. You know, I think I shall +fav this.

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Mikooster In reply to FrostbiteKitten [2004-08-04 05:16:41 +0000 UTC]

I am glad you like it! I appreciate the comment and fav

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SilverEmeralds [2004-08-04 03:25:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is amazing.
It's simply beautiful!
I think the planet looks just fine as it is! You did a really good job with it

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Mikooster In reply to SilverEmeralds [2004-08-21 08:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you like it

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AngeloVentura [2004-08-03 23:11:07 +0000 UTC]

A wonderful work!

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xRed-thunderDragoNx [2004-08-03 18:04:50 +0000 UTC]

an excellent concept, a wonderfull planet, but u gotta "perspective tranform" the ring.
and u gotta work a bit more on your starfield. as greg martin says, tell its story

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amobious [2004-08-03 15:58:08 +0000 UTC]

you did some awesome bledning here. Absolutely beautiful, good job +fav

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Mikooster In reply to amobious [2004-08-03 22:28:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot! I apprecaite the fav!

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fett8802 [2004-08-03 15:10:08 +0000 UTC]

That's freacking amazing! Go see some of my stuff!

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stealthgate [2004-08-03 06:56:00 +0000 UTC]

A wonderful time indeed!

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Mikooster In reply to stealthgate [2004-08-03 22:26:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad you like it

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