Tim de Waele's Sastre photo

donrhummy
donrhummy Posts: 2,329
edited December 2008 in Pro race
I liked the photo, but for some reason, it felt more striking when I turned it upside down and had the shadows be the main part of the photo. I don't know if BR or Tim are much into photoshopping images, but here's my very rough attempt... (click on the image for a bigger version)

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(And an attempt at a bigger version here...)
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Original image here:

http://www.bikeradarstore.com/image.php ... earch=true
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Comments

  • vermooten
    vermooten Posts: 2,697
    very nice!
    You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

    Manchester Wheelers
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    It's a shame the guy with the flag throws such an oddly shaped shadow. The Photoshopped image of him makes the picture look a bit weird... the other shadows are much more natural. Good effort though.
  • Noodley
    Noodley Posts: 1,725
    afx237vi wrote:
    ... Photoshopped image of him makes the picture look a bit weird....

    I was wondering why a 2 legged lion would be chasing Sastre. It must be the medication...
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    vermooten wrote:
    very nice!

    Thanks, glad you like it. :)
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    Very good. Dead arty, the shadows give the impression of sitting above the road surface.
    The Master
    The Moser
    The VN
  • Simon Notley
    Simon Notley Posts: 1,263
    Nice! I think the fact that the guy with a flag looks like a lion adds an other-worldy feel to the whole thing. Reminds me of religious paintings where you see men chased by devils and that kind of thing (just a shame the devil didn't make an appearance in this one!).

    Blatent thread hi-jack, but here are a few photoshopped pics of my own from the same day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oujmik/276 ... otostream/

    Simon
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Simon Notley wrote:
    Nice! I think the fact that the guy with a flag looks like a lion adds an other-worldy feel to the whole thing. Reminds me of religious paintings where you see men chased by devils and that kind of thing (just a shame the devil didn't make an appearance in this one!).

    Blatent thread hi-jack, but here are a few photoshopped pics of my own from the same day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oujmik/276 ... otostream/

    Simon

    LOL, yeah he's become an institution. Although, the fact that he now wears advertisements lowers his place in the odd-procycling history. His best moment waswhen his pitch fork was stolen by one of the pros and used to poke another in the butt!
  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    Simon Notley wrote:
    Nice! I think the fact that the guy with a flag looks like a lion adds an other-worldy feel to the whole thing. Reminds me of religious paintings where you see men chased by devils and that kind of thing (just a shame the devil didn't make an appearance in this one!).

    Blatent thread hi-jack, but here are a few photoshopped pics of my own from the same day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oujmik/276 ... otostream/

    Simon


    you should sell your french flag black and white one to any news stories about doping or how the tour is dying like they do every year
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Good stuff - and I love the lion/flag guy - looks like something out of a medieval festival and gives the whole thing a timeless quality.

    Really clever to see what was possible with the original, too
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    micron wrote:
    Good stuff - and I love the lion/flag guy - looks like something out of a medieval festival and gives the whole thing a timeless quality.

    Really clever to see what was possible with the original, too

    thanks, glad you like it. :)

    It would be cool if someone in France would paint something like that on the road during the TDF. It would throw everyone's perspective off with the "shadows" on the ground. LOL.

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