just some odd images here and there

i can taper that mist down by changing the opacity on the colors, but cant do it from the GUI. vlad had a reason for that but it escapes me now.

thanks there are some other tricks i can pull yet on this one. talking to you about and getting your feedback is great. very inspiring!

and oh my god, girl! you painted those? holy wow! absolutely LOVE that panther! incredible! the eagle is good, but i LOVE that panther!! and nice framing too, btw. good lord, girl. what are you doing mucking around here with us peons? you shld be out painting!! that's absolutely beautiful! oh my lord, i had no idea! is it for sale?

that's ok, so am i! i love it

Nite

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Carl wrote: Like improvements to water fall - a very clever filter Smile

Hi Carl... I think so too
Looks like you missed everyone... sort of got suddenly quiet, I can hear my eyelashes when I blink

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StevieJ wrote: Doesn't seem quiet to me......yee haaaaa

Heheh, you are a nut, Steve

I'm seriously thinking about making a filter called "The Healing Hug"... I think a lot of people around here need one, including me... now and again.

well, there goes the neighborhood

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Kraellin wrote: well, there goes the neighborhood

LOL.... That's right....I've infiltrated your secret hide-out string LOL....

PS..... the waterfall improvement looks great

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Kraellin wrote: ok, a little more tweaking still to go.

Craig, did you think of maybe giving a slight blur to the water also? I'm thinking that if it were possible you might be able to get a slight reflective look to it's surface, just a tad to pick up the reflection of the foam and end of the falls in it's surface. Otherwise I can imagine the surface being just a little more soft in it's lines to appear more 'wet'

thanks, steve

and i'm afraid that the more 'secret' a hideout is on the internet, the more frequented it becomes

jan, not sure about the reflection. i can blur it and have added that control as well, but not sure about the reflection. i actually had a reflection in the first version. you can see the falls reflected in the pool a bit there. but, i've taken that out now because the pool water is stirred up and that wouldnt really reflect much i would think. still, if maybe you could take one of these latest images and tweak it in photoshop to show me what you mean, that might help.

you can also adjust the contrast of the pool and the colors of the pool. this image in this post will show that a bit. but, i have tweaked part of it so that there is more stretch in the secondary portion of the background colors of the pool. that changes things a bit. you'll have to show me what you want at this point, though.

also, one thing about using all those blurs i've added in now is that if everything is blurred, the image just looks out of focus. so, some discretion with all this blurring will have to be user controlled.

but i do enjoy the feedback. i already think things are looking better. i may also tweak some of those backgrounds.

well, it's not totally illogical. i actually have a little bit of a reflection i can get in there, but it's not perfected yet and i've run into some other snags by doing it. so, not sure on the reflection part yet. but, doing all that has gotten me to clean up some other things. so, even if the reflection doesnt pan out, it wont be a waste in having tried.

yes, the mass blurring is adjustable on all parts. turn any part on or off as you wish. it's just you wont really know what you're going to get on a randomization. this is definitely a filter you have to learn a bit and take some responsibility for the effect.

nothing to post at the moment. i'm in the middle of fixing something that went nuts when i 'fixed' something else

nag, nag, nag... that smilie is pressuring me! make it leave!

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Kraellin wrote: nag, nag, nag... that smilie is pressuring me! make it leave! Big grin

Hehehe

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Kraellin wrote: ok, how about this one?

OH MY GOODNESS! Honestly, this is beautiful, Craig... wow!

ok, been tweaking this one over and over. re-mapped some controls to make them more intuitive. added a couple controls. added some reflectivity on the pool, if desired. just tweak, tweak, tweak.

thanks, jan still working on it. got sidetracked by NWN2

the background on this one is another filter i've been working on recently. the plant is just something i added in psp.

thanks, carl. overall, i tend to agree with you. it's a good start. not completely happy yet with how the noise is working on this one and the rock patterns. but, it was good enough to post something.

the name of this one is something like 'snow covered BG'.

Wow, I missed out on a lot of fun here. I'll read the whole thread after I have slept.

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Kraellin wrote: hi jan! welcome home Smile

thanks, ahimsa yes, i like that one too. the plant is a bit primitive, but i'm not a great freehand type artist. still, it seemed to work. i'm also thinking the lighting could stand some more dynamics and a stone or two looks a bit off, but overall, yes, it's a good print and i'm glad you like it

i'm finding i really like doing FF art, where the filter itself is the art piece. like my waterfall filter. the filter makes the complete art piece. now, if i can just get it to do portraits

lol re this filter and steve

yes, i think this is one i'll post, eventually. it's a result of dilla's noise lab thread.

you'd use it in bryce? interesting. how so? i may put it up here in the forums just so you CAN use it in bryce and just so i could see what you do with it. the 3d world is calling me, but i'm not ready to venture there yet. so, i'm always fascinated when you all do something with FF in 3d.

oh, and on the fish, i think someone did a fish filter a while back. it's been a while, but i do recall something like that. i suppose you could always use imported images of fish.

i actually played with the idea of portraits in FF for a bit.... a very short bit. maybe with version 2 where vladimir is talking about shape components

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ahimsa wrote: This snowy rock would be very valuable to me in Bryce. I really hope this will be a filter you will share, if not with everyone, at least with Jan and me..forget Steve, he doesn't need this. Trust me. Angel

I wish I had kept all my work in one cd, but I have so many (over 100) full of stuff I've done through the years. But, I have the pick, my post should still be up in DAZ 3D Freepository still, but my site no longer is. Anyway, thought I'd show off what I had done with my Bryce back then.

Back on topic: This is a really nice direction you are going in with this new 'scenery' look, Craig... first a waterfall, now snowy landscapes and rocks