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Vote for the entry you think is most interesting to you and deserves our recognition.

Thanks to everyone who thought this was something fun to do.  I enjoyed it. 

http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=5416.0  <-- Entries

Great work, everyone, one really stands out to me and that render is Otakar's.

Absolutely fantastic view of the Shire. The teacup seems slightly big and I think I see some shadow issues inside the house(beneath the table etc.) but overall this one has something extra. And, Bilbo's Big Red Book is on the table, too. :)

I wish I hadn't shared my Argonath image, I think it's better than my Nazgul one but everyone's probably became used to seeing it, bored with looking at it, oh well. :)

Good luck, all. Great entries!

dandelO, I loved that Argonath image.  Not boring.   8)

Quote from: dandelO on February 02, 2009, 09:09:18 AM

I wish I hadn't shared my Argonath image, I think it's better than my Nazgul one but everyone's probably became used to seeing it, bored with looking at it, oh well. :)

Good luck, all. Great entries!

I would have voted for that one if you had entered it...

Now my vote goes to Volker and Moodflow, for great realism in lighting and movement and sense of scale.

What scene is that from LOTR from Moodflow and Volker?

Looks like Pippen and Merry riding on Treebirds shoulders.

The poll will be open until next Sunday morning, the 8th.

I really like the control displayed in both Otakar's and and Moodflow/Volker's images. Great work all around :).

All of these entries were so diverse in both concept and approach.  What impresses me about them all is the distinct style, all this from one program, freaky.  They all have a storybook look to them, though.

What impresses me the most about Otakar's render is that he got away with putting the camera inside an interior structure.  I certainly don't blame him for keeping the door open ...  ;D

I thought Volkur and Moodflow's image was a shot of the Uruk-hai marching on Helm's Deep.  I thought the motion blur implied a still shot from a moving camera, but now that someone mentioned it, those could be Hurons or Ents.  A really subtle render, great light.

I'm a bit anxious about Mel Brooks in LotR, that could hurt.   ;D

Arisdemos?? hmm.

Quote from: PG on February 04, 2009, 06:05:28 AM
Arisdemos?? hmm.

elaborate please.

Well, which part of it is TG2?

Well PG that would seem to be a question that I should answere!. What is TG in my pic is the Inn, The atmosphere the mnts. and the forest/trees plus part of the river. What these segments constitute is roughly 70% of the image, the rest is only perhaps less than tateful satire/composition and fast food plagerism. What the hell it didn't cost anybody anything other than a silly visual questioning of the actual importance of Mr.Tolkien's work.

oh yeah, I see. I like the naughty hobbit with the fishing rod. :D

Quote from: PG on February 04, 2009, 10:35:59 AM
Well, which part of it is TG2?

I like it, this is what can be achieved when TG is pushed to its limits. Some parts of the image look photo realistic!

Looks like Otakar is our champion and can now take The Ring to Mount Doom.  Good luck!

In all seriousness, congratualtions, Otakar!  You're image was imaginative and well done.

Thanks for everyone's participation.

Wow, I am completely surprised! Some of the works posted on this forum just blow me away and I know I am a long way from achieving such stunning results.

Thanks to all the fellow participants in the contest and the voters. I liked the diversity of the submissions. I need to say that I think if DandelO had entered his Argonath image, it would have been a winner. This was certainly an entertaining topic and enjoyable contest. Calico, thanks for volunteering to organize it. Hopefully, we'll get more people to participate next time. ;)

Well done, Otakar! :)

QuoteWow, I am completely surprised! Some of the works posted on this forum just blow me away and I know I am a long way from achieving such stunning results.

I don't think so. Your image showed the most originality and for certain, the best render pov. It's the overall feel of the scene that done it for me. It just has that extra something. The tiny feel of the house looking over the rolling Shire is great. Great job!

I thought my Argonath was too much viewed to still be of any interest to anyone at this late date, I do like it better than the Nazgul image, too. Wish I hadn't shared it so early because I would have entered it. :) Oh, well. Next time...

What's the next theme? Do we let the winner choose the topic or is it down to an open vote again?

Hi,

Congratulations Otakar :-). I voted for your image mainly because it was something different, different even to things I've seen in the image sharing section, and it also captured the theme well. There was just something about it which made me smile, even if technically some of the others may have been "better".

Arisdemos' entry was certainly also different, and it was amusing, but also kind of a bit too ghastly ;-). No offence intended, of course.

Regards,

Jo

Sounds fine to me.  Maybe the winner can give some ideas and then we vote to narrow it down.  I'm open to anything, mostly.

Quote from: dandelO on February 09, 2009, 04:58:52 AM
Well done, Otakar! :)

What's the next theme? Do we let the winner choose the topic or is it down to an open vote again?

Hi Jo  I can honestly say that this is the forst time anything I have created has been called "ghastly," but I guess where I come from we call it.... gnarly!.