So, going with Steve's suggestion, I've added some atmosphere. This also
required a change in the light's position, which in turn affected the wet
reflection of the sadguy standing there. Might have to fiddle a little with
it to get the reflection back, but I wanted to show the progress.

Regards,
Tim

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> So, going with Steve's suggestion, I've added some atmosphere. This also
> required a change in the light's position, which in turn affected the wet
> reflection of the sadguy standing there. Might have to fiddle a little with
> it to get the reflection back, but I wanted to show the progress.
> 
> Regards,
> Tim

I love it !!! But it's still a bit too dark, and the picture should be 
more centered on the man (don't let this big blank at the top of the 
picture)

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On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:58:58 +0200, "Tim Nikias"
<JUSTTHELOWERCASE:timISNOTnikias(at)gmx.netWARE> wrote:

>So, going with Steve's suggestion,

It is calling out for a lamppost and a song :-)
Nice work Tim. 


Regards
        Stephen

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Tim Nikias wrote:
> So, going with Steve's suggestion, I've added some atmosphere. This also
> required a change in the light's position, which in turn affected the wet
> reflection of the sadguy standing there. Might have to fiddle a little with
> it to get the reflection back, but I wanted to show the progress.
> 
> 
Like it.

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> I love it !!! But it's still a bit too dark, and the picture should be
> more centered on the man (don't let this big blank at the top of the
> picture)

As for the darkness, that might be a monitor thingy, it's quite fine on
mine. It also explains why you think there's a big blank at the top, there
are actually darkblue waterdrops there. On a 1024x768 version there are only
100 lines of blackness, until waterdrops begin to appear.

As for centering on the man: that's an no-no. As a rule of thumb: try
*never* to put the point of interest into the *exact* center of the image.
Also, in this image, you feel like he's too low, which is what I want to
express: he's down. The image-ratio also helps to create a direction where
to look: you just have to look downwards to see him.

So its all intentional and not by accident. :-)

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> >So, going with Steve's suggestion,
>
> It is calling out for a lamppost and a song :-)

I actually was wondering about a lamppost. I just might model one and look
and how it adds to the image. But a song? "Singing in the rain" comes to
mind, but this guy is sad.

> Nice work Tim.

Thanks! :-)

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Homepage: <http://www.nolights.de>

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> Like it.

Thank you for the brief, but approving comment. :-)

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PS: But I'll look and try if I can adjust it a little bit. :-)

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On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:58:43 +0200, "Tim Nikias"
<JUSTTHELOWERCASE:timISNOTnikias(at)gmx.netWARE> wrote:

>But a song? "Singing in the rain" comes to
>mind, but this guy is sad.

Yes but the object of being sad is to be happy, just as the object of
being wet is to be dry. I look at the half full glass :-)
If you want sad, make the figure stand dejected and downcast. (Easy
for me to say:-)
Still, it has an inner depth. 


Regards
        Stephen

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"Tim Nikias" <JUSTTHELOWERCASE:timISNOTnikias(at)gmx.netWARE> schreef in
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> > >So, going with Steve's suggestion,
> >
> > It is calling out for a lamppost and a song :-)
>
> I actually was wondering about a lamppost. I just might model one and look
> and how it adds to the image. But a song? "Singing in the rain" comes to
> mind, but this guy is sad.
>

A lamppost with a broken bulb... adds to the sadness.
as for a song, something in a minor scale comes to mind, especially music by
Dowland. Maybe you could add music bars in the background, hardly seen, and
going downwards at the same time they would disappear in the darkness.
Just a thought.

But it is a nice piece of work, as is!

Thomas

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