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Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:56 pm

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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by FBM » Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:58 pm

It's shopped. Believe me. Look at the pixels. I've seen a few shopped pix in my time...
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:59 pm

FBM wrote:It's shopped. Believe me. Look at the pixels. I've seen a few shopped pix in my time...
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by FBM » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:02 pm

It's enhanced. You can't get that kind of foreground and background resolution and color blast without some extra work. I'm not saying the clouds are fabricated, just that it's had some enhancements.

It's facking awesome, btw.
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by maiforpeace » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:10 pm

FBM wrote:It's enhanced. You can't get that kind of foreground and background resolution and color blast without some extra work. I'm not saying the clouds are fabricated, just that it's had some enhancements.

It's facking awesome, btw.
Indeed. So what if it's shopped, it's still awesome.
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:12 pm

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FBM wrote:It's enhanced. You can't get that kind of foreground and background resolution and color blast without some extra work. I'm not saying the clouds are fabricated, just that it's had some enhancements.

It's facking awesome, btw.
Indeed. So what if it's shopped, it's still awesome.
I keep waiting for the big round space ship to come out of those clouds. :o
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by FBM » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:12 pm

Srsly awesome... :tup:
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Post by Atheist-Lite » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:14 pm

One pass through the retinex filter and sharpened. :coffee:

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Post by kiki5711 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:00 pm

Wow, super nice! Snagging it!!!!!
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by Gallstones » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:31 pm

maiforpeace wrote:
FBM wrote:It's enhanced. You can't get that kind of foreground and background resolution and color blast without some extra work. I'm not saying the clouds are fabricated, just that it's had some enhancements.

It's facking awesome, btw.
Indeed. So what if it's shopped, it's still awesome.
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:34 pm

Would kill for a wallpaper size copy, 1980xwhatever.
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by Gallstones » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:37 pm

This is a pic I took one afternoon in August 2010.
Not as high resolution as zillas, and very monochrome so not as colorful either.

I didn't get the best of it as I was walking home at the time and didn't have my camera on me. I hurried back to the house to catch what I could before it was over.

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It snaked across the sky and I had to get it in separate shots that don't quite give the effect being there had.
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:43 pm

Sweet! :tup:
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Re: Seriously, this is NOT a shopped pix.

Post by Gallstones » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:45 pm

Flickr has groups dedicated to pictures of sky or clouds. A person could shop for wallpaper there.

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One from Australia
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