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Title: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 04, 2012, 12:04:55 PM: Hey every body. You wnat to participate in A contest set up for the Re-creation of real life images/photo's, only using IL2 moded or un moded, This Idea was brought up by our Distinguished Artist/Skinner. max_thehitman https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php?action=profile;u=3223
What do you guys think about it. Also to keep it nice and neat and allays on topic, We need a volunteer to Moderate only this thread. Post comments and feelings about this new Contest. Ideas welcome, but Max has pretty much said it all. ;)

R.O.E.
1. Start Posting your Art, After a Historical Aviation Photo is Picked for the Initial Contest Photo to begin the Contest.

2. Then, we have exactly 15 days (2 weeks) to post our screenshots that come as close to the original photo as
possible. Color or black and white , it don´t matter. You can post ONLY 2 screenshots. Make sure
to post your name on them, for the vote.

3. All the screenshots posted are collected by name and put up for a public vote on a weekend,
like Saturday and Sunday. After 2 days vote, whom ever wins gets to choose the next photograph
for everyone to re-create that aviation event.

4. So there can be 2 contests every month and many screenshots for everyone to post.

5. Moderator for the Contest is Ice~Eagle. His rules/words are official and final, and will not be contested. Thanks to all to cooperate. This is for FUN and Awesome Eye Candy for us Old Farts and young alike, lol.

Ice~Eagle Has the Honor of Picking the initial Photo, as to give every one an Idea of how it is done. Thank you. There After, "Let The Games Begin"!!
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Ass Eagle on November 04, 2012, 12:14:20 PM: Okie Dokie.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 04, 2012, 12:17:58 PM: Well thanks your it, Im going to see to it is official.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Tofolo on November 04, 2012, 12:18:27 PM: Sounds fun! Let's have try!
What wuold be the requirements/rules?
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: max_thehitman on November 04, 2012, 12:21:12 PM: Good show man, I like it 8) Groooovy!

We practicly have all the airplanes in IL-2 flying around to recreate historical WW1, WW2,
Korean-War and Vietnam-War photographs....and if you search for them, you can even
find a great skin for the real airplane too.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: max_thehitman on November 04, 2012, 12:33:01 PM: Quote from: CC_Tofolo on November 04, 2012, 12:18:27 PM
Sounds fun! Let's have try!

What would be the requirements/rules?

We used to have a very similar contest a few years back on another flight-sim-art forum.It was
great fun and gets you motivated to try out new screenshot-styles and airplanes.
The rules were simple.
One person starts off by posting an historical photograph, of any era and any war. Then we have
exactly 15 days (2 weeks) to post our screenshots that come as close to the original photo as
possible. Color or black and white , it don´t matter. You can post ONLY 2 screenshots. Make sure
to post your name on them, for the vote.
All the screenshots posted are collected by name and put up for a public vote on a weekend,
like Saturday and Sunday. After 2 days vote, whom ever wins gets to choose the next photograph
for everyone to re-create that aviation event.
So there can be 2 contests every month and many screenshots for everyone to post.
That is how it worked.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 04, 2012, 01:16:27 PM: Uhum who is going to post the first Historical Photo? ;D :P
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: max_thehitman on November 04, 2012, 01:23:18 PM: Quote from: SAS~BravoFxTrt on November 04, 2012, 01:16:27 PM
Uhum who is going to post the first Historical Photo? ;D :P

You are. ;D
You choose a photo,
I am at work now and don´t have any good material here at the moment.

Wait, the Ice-Eagle got one
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 04, 2012, 01:26:26 PM: Yeah Ice~Eagle your da Man! Damn thats going to be a good old tough one. But hey thats what its all about. Them AVG guys had lots of Heart and Guts.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: WWHappy on November 04, 2012, 02:27:35 PM: Here is my first one. I have one more for consideration. I did this one as aviation painting :D
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/WWHappy/AVG%20Flying%20Tigers/contest/6contestpic.jpg)
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Post by: max_thehitman on November 04, 2012, 02:32:50 PM: No no Secesh, remove your picture.
We are doing the Flying Tigers P-40 airplanes at this moment.

The first image post is by WWHappy. Cool scene good buddy (http://serve.mysmiley.net/animated/anim_32.gif) (http://www.mysmiley.net)
That was a quick post.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: GGM on November 04, 2012, 06:25:16 PM: Hmm.. It's pretty nice to see such thread being started. I love the idea, it's interactive in a special way and is definitely a thread to monitor from time to time.
I'm going to post only one screenshot for now though:

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/gargoyle_05/Flying_Tigers.jpg)

Best regards
Gargoyle (aka ggm1989)
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Post by: Phas3e on November 04, 2012, 09:34:43 PM: I recall Graf started a comp on the same lines, it didnt last very long iirc

heres his demo pic from way back them

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/Phas3e/YellowJackets2-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 04, 2012, 10:16:03 PM: Well he did a wonderful job.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Tofolo on November 05, 2012, 12:40:08 AM: Quote from: ggm1989 on November 04, 2012, 06:25:16 PM

Whoa!! Nice one!!
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: vpmedia on November 05, 2012, 01:08:26 AM: This maybe helpful:

https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/img802/7297/vpp40avgscr.jpg

http://downloads.flightsimfiles.com/package/4548
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Ass Eagle on November 05, 2012, 03:40:43 PM: So how exactly are you guys getiing them to fly in such close formation? Or are those screens of the Tomahawks & P-51s foto-chopped?
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: GGM on November 05, 2012, 05:01:22 PM: Quote from: Ice~Eagle on November 05, 2012, 03:40:43 PM
So how exactly are you guys getiing them to fly in such close formation? Or are those screens of the Tomahawks & P-51s foto-chopped?

FMB. For my Tomahawk shot I placed 5 separate AI planes on whatever map and made them fly on the same path with just few meters distance from each other. I then set all the required skins and positioned myself in the leading aircraft. >Mission saved >Fly and just as it hits 100% on the loading screen you hit the Pause button. One must act swiftly as the "formation" brakes as soon as the mission loads. I then turned the mouse so the pilot will look to the left (4.11 was used for this shot), external view, some fine positioning of the angle and voila. Some slight color corrections in PS and it's all done.
You can always use the help of some online buddies too, for even better results. I don't have that much friends flying IL-2 though...
As far as I can see the Mustang "screen" is accomplished entirely by using Photoshop. Every single P-51 is cut out from original in-game screenshots and is then perfectly positioned over a cloudy sky photograph to match the real photo as best as it gets. I might be wrong though, please correct me if that's the case.

Cheers
Gargoyle
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 05, 2012, 11:10:47 PM: nice analogy ggm, its exactly how I get most of my formation Screenshots
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: WWHappy on November 11, 2012, 06:41:26 PM: My second entry edited by Photobucket.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/WWHappy/AVG%20Flying%20Tigers/contest/il2fb2012-11-0415-03-30-33.jpg)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Ass Eagle on November 19, 2012, 08:36:52 AM: Nice entries guys! However the hands down winner in recreating the historical foto is ggm1989. Congrats! :)

Tell him what he won Bob.. um... er... Bravo..
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 19, 2012, 09:35:05 AM: Ok, :) ggm1989 ;D You get to pick our next Historical Photo!! Yaayyyy! Very nice Screen btw.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: GGM on November 19, 2012, 10:43:28 AM: HURRAY thanks guys!
Now let me see... for the next historical photo I'll stay in the delicious WWII times. A Messerschmitt Bf-109 of 11/JG 53 sits in the sun on Sicily a few months before the attack on Rouleau's flight. "Yellow 2" as it has been called also sports the Ace of Spades emblem on its snout. I chose this one because it has a really nice setting and I love the second 109 flying in the background. Show some creativity, camera positioning and timing skills :) Have fun!
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/gargoyle_05/25.jpg)
P.S. bonus points for an opened canopy ;)

Best regards
Gargoyle
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: ton414 on November 19, 2012, 10:44:56 AM: Really great work by Graf on that shot, it is wonderful. :o :)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Secesh on November 21, 2012, 05:49:27 AM: Quote from: ggm1989 on November 19, 2012, 10:43:28 AM
HURRAY thanks guys!
Now let me see... for the next historical photo I'll stay in the delicious WWII times. A Messerschmitt Bf-109 of 11/JG 53 sits in the sun on Sicily a few months before the attack on Rouleau's flight. "Yellow 2" as it has been called also sports the Ace of Spades emblem on its snout. I chose this one because it has a really nice setting and I love the second 109 flying in the background. Show some creativity, camera positioning and timing skills :) Have fun!
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/gargoyle_05/25.jpg
P.S. bonus points for an opened canopy ;)

Best regards
Gargoyle

Anybody have a skin for this one they'd share?
I searched, and can't find one.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: WWHappy on November 21, 2012, 09:57:56 AM: 1st try :)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/WWHappy/AVG%20Flying%20Tigers/contest/il2fb2012-11-2110-26-32-65.jpg)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: GGM on November 21, 2012, 10:21:15 AM: Quote from: Secesh on November 21, 2012, 05:49:27 AM
Anybody have a skin for this one they'd share?
I searched, and can't find one.

This one is close enough (http://205.196.123.34/7dlz6c1c58hg/9v8h528yz0ch1by/Yellow2.rar)

Quote from: WWHappy on November 21, 2012, 09:57:56 AM
1st try :)
Looks great :)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Secesh on November 21, 2012, 10:56:50 AM: Thanks for the skin...
Here's my entry

(http://www.mission4today.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/39600/contest.jpg)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: WWHappy on November 21, 2012, 01:27:44 PM: Secesh :) That one kicks mines butt. Great picture :-[
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Post by: max_thehitman on November 21, 2012, 02:37:12 PM: Great looking screenshots guys 8) those look great!
Most impressive! I like it
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: PA_Jeronimo on November 21, 2012, 06:24:37 PM: (http://i45.tinypic.com/11k9w8j.jpg)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Gumpy on November 21, 2012, 09:56:58 PM: Here's my try at it. (http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv340/Bingo1957/ad.jpg)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: WWHappy on November 21, 2012, 10:01:51 PM: WE have some very talented people here. I'm glad i don't have to pick just one :-X
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 21, 2012, 10:11:29 PM: Looking like the real thing guy's

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/gargoyle_05/25.jpg)
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Post by: Secesh on November 22, 2012, 06:24:09 AM: Gumpy nailed it! 8)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Wulfy on November 22, 2012, 08:33:06 AM: Gumpy, you have serious skill!
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Secesh on November 22, 2012, 08:42:10 AM: Another "dumbass" question... How do you guys get the cockpit open, with no pilot?
411 I suppose?
I'm a modded 410 user....
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: SAS~Bombsaway on November 22, 2012, 08:43:43 AM: Start the mission and press bail out then f2 for a view of the plane and then take your pics. :)
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Secesh on November 22, 2012, 09:32:47 AM: I tried that, but my canopy flew off, even though it was already open.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: BravoFxTrt on November 22, 2012, 10:19:53 AM: Nope, you got to know how to make an invisible Pilot for it to work.
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: bomberkiller on November 22, 2012, 10:26:53 AM: Quote
I tried that, but my canopy flew off, even though it was already open.

...lol...!

1st) Open your canopy! (You have to config "Open Canopy" in your game)

2nd) Control + E ;)

Quote
Nope, you got to know how to make an invisible Pilot for it to work.

Hi BFT, lol again... ;D

Gerhard
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: max_thehitman on November 22, 2012, 10:39:27 AM: Super Duper! 8) Great photos!
Title: Re: Contest: Re-create an Historical Photograph.
Post by: Secesh on November 22, 2012, 11:18:47 AM: Quote from: bomberkiller on November 22, 2012, 10:26:53 AM
Quote
I tried that, but my canopy flew off, even though it was already open.

...lol...!

1st) Open your canopy! (You have to config "Open Canopy" in your game)

2nd) Control + E ;)

Quote
Nope, you got to know how to make an invisible Pilot for it to work.

Hi BFT, lol again... ;D

Gerhard

As you can see in the pic, the canopy is open!!!
inset shows canopy missing. It dissappears as soon as I press eject.

EDIT: tried it with a couple of other aircraft. This only happens with the 109 ????
(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy260/Secesh/Ejecterror.jpg)
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Post by: Wulfy on November 22, 2012, 11:51:57 AM: yeah same here
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Post by: Gumpy on November 22, 2012, 12:11:35 PM: Looks like it's working to me. (http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv340/Bingo1957/Ejecterror.jpg) ;) Seriously though (http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv340/Bingo1957/untitled-25.jpg)