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Hiking to (one sheet of) Paper Mountain
Hiking to (one sheet of) Paper Mountain
tpbremer


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Challenge: Homemade Landscapes (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Location: Elgin High School, Illinois
Date: Apr 8, 2008
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4
Date Uploaded: Apr 8, 2008

 Hopefully the photo gives my work justice.

Saw an email with images like this. Can't find the artist who does these right this minute, but I'll look for it.

Done with a 24" x 36" sheet of paper. Only thing glued is the tabs of the cabin.

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POST CHALLENGE:
Well, I got on the first page! Found the link to the artist who inspired this image: Pretty Cool Stuff

Here are some pics without the background to see the scale of the project--I really did it with one sheet of paper. If I were to do it again, I'd probably cut the paper into a trapezoid shape so that the back end reached the sides of my frame.






Thanks for all of the comments!

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 70
Avg (all users): 6.8750
Avg (commenters): 8.0400
Avg (participants): 6.8750
Avg (non-participants): 6.8750
Views since voting: 9086
Views during voting: 621
Votes: 344
Comments: 29
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 04/25/2008 06:51:37 PM
This is amazing. I really like how you converted a 3D picture into a 2D shot. It took some vision to see the finished product. When I was thinking about this challenge, I was in a 2D world to start and would have never envisioned starting with this scene to create my picture - great vision and execution!
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 04/17/2008 11:47:40 AM
I was truly amazed at the artistic talent this took! I thought this was absolutely stunning. You got a 10 from me, and I'm very shocked that it didn't ribbon. Nonetheless, congrats on your "personal best". It is truly well deserved.
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 04/15/2008 08:15:32 PM
congrats on your personal best with this quality image
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/15/2008 07:10:48 PM
Turn around, there's a moose behind those trees, your missing the shot.......... Fun image, nicely done.
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 04/15/2008 06:29:13 AM
You got the 'blue vote' from me - wonderful.
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 04/15/2008 02:31:22 AM
wow!
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 04/14/2008 06:04:46 PM
Very nice composition and work!!!!!
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 04/14/2008 06:09:47 AM
Very nice the black backround really makes the scenary stand out
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 04/13/2008 04:20:56 PM
cool. 8
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 04/13/2008 02:16:38 PM
Great silhouette work, effective set-up to convey depth. A little more width to allow the crop not to show the side edges of the model may have helped but I still love it.
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 04/13/2008 11:03:39 AM
nice!
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 04/12/2008 06:53:03 PM
Neat.
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 04/12/2008 03:00:36 PM
This is great! 10
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 04/12/2008 09:54:47 AM
You put some work into this. I see a ribbon in your future. Brilliant. An eight for you.
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 04/12/2008 05:53:50 AM
a bit of dedication here 9
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 04/11/2008 06:00:51 PM
awesome my pick for the blue
very well done 10
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 04/10/2008 03:07:38 PM
Good heavens what an effort! Can't wait to find out if this was mostly a single sheet of card. Awesome, good luck! :)
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 04/10/2008 04:48:53 AM
well done amazingly simple and clean but dramitic 10
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 04/09/2008 05:56:17 PM
Wow, this is very creative and well-executed. Nice job on the cutouts!
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 04/09/2008 02:37:37 PM
Beautiful job!
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 04/09/2008 08:04:19 AM
excellent idea and shot, great dof and shadows, 8
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 04/09/2008 06:09:43 AM
I can almost hear Heidi's grandfather yodelling in the background. Lol. Fun photo to look at. I like the ram in the background - nice touch. Good luck in the challenge.
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 04/09/2008 04:34:50 AM
beautiful and a lot of work, but worth it.
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 04/09/2008 04:08:05 AM
Nice, I like it , good lighting too. 7
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 04/09/2008 03:31:35 AM
I like your idea and your paper engineering skills is excellent. But I think the framing on the shot is poor, I wish I couldnt see those gaps on the top left and right of the pic because you can see where it ends, if that makes sense. Like, should've either zoomed in more on what you had or placed more moutains etc aroudn those areas =] 6
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 04/09/2008 02:13:04 AM
Superb - this must've taken you ages. Like the fact that everything is in focus and the minimalist approach works well.
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 04/09/2008 12:33:20 AM
very creative and well done
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 04/08/2008 09:59:42 PM
A ten for imagiation and execution 10
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 04/08/2008 09:16:23 PM
Ha! And people said you were crazy! :) Nicely done - particularly with the lighting which was probably tricky.
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