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<span style="color: #ff5500;"><b><span style="font-size:14px;">Challenge 004 - The Last Days of Autumn</span></b></span> <br /> <br /> The <b>Theme </b>for our fourth challenge is <b><i><span style="color: chocolate;">The Last Days of Autumn</span></i></b>!! <br /> <br /> <br /> <i><b>This is a quick or short challenge which will only run for one week!!!</b></i> <br /> There may be several more coming over the next weeks to get you in Xmas mood. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: chocolate;"><b>The Details</b></span> <br /> <br /> - Challenge will run from November 26 to December 2, 2009 <br /> - General Rules apply <br /> - Base file - <a class="post-url" href="http://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3517">Elaine for Posette</a> <a class="post-url" href="http://www.posetteforever.com/dload.php?action=file&file_id=493">Download</a> <br /> - Figure to use: Posette with Elaine Morph <br /> - Color Theme to use: see picture below! <br /> <br /> Create a beautiful, nice forest scene with Elaine starring as Elf/Fae. She can be dancing, playing flute, hunting, just wandering thru the forest or whatever comes to your mind. But no portrait / head shot only!! <br /> <br /> It should be a complex scene and you also should remember to use DOF - Depth of Field to give the scene that 'realistic' touch!!! <br /> <br /> This is the required file to use - Meet Elaine!! <br /> <a href="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/sammy--jo/posetteforever/elaine.jpg" target="_blank" title="Click to open image in new window"><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/sammy--jo/posetteforever/elaine.jpg" alt="Image" title="Image" /></a> <br /> <br /> And here's your color theme <br /> <a href="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/sammy--jo/Fall_by_mperko.jpg" target="_blank" title="Click to open image in new window"><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/sammy--jo/Fall_by_mperko.jpg" alt="Image" title="Image" /></a> <br /> <b><span style="font-size:10px;"> Please note: the above picture is no stock resource!!!</span></b> <br /> <br /> You'll find great background stock over at DeviantArt.com as well as some handy brushes. <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff5500;"><b>HAVE FUN!!!!</b></span> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/gogogo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/ayeah.gif" alt="" />

Depth of field? ack... I still can't figure our the depth of field function. Every render I do has my figure all blurry and behind them in focus.

<blockquote class="quote" cite="viewtopic.php?p=41695#p41695"><div class="quote-user">Lickitung wrote: [<a href="#_somewhat" onclick="javascript:open_postreview('show_post.php?p=41695');" class="genmed">View Post</a>]</div><div class="post-text">Depth of field? ack... I still can't figure our the depth of field function. Every render I do has my figure all blurry and behind them in focus.</div></blockquote> <br /> <br /> Then do it in postwork. I usually create my backgrounds this way: I render the background in parts and then blur them in relation to their distance.

Only 4 days left!!! <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/new_shocked.gif" alt="" /> <br /> <br /> Come on guys!!! I want entries!!! <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/diablo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/diablo.gif" alt="" />

<img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/connie_ashamed.gif" alt="" /> I think I'll quit on this one ... <br /> Been thinking of going out with my camera to take some nice shots for inspiration and background, but it's raining since days, no light, no colors... <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/very_sad.gif" alt="" /> <br /> On the other hand this challenge is more one for the "postworkers", and, as you already know, I'm not <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> . It's not my ambition. I love making portraits, that's what I really enjoy. Elaine is a beauty, she deserves it <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/heartbeat.gif" alt="" />

If you need backgrounds you should check DeviantArt.com for free Stock images. <br /> <br /> I found several good one over there which one could use directly, though I combined several one to get the look I want. <br /> <br /> But we also have enough Poser trees available to create forests (at least i have enough), so it shouldn't be too hard to do without postwork. RDNA has several forest autumn scenes too (eg Microcosm, and they're still 50% off)... <br /> <br /> And if you have no autumn leaves on your trees, one only needs a new map/transmap (leaves files are also over at DA). I did that with the DAZ Cherry Tree which works beautifully.

Finally finished this......took me several days to get it right!!! <br /> <br /> <a href="album_showpage.php?pic_id=5611" title="Click on image to enlarge it"><img src="album_thumbnail.php?pic_id=5611" alt="" title="" /></a>