nice composition but SBS?

Very nice...as I said with many entries here: "doesn't look like a hoax photo but very nice."

awesome.. (source not working.. I think only for me) I think some lights coming from the centre of ufo will be very nice...

hereisanoop....if you read the title ... you'll see looks like a hoax photo!!! indeed, just only after title, but is really hard to be on theme!!!...))...thx for the comm and suggestion!

It's not hard to be on theme: check out "Rooftop Sighting," "The Visitor," "Crop Circling," and "Breaking News." Still, the picture is an awesome sci-fi scene.
Just check out the latest entry "And then I looked up." Great example of a picture that looks as if it was taken by an average guy, of a UFO that seems pretty real.

EDIT: AHA! Knew it was you! I think your PS skills are pretty awesome alone...

gamemastertips....the entry...Breaking News....realy.... isn't in theme....!!!...if that entry is in theme ... then either could be, or it doesn't matter ..

Breaking News, along with others, follows the theme that "even in high-res, you should not be able to tell whether the picture is real or fake." Obviously, the over-dramatic lighting makes this look too fake for a hoax photo. I know, alot of people have forgotten about this rule by now. There's no doubt that this is still a great entry, but it could be more on theme in a more photo-esque scene. You did an awesome job on the UFO, btw.

looks good

Good title great picture

Nice piece of art! You used some nice pics.... And who cares about the line "even in high-res, you should not be able to tell whether the picture is real or fake." .... Start adding 500 different little stipulations to the theme that are personal preferences and you just end up stunning creativity - imo.

Braska...that was the point of this contest. Lots of people can make a really stunning, dramatic, sci-fi scene, but can you also do it while making it look like a hoax photo? This contest isn't called "UFO" it's called "UFO hoax." Ignoring that rule makes the contest too easy. And it's just the one rule, not "500 different little stipulations."

yes, that was a VERY obvious exaggeration when I said 500, was trying to make a point. Saying "your image HAS to be at least 1600 X 1200", the photo has to look extremely life-like, also a "daylight scene is recommended". My 'point' is that it stuns creativity, I fully understand the 'point' of the contest. And why couldn't someone of taken the photo above? Looks good to me, they snapped the shot, tweaked it a little in Photoshop and posted it on flickr, right? And its a nite scene!? Vote lower? naaaa. Outstanding image.

Okay, I see your point, Braska. I suppose it's a matter of opinion what looks realistic or not. We're conditioned to believe that these things are fake, so we consider this "unrealistic." Why? Why can't it be realistic? Yes, once again, great entry.

Fabulous work...very very well done author...high marks from me...

One might argue that producing something awesome while limited by onerous contraints shows true creativity.

awesome work ! great ufo !

cool

Good work.

congrats for your first and second!

Congrats for your first place, Genuine!

Congrats, awesome work

Congratulations both of the top two spots!

thx all for your comm...and grats!!!

Congratulations for 1st

congrats for first and second nice job on both

congrats for first and second nice job on both

congrats

Great job, congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats

Nice! Doesn't look much like a hoax photo though, but mood is very nice.

EDIT: Wait...I saw the high-res. This is another 3D image, isn't it?

amaizing... waiting for the SBS

This is gorgeous!!! though it doesn't look like a hoax photo.. it just looks like a spectacular sci fi piece (I would keep this image but replace the human with a real one so you have a better chance of winning the contest) it really is a supreme image though.. I really love it

It's very good, with no shadow of a doubt! But I think the most of people here - including me - don't have a 3D program - look, I'm not criticizing you... but it's clear that things go better when you have the tools!

There is a free 3d program called Blender. And since you're allowed to use 3d programs, I don't see why you're complaining? sbs would be nice author. Good luck

Does it really say anywhere "you are allowed to use 3D programs?" And anyway, as I said before, it's not the program that seems unfair, it's the extent of it. When a small part of the image is 3D, fine. But when the main components of it are, it becomes more of 3D contest than a PS one.

That's a shame if the same thing happens 3D contests, but does that mean that it still has to happen here?

Not much, really. Eventually, just some guidelines should be put in place. Until then, it's just my opinion, and I know of a few other people who will most probably criticize you for using 3D software...*coughCMYKcough*...and one of your nice meter guard entries did ultimately get pulled, didn't it? Maybe just try to limit the use of 3D in your future entries...you'll get less haters and have less risk of being pulled. Good luck, author.

Pretty cool! The bright UFO light above the alien should be creating highlights on the top surfaces of the alien (e.g., head and butt) with a corresponding shadow on the ground. I think a much brighter center for the light spot the alien is standing in would be much more dramatic. Also, I find the bright spot on the clouds in the center of the image distracting. (It would be interesting to experiment with moving the big-UFO/alien elements to the right a bit instead of being centered.)

Just to be clear, I never said you cheated. Just thought maybe the 3D was used a bit too much. But, thanks, Nator. I suppose I neglected to look in the most obvious place for the existing guidelines.

BTW, author, why'd you delete all your comments? Now I look like I'm talking to myself.

This is the Photoshop contest and we can use the 3D program to support our work, not the 3D contest supported by Photoshop. I agree with gamemastertips. If you don't provide enough your technique, people can misunderstand you use only PTS and this is UNFAIR (for example, picking an 3D image is much easier than creating the 3D from the 2D image). However, to gamemastertips, I think this is not the good place for discussing too much, you can do that in the forum. Focusing on this work and as far as the PTS factor is concerned, you might did a good job turning the left UFO into the damaged one.

Because you didn't show the PTS steps, so I just guess this is the part you used PTS, right? Beside that, I agree with Drivenslush that you could replaced the human with the real image (this one looks bad to me). Through other entries of yours, I know that your PTS skill is also very good, you can do a good job even with the pure PTS manipulations and get higher votes from people like me and gamemastertips. Anyway, wish you a good luck with this contest.

Agreed, Langstrum. Sorry if I rambled on too much. :p

this is supposed to be a PHOTOSHOP contest.

Just to repeat again what I said, author, and to echo Langstrum, you have enough great PS skills to do a pure PS entry. If you do, you'll have alot less people giving you low votes because they don't think it's fair. I rest my case, and I don't mean you to change your entry, just think about it for the future.

Great looking picture, I like how you have incorporated the 3d work into your "PHOTOSHOP" contest image. Palaekman is right there are plenty of free programs out there don't knock it until you've tried it. Just because this member used a 3d program to generate a piece of the picture does not mean it is a guaranteed winner. The photoshop work is still very evident in this entry. Good job author! high marks from me.

Okay thought some more about the other side of this argument: 3D is somewhat fair because you could have either pulled the UFO image off the internet or simply made it yourself. You chose the latter, which is perfectly fine, and the PXLeyes guidelines says so. But on the OTHER hand, author, didn't your "Last Chance" meter guard entry get pulled? (I'm really asking you this, it's not rhetorical.) Why exactly? Was it because you used too much 3D and not enough of the source? But then why is that a problem if PXLeyes allows the use of any program? This is what seems so convoluted. Because if they say that any program can be used, then what if you use Photoshop as minimally as possible? Wouldn't the entry get pulled then? So my question is: what is, in everyone's view, the limit that an external program can be used? I think I'll make a forum post about this soon.

http://www.pxleyes.com/photoshop-picture/4ba89ef0802ef/Lost-Chance.html

I would think the voters spoke well in this case

Oh terribly sorry about that. O.o I missed that entry...moving on now...

To end my annoying rant, I guess I'll just say that I see both sides of the argument, your picture is still awesome, and I wish you luck.

Aside from the 3D controversy, I don't see how this image represents a hoax photo.

there is no more "3D controversy" MM cleared it up in the forums, good work

Yes, 3D aside, I do agree with CMYK. It's a very nice sci-fi photo, but it's pretty fake, unfortunately.

Love the colors here. UPon looking at the High res, I think the figure could be better blended into the overall image, she/he looks pasted on.

The Rules and Guidelines regarding use of 3D images states: "People are allowed to use 3D renders from the net in the photoshop contests, they just have to provide links etc. But it is so much better when they make them themselves. From the guidelines: (UPDATED 08/2009): If you use a 3D program to create a model (eg. with Poser), it is required to post this in your step by step guide. You are allowed to use any program you'd like to make your entry. If you make your own renders, please make screenshots from the object in wireframe modus and show in the Step By Step how you made your render." Whether we agree or not that rule makes this a perfectly valid entry.

a quote from the comments on this contest suggestion - Contest Moderator: "The contest theme is to show a UFO. This means a vehicle of some kind that is an Unidentified Flying Object, which you may show in flight or hovering or even landed."

Yes Ichappell that's just a reminder, I think to clarify this isn't about aliens and monsters but about UFO sightings.

So how does this represent a hoax, which seems to be the point of the contest?

dude ) ky ( try reading the goal of this contest,
you are an idiot

thats..... cooool..... I like the result..GL

I am wondering why are there seperate '3d contests, ps contests, and drawing contests.. 3d max is that much advanced for making fabulous models... I want to ask here whether my entry will get pulled if i put a drawing of a scenario which has a ufo... this not to hurt you author.. since this is amazingly well constructed.. but still doubt about using 90% work with 3d....

what happens if somebody use a 3d program to construct their own images... since it is allowed to use images that are not copyrighted...

every entry here at pxl in the end is 2d, thats what we see here,
photoshop is an image editing software so it is a catchall in the contest, some may draw, some may use 3d, some may set up a photo, and some look for a photo source on the net,
no matter what type of source you use in the end you edit it in a 2d and post in contest

amazing !

And also congrats for your second place!

thx all for your comm...and grats!!!

Congratulations for 2nd too

Congrats!

Congrats

Next time you can choose the option of publish my entry later... Once you finish uploading your SBS, you can publish without worrying

I think this is a really good job.. GL

Thanks Jello, thanks Langstrum. I'll remember that for next time.

great job!

Fantastic looking entry! Very well created.. my only suggestion, however, would be to remove the lensflare.. but that's just me. Good luck

Looks good except for the distracting lens flare...

Nice image and interesting UFO concept! Minus the lens flare just to beat a dead horse. :P

Nice work...UFO is well made...good luck author

Lens flare fixed! Thanks everyone.

So... that's the way the circles were made... (in your vision, of course!) Very well executed!

Nator, I tried but since the flare would be positioned from the top-left corner down (correct?) the weird orbs keep getting in the way of the crop circle...I'd like the flare, but it does somehow distract. Got any other suggestions? Thanks again.

Thanks for the tip! Will give it a try. I always had trouble trying to figure out a way to add a lens flare onto a seperate layer.

EDIT: Fixed. Looks any better now?

and here we go...... awsome work... GGLL

mystery solved.. haha.. really nice work author..

Great idea and great execution

I wish the ship had a bigger presence, because you did a good job on it. nice chop, tho.

Thanks pearlie and everyone else so far. I wish the ship had a bigger presence too...and I tried doing it at first like this as you can see in the SBS. I soon realized, however, that it looked nothing like a true hoax photo--no one would dare take such a close-up of a UFO. I could, of course, make it look like it was zoomed. Think that would make it nicer, or lose from the overall effect?

try adding a little haze to the spaceship to simulate distance

Haze? But it isn't foggy...? How would that simulate distance? You mean this along with zooming in, yes?

very clean work and nice composition.

fantasic work... should be on the top 3

i was expecting to see this kind of entry... great job, amazing work !

Is that a good or a bad ?

This is one of the most on theme entries I've seen. GL!

Thanks, joshua. Glad to see some people still go by the theme thing. I thought it just was sort of forgotten towards to end so I kind of gave up on it. :p

Well, crop circles are also believed to be a hoax, though unconfirmed. I also wanted to mention, nice touch with the date in the corner. I gave you high marks so I hope you place

congrats!

Congrats for your third place, Gamemastertips

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations for 3rd

Congrats!

Congrats

Nice one

nice news....and ya... its a breaking one tooo

excellent entry! really well made... high marks from me!

Oh, that was on my birthday! But they didn't stop in Germany to bring some presents Very good work, especially with building the UFO and that pixelated zoom. Good luck!

its awesomme...specialy the ufo..good luck

nice entry i love the way you created the ufo

I'm almost believing that UFOs exist!

nice work on the UFO

Very nice work! The UFO is a tad bit darker than it should be on the right side but overall quite convincing.

Nice work...gl

Right on theme, and good work!

right on.

Nice UFO! Looks very classic-hoax-like. Just an idea--I wonder how it would look if you cut out the banner of a real news channel...oh, but that would be copyright, I suppose. I guess the banner just looks kind of simple for a news channel, but the image is very good.

neat work.. perfectly on theme... good job author..

Hahah! Love the news banner!

fun idea, but if you're trying to simulate a tv news program, you might consider having the picture aspected like a tv screen (4:3)

nice work gl

looks nice, but the smaller one should be even smaller. the way it is now, there is not much point for the zoomed version. good luck though.

I got to say this is one of the most on theme entries out of all of them. GL author. You should at least place if not win. GL!

Went to modify my comment to RIGHT ON THEME.. instead of RIGHTO OUT OF THEME.. and hit the dern delete button instead LOL.. great job author good luck!!!

Congratulations Oana..

Pretty incomplete SBS...like how are the reflections of the buildings made on the UFO?

I beg your pardon ky you should read more thoroughly. In fact I'll just spell it out for you Bob. A separate layer, over the orb layer, with clone stamp samples from the surrounding buildings (background layer) was applied. Then after flipping them horizontally I took the warp tool (ctrl+t) I use a pc, and adjusted the shape of those new reflections. The eraser tool came in extremely handy also. Opacity was lowered and the blend mode was set to multiply, and oh I think I may have tweaked the levels a little. I hope this helps. Thank you for your vote and your comment.

Nice one! One of the few entries here that actually fits the "hoax photo" theme.

nice work,


dang bob, i hope you get your meds soon

damn author...this is to spectacular to be a hoax...hehehehe...GREATJOB!!!!

everything is fantastic.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gl

nice description in the comment bar author, that will keep 'somebody's mouth shut.....

Great work author.Overall mood is fantastic...good luck

nice work,

Thanks for the explanation that should have been in the SBS, author.

So glad you came back and took another look Bob. I still say that you should read more thoroughly it is mentioned in my sbs maybe not in as much detail as YOU need it to be.

gee author.. maybe you should offer egg head an enema for a more thorough examination.. oh wait that would leave only a match book size of him left over... giggle snort... hehehehe

The reflections are simply fantastic!

My friend, you have - no! - you must do a tut about the spheres!

Very nice!!!!!

good work on the reflection good luck Athor

awesome work ! great idea !

I didn't think the SBS was that descriptive either.

jawshoe thats ok I described what I did in a comment above.