mpoh98 Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Hello All, Here is a free build for January! This is my first try at this kind of building, incorporating lighting into the MOC. Having no small lights to use in the build, I experimented with using a flashlight, and don't think it turned out to bad. I tried to get the background to be a forced perspective of a mountain and a forest. But since I had to build it on a 16x16 baseplate (this was also for a lego Brawl against a friend), it was much harder to create that effect. I had a lot of fun building this, and I hope you like it as well! Enjoy! Feren Vandalar rests comfortably by a fire, content after a good hunting season. He now warms himself by a fire, as he thinks of who he should bring to help him claim Marrock.... No Photoshop! Soli Deo Gloria! ~Matthew~ Edited January 26, 2014 by mpoh98 Quote
Garmadon Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Great lighting, mpoh, the fire looks great, as does the minifig I like the mountains and trees as well, though the leaves do not quite give the impression of a forest. If you can blur the part that is supposed to be far away it looks a little better, but a very nice build overall Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Great lighting! Reminds of the many campfires I have been round! Quote
kabel Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Very interesting photo job, how did you do it? Quote
mpoh98 Posted January 26, 2014 Author Posted January 26, 2014 Great lighting, mpoh, the fire looks great, as does the minifig I like the mountains and trees as well, though the leaves do not quite give the impression of a forest. If you can blur the part that is supposed to be far away it looks a little better, but a very nice build overall Thanks Garmadon! Hmm, I would if I could, but this was a no photoshop build, so can't do that. I tried focusing on only the fire and fig, and this was as close as I got. Cool lighting;) great job! Thanks Gunman, glad you like it! Great lighting! Reminds of the many campfires I have been round! Thanks Lord Vladivus, me too! Very interesting photo job, how did you do it? Thanks Kabel! Basically, I built a hole under where the fire is. The base is about 2 bricks thick, and where the fire is, there is only a trans-orange plate, then a hole. When I went to take the picture, I put a flashlight into that hole, so that it lights up the fire. Hope this explains how I did it! Quote
IenjoyLego89 Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 The lighting for the fire is very well done I do agree with Garmadon, if you blurred the back it would help give the impression of a forest in the background. Quote
Doom2099 Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Basically, I built a hole under where the fire is. The base is about 2 bricks thick, and where the fire is, there is only a trans-orange plate, then a hole. When I went to take the picture, I put a flashlight into that hole, so that it lights up the fire. Hope this explains how I did it! Great job, and a great trick setting it all up. I'm almost afraid to see pics with the lights turned on, as it would take away some of the magic of this fantastic photo. Thanks for sharing! Quote
mrcp6d Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Basically, I built a hole under where the fire is. The base is about 2 bricks thick, and where the fire is, there is only a trans-orange plate, then a hole. When I went to take the picture, I put a flashlight into that hole, so that it lights up the fire. Hope this explains how I did it! I wanted to do much the same thing with a forge for CCC but didn't get to it. Nice to know it works and works well! Quote
mpoh98 Posted January 26, 2014 Author Posted January 26, 2014 The lighting for the fire is very well done I do agree with Garmadon, if you blurred the back it would help give the impression of a forest in the background. Thanks lenjoyLego89! Yeah, I agree. Oh well, too late now. Great job, and a great trick setting it all up. I'm almost afraid to see pics with the lights turned on, as it would take away some of the magic of this fantastic photo. Thanks for sharing! Thanks Doom2099! Haha, yeah, it isn't as impressive without the light underneath. I wanted to do much the same thing with a forge for CCC but didn'tget to it. Nice to know it works and works well! Thanks mrcp6d. Same here, this was going to be for the lighting category for the CCCXI, but it is far too late now. Great lightining :thumbup: Thank you Wedge09! Quote
The Architect Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Wow awesome work! Its extremely realistic. . Quote
Gideon Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Really nice lighting effect! I like how the campfire lights up the guys face and the nearby bushes What I'm not too fond of however is the FP in the background, where I think two things could be improved. One thing is to have a shallower depth of field and ensuring that the FP is blurry enough for a believable FP effect, and the other thing is that I think it looks a bit weird that the campfire illuminates the mountains Another light source on those (maybe a very cool light, like white LEDs, to simulate moonlight) would be better. Quote
soccerkid6 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Neat lighting effect The FP mountains work fairly well, but Gideon's suggestions would improve the effect Quote
mpoh98 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 Wow awesome work! Its extremely realistic. . Thanks The Architect! Really nice lighting effect! I like how the campfire lights up the guys face and the nearby bushes What I'm not too fond of however is the FP in the background, where I think two things could be improved. One thing is to have a shallower depth of field and ensuring that the FP is blurry enough for a believable FP effect, and the other thing is that I think it looks a bit weird that the campfire illuminates the mountains Another light source on those (maybe a very cool light, like white LEDs, to simulate moonlight) would be better. Thanks Gideon! Great critique, I will definitely try that in the future! Thanks so much! :D Neat lighting effect The FP mountains work fairly well, but Gideon's suggestions would improve the effect Thank you soccerkid6! I agree all the way! Quote
Kai NRG Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I agree with the comments about the FP not looking perfectly realistic, but otherwise great job! The lighting is really impressive! Quote
MKJoshA Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Yes, Gideon's suggestions are good. Your build is fantastic and I really admire your skill with just a simple flashlight. However, it does turn the snow on your mountains a shade of yellow instead of white. Not much you can do about that with just a flashlight. But, that's just a minor thing. You've really done a great job. Quote
mpoh98 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 I agree with the comments about the FP not looking perfectly realistic, but otherwise great job! The lighting is really impressive! Thanks Kai! Yes, Gideon's suggestions are good. Your build is fantastic and I really admire your skill with just a simple flashlight. However, it does turn the snow on your mountains a shade of yellow instead of white. Not much you can do about that with just a flashlight. But, that's just a minor thing. You've really done a great job. Thank you MKJoshA! Quote
Torgar Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 I like the lighting, it really looks good, but I think a little separation between the subject and the background would help the FP. Quote
mpoh98 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Posted January 28, 2014 I like the lighting, it really looks good, but I think a little separation between the subject and the background would help the FP. Thanks Torgar! :D Yes, I agree. Quote
de Gothia Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 What a cool effect and I love the result! Nice to see some FP as well! Quote
mpoh98 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 What a cool effect and I love the result! Nice to see some FP as well! Thank you De Gothia! Quote
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