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Title: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Axem on February 04, 2018, 11:08:08 am
February has Valentine's Day, the holiday of passion and love, all symbolized by the color red. So show me something RED!

The rules are:
No HUD!
No Bullshots!! (That is, no touching it up in your graphics editor of your choice. The only edit allowed is cropping the image)
Maximum 3 entries per person!!!

Use the screencap script to help you take that perfect shot! (https://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=82173.0)

2018 Scoreboard:
niffiwan - 1
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on February 04, 2018, 03:51:18 pm
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/i2hqslv5mpspqmz/screen0023.png?raw=1)

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/xjg0ae9ne9e4ay1/screen0024.png?raw=1)

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/vus6ix2yr2t6s18/screen0027.png?raw=1)
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: JSRNerdo on February 04, 2018, 04:25:46 pm
 Is that a flying iceberg?
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Nightmare on February 04, 2018, 04:40:10 pm
That ship is called Notus and was made by bobbtmann.
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Colonol Dekker on February 04, 2018, 05:20:10 pm
I submit, memories of that mission beyond the second knossos.

Dive dive dive etc.
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on February 04, 2018, 05:50:16 pm
That ship is called Notus and was made by bobbtmann.

I thought it would look cool in red. :)
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Nightmare on February 04, 2018, 05:51:50 pm
Sure it does. But I did something similar to PVD_Hope some years ago... I called it "Lost"...
"in the Future".

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Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on February 04, 2018, 07:55:00 pm
Oho, that's slick! Nice entry!  :cool:

"Lost in the Future" huh? A long-dead project?
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Nightmare on February 04, 2018, 08:01:29 pm
I'm still working on it sometimes, and I hope I'll finish LITF someday, but it's a long road - yet the setting and story is something new to FS. :cool:
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: PIe on February 04, 2018, 08:47:10 pm
You probably want to embed your image in the post rather than attaching it, since attachments are deleted after a few months.
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on February 05, 2018, 06:56:39 am
I'm still working on it sometimes, and I hope I'll finish LITF someday, but it's a long road - yet the setting and story is something new to FS. :cool:

Sounds cool, I'd like to see that someday!  :yes:
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Nightmare on February 14, 2018, 02:22:31 pm
"Dear Aken,

I received your message, and I'm soooo happy that you're interested in inter-species relations. So I ask you:
Do you want to be my Valentine?

-Carl(a?) <3

P.S. I'm a bit... shy... hope you don't mind if I bring some friends to our date~

P.S. P.S. Would you like to watch the firework at Capella with me?"

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Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on February 14, 2018, 06:17:37 pm
I surrender!  :lol:
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: TechnoD11 on February 23, 2018, 08:27:44 am
Does this count?

(https://s9.postimg.org/7hprtuye7/screen0009.jpg)

Edit: TGA file that isn't super compressed
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmX--irQdaojlMo00YchxlsiBW_FIQ
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Nyctaeus on February 23, 2018, 09:40:19 am
It's quite romantic for me.

Heh... But maybe if shivan destroyers are romantic for me, perhaps there is something wrong with me :P
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Nightmare on February 23, 2018, 09:55:39 am
Remember there's still Carlas message, don't know if she got happy with Bosch- just in case you want to reply. :p
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: CKid on February 23, 2018, 02:05:23 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/Osp8Zk2.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/WLGtVgw.png)
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Nightmare on February 23, 2018, 02:09:43 pm
Rules shall be broken - but this isn't red enough :D
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: procdrone on February 26, 2018, 06:47:22 am
ahhhhh, good oll drone <3
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Axem on February 26, 2018, 01:33:10 pm
FYI Entries accepted until March 3rd! Keep them coming!
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: PIe on February 28, 2018, 06:50:22 pm
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/223511363807346691/418648191227920385/screen0111.png)
Literally 30 seconds before the end of February in my time zone.
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Trivial Psychic on February 28, 2018, 06:54:31 pm
It's got my vote... if I had one.
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: bomb3rman on March 01, 2018, 01:11:21 am
Are these... hearts? Valentine's hearts?  :lol:
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Mito [PL] on March 01, 2018, 04:41:08 am
Bomb3rman, you are definitely not playing enough JAD.  :p
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: bomb3rman on March 01, 2018, 09:18:25 am
Sadly I don't have enough time right now  :mad: But I will, someday ;)
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: tomimaki on March 02, 2018, 02:04:30 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/13Y0IUF.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/k3jYzTs.png)
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: Axem on March 04, 2018, 04:09:46 pm
Sigh, I've been trying to put this off because as usual, you guys make this too hard.

I think I'm going to have to go with this Shivan Family Portrait by Nightmare. The Vassago pic by Techno and the JAD pic by PIe were also pretty nice (and not just because they're my campaigns (okay maybe a bit!).

(https://i.imgur.com/jxWrBJQ.jpg)

2018 Scoreboard:
niffiwan - 1
Nightmare - 1


I just want to post some critiques and words of encouragement to help you guys take some better pictures. They're always good, but sometimes there's just a few things that could really make some of these pic even better.

One thing I always like to look for is originality. I liked this month's winner because it was different from before, it had work put into the composition and setup. It always brings a smile to my face when I see that little bit of creativity behind it everything.

Another thing that influences me is superb lighting. Nightmare's first entry was certainly red, but the ship it was meant to be showcasing was entirely black, I couldn't make out what it was! The Vassago pic was dark, but it had just enough lighting to make out the shape of the ship (and the bloom it was giving off helped give off a certain sinister presence).

On the other side of things, tomimaki's entry of a Rakshasa firing a beam is very striking, but it was a bit washed out. I know sometimes you're fighting various effects going off that do that sometimes, and it can look cool in motion, but as a static screenshot it loses some of that pop you get with good contrast. (I did really like it though!)

And just in general I like well composed pictures where you have a good view of the object that's pleasing to the eye. Check out some photography composition articles (https://digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-composition-tips/) to get a feel how the pros do it.

Keep up the good work and please continue to make the end of the month miserable for me as I try and pick just one entry.
Title: Re: Screencap Contest - February 2018
Post by: tomimaki on March 06, 2018, 09:49:29 am
Now you mentioned this... yeah, I see washed colors.
I shouldn't post when I am tired. :P