Ken_Potts Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 I ran across this photo and thought I'd share the joy. I wish I knew who built it. I want one too. http://www.geocities.com/CptinRn/HouseBoat.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken connors Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 i recently saw a post with a golf course superimposed on top of an aircraft carrier. could that be what we're seeing here? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisObee Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 I am afraid that this is a photoshop creation. You can see on the boundry of the objects where the background has been cut out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffM Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Darn! I was impressed with the landscaping! And to think it might be a fake. Maybe I'll borrow an idea from Volkswagen and put a bud vase on my foredeck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Potts Posted May 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I'm not convinced that this is a creation (although I'm perfectly prepared to be wrong). The cut out looking stuff might be the result of data compression - Regions of pixels that are almost the same color are converted to the same color but regions where the colors differ radically aren't changed as much. Look at the way the horizontal and vertical lines of the barge line up - It would be quite difficult to come aross a house picture taken fron the right angle to match the barge picture. The lighting of the house and the barge look good to me too. I would also think that a doctored photo would come with a good story. Like I say, I'm prepared to be wrong about the picture being real but I'm going to choose to believe it is real because it's just too cool - And I don't even like the architecture. I poked around the the web and found a bunch of houses being moved on barges but none that were built on barges. One day that might be me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilbraun Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 What is shown as the cut out area IS the compression (heavy JPEG), it could still be PhotoShoped but I dont think so: the perspective seems correct so far and the color and contrast balence between the tug, the barge and the house are identical... that is VERY hard to duplicate. If it is an edited photo I would love to meet the person who did it, they are among the best in the world. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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