Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 5 Aug 1999.
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· 10 messages · 5 Aug 1999 - 12 Aug 1999
Martin Atkins wrote: [...] > _________________.___________________________________.' ''. > """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-' % > : / \ \. ' . '. . '. %%% > ----------------------------------------------------'. > : : / : '. : : : : : : ." > ------------------------------'---""------------'-'- \ %%%% > __--""":""""-___ "--. \ > ----- _-" . : : : . "-. '. / > -'. . . : . . .' '. -- ) > _" '. __--""""""""-__. .'. . > - ' _-" _-""""""" "-.' . ' . > --- .\ -' _-' %&.' '..'' '. %%% > __ .' \_" .'&%_--'\|/ '. ' :' \/ > .'\ - _.'--'' .' . :| / > | ." .-" : |||,'||.-' '. | > |.'.-" | ||\ \|.| '| '. > -- .'' | |\|'. : . > : | \\'.. | ''-''.. > __ | | : | '. > | | .' | . \ > . | _-" ( | ,' > .' '. _ .-. | _-' : | ' !"$ > \ ' ' '. |_-' .' |_._'. | > | ; ; '. .- ' . / > "--.--. _--""" '. | > ; ; ''. ----' .'___. > /: / '--. "--. > @ \ \ ''--. > \ '. mga Hm, the arc looks really good. I think you should again follow mic's advice on landscape pictures : add contrast! Get rid of the heavy '|' in the background and the light dots in the forground. I'd actually go for very strong shading in the foreground (we're talking '8's and '#'s here). What do you think? :) Andreas .---...__ .. ____ '| ASCII `:;=-. http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~freise ___ || ART )| [) http://www.ascii-art.de __________ `==-...___''.-.| ______________________________________________ ((o)(o)'`-(o)'__________ """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""a:f
This was inspired by a photo I took on a recent camping trip to a place
called Ross on the River Wye over here in England. It didn't come out all
that well, but I thought I'd post it anyway, since I haven't really done any
pics in a while.
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|\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@--
| |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com
.----- On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 19:46:31 +0200, Andreas Freise posted: |Martin Atkins wrote: |[...] |> _________________.___________________________________.' ''. |> """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-' % |> : / \ \. ' . '. . '. %%% |> ----------------------------------------------------'. |> : : / : '. : : : : : : ." |> ------------------------------'---""------------'-'- \ %%%% |> __--""":""""-___ "--. \ |> ----- _-" . : : : . "-. '. / |> -'. . . : . . .' '. -- ) |> _" '. __--""""""""-__. .'. . |> - ' _-" _-""""""" "-.' . ' . |> --- .\ -' _-' %&.' '..'' '. %%% |> __ .' \_" .'&%_--'\|/ '. ' :' \/ |> .'\ - _.'--'' .' . :| / |> | ." .-" : |||,'||.-' '. | |> |.'.-" | ||\ \|.| '| '. |> -- .'' | |\|'. : . |> : | \\'.. | ''-''.. |> __ | | : | '. |> | | .' | . \ |> . | _-" ( | ,' |> .' '. _ .-. | _-' : | ' !"$ |> \ ' ' '. |_-' .' |_._'. | |> | ; ; '. .- ' . / |> "--.--. _--""" '. | |> ; ; ''. ----' .'___. |> /: / '--. "--. |> @ \ \ ''--. |> \ '. mga | |Hm, the arc looks really good. I think you should again follow |mic's advice on landscape pictures : add contrast! Get rid of the |heavy '|' in the background and the light dots in the forground. |I'd actually go for very strong shading in the foreground (we're |talking '8's and '#'s here). What do you think? | '---------------------------------------- I've never been all that good at landscapes. These are great suggestions which I will try tommorrow probably ... I can't do ASCII Art at this time of night. (3.38AM) Kind Regards, -Martin |\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@-- | |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com
Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> wrote in message news:37a...@news.vossnet.net... > > This was inspired by a photo I took on a recent camping trip to a place > called Ross on the River Wye over here in England. It didn't come out all > that well, but I thought I'd post it anyway, since I haven't really done any > pics in a while. > ___ > \ \ > _________________.___________________________________.' ''. > """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-' % > : / \ \. ' . '. . '. %%% > ----------------------------------------------------'. > : : / : '. : : : : : : ." > ------------------------------'---""------------'-'- \ %%%% > __--""":""""-___ "--. \ > ----- _-" . : : : . "-. '. / > -'. . . : . . .' '. -- ) > _" '. __--""""""""-__. .'. . > - ' _-" _-""""""" "-.' . ' . > --- .\ -' _-' %&.' '..'' '. %%% > __ .' \_" .'&%_--'\|/ '. ' :' \/ > .'\ - _.'--'' .' . :| / > | ." .-" : |||,'||.-' '. | > |.'.-" | ||\ \|.| '| '. > -- .'' | |\|'. : . > : | \\'.. | ''-''.. > __ | | : | '. > | | .' | . \ > . | _-" ( | ,' > .' '. _ .-. | _-' : | ' !"$ > \ ' ' '. |_-' .' |_._'. | > | ; ; '. .- ' . / > "--.--. _--""" '. | > ; ; ''. ----' .'___. > /: / '--. "--. > @ \ \ ''--. > \ '. mga Looks good to me Martin! smilin' Prudence
.----- On Sat, 7 Aug 1999 12:46:56 -0400, Prudence posted: | |Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> wrote in message |news:37a...@news.vossnet.net... |> |> This was inspired by a photo I took on a recent camping trip to a |place |> called Ross on the River Wye over here in England. It didn't come out |all |> that well, but I thought I'd post it anyway, since I haven't really |done any |> pics in a while. |> ___ |> \ \ |> _________________.___________________________________.' ''. |> """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-' % |> : / \ \. ' . '. . '. %%% |> ----------------------------------------------------'. |> : : / : '. : : : : : : ." |> ------------------------------'---""------------'-'- \ %%%% |> __--""":""""-___ "--. \ |> ----- _-" . : : : . "-. '. / |> -'. . . : . . .' '. -- ) |> _" '. __--""""""""-__. .'. . |> - ' _-" _-""""""" "-.' . ' . |> --- .\ -' _-' %&.' '..'' '. %%% |> __ .' \_" .'&%_--'\|/ '. ' :' \/ |> .'\ - _.'--'' .' . :| / |> | ." .-" : |||,'||.-' '. | |> |.'.-" | ||\ \|.| '| '. |> -- .'' | |\|'. : . |> : | \\'.. | ''-''.. |> __ | | : | '. |> | | .' | . \ |> . | _-" ( | ,' |> .' '. _ .-. | _-' : | ' !"$ |> \ ' ' '. |_-' .' |_._'. | |> | ; ; '. .- ' . / |> "--.--. _--""" '. | |> ; ; ''. ----' .'___. |> /: / '--. "--. |> @ \ \ ''--. |> \ '. mga | |Looks good to me Martin! '--------------------------------- Thanks. I'm going to do a bit more work on it soon, to add some depth. I meant to do it today, but ended up programming instead... oh well. -Martin |\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@-- | |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com
.----- On Sat, 07 Aug 1999 23:53:41 GMT, Martin Atkins posted:
|.----- On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 19:46:31 +0200, Andreas Freise posted:
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||Hm, the arc looks really good. I think you should again follow
||mic's advice on landscape pictures : add contrast! Get rid of the
||heavy '|' in the background and the light dots in the forground.
||I'd actually go for very strong shading in the foreground (we're
||talking '8's and '#'s here). What do you think?
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|I've never been all that good at landscapes. These are great suggestions
|which I will try tommorrow probably ... I can't do ASCII Art at this time of
|night. (3.38AM)
|
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Here's attempt number 2....
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Better? Worse? Odd? ;o)
Regards,
-Martin
|\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@--
| |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com
Hmm, I like the first one better, but that's probably just me Martin Atkins wrote: > .----- On Sat, 07 Aug 1999 23:53:41 GMT, Martin Atkins posted: > |.----- On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 19:46:31 +0200, Andreas Freise posted: > |\ > | > SNIP! Pic > |/ > || > ||Hm, the arc looks really good. I think you should again follow > ||mic's advice on landscape pictures : add contrast! Get rid of the > ||heavy '|' in the background and the light dots in the forground. > ||I'd actually go for very strong shading in the foreground (we're > ||talking '8's and '#'s here). What do you think? > || > |'---------------------------------------- > | > |I've never been all that good at landscapes. These are great suggestions > |which I will try tommorrow probably ... I can't do ASCII Art at this time of > |night. (3.38AM) > | > '---------------------------------------- > > Here's attempt number 2.... > > ___ > \%%\ > _________________.___________________________________.'%MM''. > """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-'%%MM%%M%M > : / \ \. ' . '. . '.%M%%M%%MM% > ----------------------------------------------------'.%M%%MM%M > : : / : '. : : : : : : ."%M#%M#%MM > ------------------------------'---""------------'-'-%M#%MM%%M% > __--""":""""-___ "--.&#%M%MM > ----- _-" . : : : . "-. '.%M%%% > -'. . . : . . .' '. -- )MM%% > _" '. __--""""""""-__. .'. .%M%%M > - ' _-" _-""""""" "-.' . '%M@%MM > --- .\ -' _-' ' '..'' '.%M@%M% > __ .' \_" .' . -' '. ' :' M%%MMM > .'\ - _.'- ' . . :|%MMM%@%MM > | ." .-" : ' , :.-' '.%MMM@%%MM > |.'.-" | '. '| '.%M##5mM > -- .'' | '. ' : .%MM%MM > : | ' . | ''-''. > __ | | | '.%MM% > | | .' | .%M%&M > . | _-" ', | ,'%M#%M% > .'#'. _ .-. | _-' : | '%MMM#%M > %8M88'#'##8'. |_-' .' |_._'.%M&M% > %M8M%%M#%MM%M'. .- ' .%M%M%M > %MM%M%%8%MM#%MM"--.--._ _--""" '.%M%%MM% > %#88###8#8%#8#8#8#8#MMM'. ----' .'.%M > M%%M%%M%mM%M<%M%%M+%M%M%M'--. '"""""- > M%8##8M%%M8#M%M88##8#8##%M%MM''--. > M%M#88%M%M%#88###8%M%%%%M M%%MMMMM'. mga > > Better? Worse? Odd? ;o) > > Regards, > -Martin > |\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@-- > | |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com
Martin Atkins writes > >This was inspired by a photo I took on a recent camping trip to a place >called Ross on the River Wye over here in England. It didn't come out all >that well, but I thought I'd post it anyway, since I haven't really done any >pics in a while. > ___ > \ \ >_________________.___________________________________.' ''. >"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-' % >: / \ \. ' . '. . '. %%% >----------------------------------------------------'. > : : / : '. : : : : : : ." >------------------------------'---""------------'-'- \ %%%% > __--""":""""-___ "--. \ > ----- _-" . : : : . "-. '. / > -'. . . : . . .' '. -- ) > _" '. __--""""""""-__. .'. . > - ' _-" _-""""""" "-.' . ' . > --- .\ -' _-' %&.' '..'' '. %%% > __ .' \_" .'&%_--'\|/ '. ' :' \/ > .'\ - _.'--'' .' . :| / > | ." .-" : |||,'||.-' '. | > |.'.-" | ||\ \|.| '| '. > -- .'' | |\|'. : . > : | \\'.. | ''-''.. >__ | | : | '. > | | .' | . \ > . | _-" ( | ,' >.' '. _ .-. | _-' : | ' !"$ > \ ' ' '. |_-' .' |_._'. | > | ; ; '. .- ' . / > "--.--. _--""" '. | > ; ; ''. ----' .'___. > /: / '--. "--. > @ \ \ ''--. > \ '. mga > >|\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@-- >| |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com [][ hi .. that's excellent! ross on wye is one of my favourite places [][ see yuz [][ colin -- . /\_/\ ( () /_ / /\) _/ /? .\ /\) /) .\ /_ /_ :( a a( CJRandall http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk ' \___") --<<nOWiStHEbEST-=oOo=-tIMEoFyOURlIVES>>--
.----- On Tue, 10 Aug 1999 22:05:25 +0100, CJRandall posted: |Martin Atkins writes |> |>This was inspired by a photo I took on a recent camping trip to a place |>called Ross on the River Wye over here in England. It didn't come out all |>that well, but I thought I'd post it anyway, since I haven't really done any |>pics in a while. |> ___ |> \ \ |>_________________.___________________________________.' ''. |>"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-' % |>: / \ \. ' . '. . '. %%% |>----------------------------------------------------'. |> : : / : '. : : : : : : ." |>------------------------------'---""------------'-'- \ %%%% |> __--""":""""-___ "--. \ |> ----- _-" . : : : . "-. '. / |> -'. . . : . . .' '. -- ) |> _" '. __--""""""""-__. .'. . |> - ' _-" _-""""""" "-.' . ' . |> --- .\ -' _-' %&.' '..'' '. %%% |> __ .' \_" .'&%_--'\|/ '. ' :' \/ |> .'\ - _.'--'' .' . :| / |> | ." .-" : |||,'||.-' '. | |> |.'.-" | ||\ \|.| '| '. |> -- .'' | |\|'. : . |> : | \\'.. | ''-''.. |>__ | | : | '. |> | | .' | . \ |> . | _-" ( | ,' |>.' '. _ .-. | _-' : | ' !"$ |> \ ' ' '. |_-' .' |_._'. | |> | ; ; '. .- ' . / |> "--.--. _--""" '. | |> ; ; ''. ----' .'___. |> /: / '--. "--. |> @ \ \ ''--. |> \ '. mga |> | |that's excellent! |ross on wye is one of my favourite places | '------------------------------- This is the bridge over the Wye itself. You can't see them on my pic, but there are lots of people's names written on the walls at the side of the bridge, where people have left their mark. http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/ ... Other, Mart's Photos, Holiday in Ross-on-Wye for some photos. There aren't many, but they are there. The bridge one isn't there for some reason.... :o/ -Martin |\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@-- | |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com
Martin Atkins wrote: > .----- On Sat, 07 Aug 1999 23:53:41 GMT, Martin Atkins posted: > |.----- On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 19:46:31 +0200, Andreas Freise posted: > |\ > | > SNIP! Pic > |/ > || > ||Hm, the arc looks really good. I think you should again follow > ||mic's advice on landscape pictures : add contrast! Get rid of the > ||heavy '|' in the background and the light dots in the forground. > ||I'd actually go for very strong shading in the foreground (we're > ||talking '8's and '#'s here). What do you think? > || > |'---------------------------------------- > | > |I've never been all that good at landscapes. These are great suggestions > |which I will try tommorrow probably ... I can't do ASCII Art at this time of > |night. (3.38AM) > | > '---------------------------------------- > > Here's attempt number 2.... > > ___ > \%%\ > _________________.___________________________________.'%MM''. > """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-'%%MM%%M%M > : / \ \. ' . '. . '.%M%%M%%MM% > ----------------------------------------------------'.%M%%MM%M > : : / : '. : : : : : : ."%M#%M#%MM > ------------------------------'---""------------'-'-%M#%MM%%M% > __--""":""""-___ "--.&#%M%MM > ----- _-" . : : : . "-. '.%M%%% > -'. . . : . . .' '. -- )MM%% > _" '. __--""""""""-__. .'. .%M%%M > - ' _-" _-""""""" "-.' . '%M@%MM > --- .\ -' _-' ' '..'' '.%M@%M% > __ .' \_" .' . -' '. ' :' M%%MMM > .'\ - _.'- ' . . :|%MMM%@%MM > | ." .-" : ' , :.-' '.%MMM@%%MM > |.'.-" | '. '| '.%M##5mM > -- .'' | '. ' : .%MM%MM > : | ' . | ''-''. > __ | | | '.%MM% > | | .' | .%M%&M > . | _-" ', | ,'%M#%M% > .'#'. _ .-. | _-' : | '%MMM#%M > %8M88'#'##8'. |_-' .' |_._'.%M&M% > %M8M%%M#%MM%M'. .- ' .%M%M%M > %MM%M%%8%MM#%MM"--.--._ _--""" '.%M%%MM% > %#88###8#8%#8#8#8#8#MMM'. ----' .'.%M > M%%M%%M%mM%M<%M%%M+%M%M%M'--. '"""""- > M%8##8M%%M8#M%M88##8#8##%M%MM''--. > M%M#88%M%M%#88###8%M%%%%M M%%MMMMM'. mga > > Better? Worse? Odd? ;o) > > Regards, > -Martin I think the # and M are too black compared with the rest of the drawing. The contrast is too big. You should replace them by a lighter character... B N W maybe. joris
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