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christy

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hi forum guys, is it possible to do a 3D or ghost effect photo, an old building gone, & replaced with a new build then put the old building back through the new/build, i hope this explains,it ??.. cheers,..christy...
 
I know mikejee can put one map on top of another but I don't know how he does it (apart from being very clever!) or if it is possible with a photo
 
The method i use depends on something in google, and is only suitable for superimposing on google. It would be possible to superimpose photos, but i have never tried it, and am not sure it would look very clear.
 
It's possible with most photo processing programs, but not Irfanview as that can open only one picture at a time. So Photo Shop, Photo Impact, Paint Shop Pro, GIMP, will all certainly handle it. Not sure about the cut down ones like Elements.

Easier to do than to explain though!

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
PS I presume you want to do this sort of thing. Here I've taken a picture of a Hot Wheels type car and superimposed it twice on top of a picture of some wet concrete - just poured for the foundations of a house.

Maurice :friendly_wink:

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thanks guys for the offer of help, it was an old building that was pulled down, & replaced with a new building, i have 2,pic,s of the same place",what i was looking for was the 2,building into one, look a ghost shadow, the new/build with the old as a shadow, look a 3d,effect,, can it be done, i will have to learn again how to pic a foto on here, if you guys would like to try or send a pm, thanks regards,...christ.
 
Christy:

Normally the base image will be solid and a semi-transparent overlay, e.g. the cars in the above picture would be added. (These cars were 'added' about five times and even then the concrete is still showing through in the area of the back seat as a bright spot. This would be cloned out in the final composite picture). The secret is to get a good outline (selection) of the 'car' or whatever, and unless you want to spend hours doing it, you need to have a good contrast between the 'car' and its background, in this case, a sheet of white paper.

I'll send you my email via PM and if you can send me the pics, I'll tell you how good the end result is likely to be! My guess is that that the older picture is likely to be black & white (gray scale) and if you are using a modern colour picture as the background, the old building may not show up too well.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
I've had a play around with Adobe Photo Deluxe and have managed to do what I think you are after. If others have no success I'll be pleased to have a go for you. John
 
sorry guys, still trying to upload the pics, on here, & still looking for the best pic, as they have to be the same angle, one of the guys done a brill job, on a transparent photo, when i blow up the pic, there was to many marks, i am going on a search for a better photo,..let you know soon, cheers,...christy..
 
hi,guys, i will try to upload these photos for you guys, to have a bash, at,[transparent] if you guys can..all the best..img122.jpgimg123.jpg
 
well guys, i am so happy they are on here at last,.. the 1st pic shows, the flats, many years ago, & replaced with these hse,s, can you guys make the flats transparent,like a 3d effect..as they stood before,..many thanks in advance....regards,...christy..
 
hi, this is a differant angle, of the flats,..they were a very large building for the 1940s..sadly only lasted 40,years,. can you guys match the building together as one,..transparent..please,..cheers,..christy,,img124.jpg
 
Thanks, Christy, I'll have a play with this tomorrow. The big problem with "then & now" pictures is that they are invariably taken from different view points and with quite disimilar lenses, so the angles are all to pot! A chance to play with the perspective transform tool to see if I can minimise the differences.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
i have tried to match up as best as i can. the angles, as to match, both pics, as one 3d effect, [transperant]. they are a bit off,as images, i have perfect photos, from an arieal view but not matching angles, can u guys, move the images to match, if possible,.. its abit hi tec, nice 1 guys, regards,..christy.. if you wish for these photos plz ask..
 
So, Christy, I gather from looking at Google maps, we are talking about the corner of William Edward Street and Angelina Street. Not sure about the exact building line, but I will see what I can come up with.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
Always worth posting up if you wouldn't mind, Elizabeth. Cheers.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
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CORNER OF WILLIAM EDWARD ST/ ANGELINA ST,
 
Elizabeth:

Wow, that pre-dates the blocks of flats. Not a great deal of help with Christy's original request, but very interesting nevertheless. Many thanks.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
Oh when you said the corner I thought this is what you meant, there is a school on the land now, and they have kept the name William Edward St, on a little cul de sac, that's just off Angelina St.
 
Christy / Elizabeth,

I've had a look at these pictures and the only building I can line up on both pictures is the high rise block in the far left background. What puzzles me is whereabouts William Edward Street would be positioned in the older photograph of the blocks of flats. I'm anxious to make this as realistic as possible before attempting to superimpose one of top of the other. Thanks.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
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This photo is taken from the bottom of the hill, and the shop is as it looks on the right hand side,
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This is taken from the top of the hill and is directly opposite the shop,on the left of the road, but the whole photo would need to be turned around for it to match correctly, the photo you have of the new houses is where this was, the shop is now a school I hope that makes sense
 
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Hi Elizabeth,

Yes, I'm getting more confused!!! And my basic question hasn't been answered. On the picture of the old block of flats, where would the William Edward Street have been (had it existed at that time)?

1. Somewhere in the middle of the block

2. Not on the picture at all, but to the right of it.

If the answer is 2, then it may not be possible to create the composite from the images provided. Thanks.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
sospiri said:
Hi Elizabeth,

Yes, I'm getting more confused!!! And my basic question hasn't been answered. On the picture of the old block of flats, where would the William Edward Street have been (had it existed at that time)?

1. Somewhere in the middle of the block

2. Not on the picture at all, but to the right of it.

If the answer is 2, then it may not be possible to create the composite from the images provided. Thanks.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
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Too the right, of the block of flats, I,m sorry I think looking again that Christy wanted you to do something with the two pictures he posted, they are the same spot many years apart, I have confused you putting the other photo in to the mix,
 
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Liz:

Yes, these two, but the perspectives are so very different and if William Edward Street goes off to the right of the first picture, then I have nothing showing the depth of this end of the block of flats.

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I'll do what I can, but I am not very hopeful of a decent result.

Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
Hoping not to confuse you further, the photo you have on the right, "modern picture", the William Edward St on there, bears no resemblance to the original St, if you look you will see its actually a cul de sac, but for some reason they wanted to keep the name in the local area, it is in the same position that the flats were in,
 
OK, before I spend any more time on this, are the two streets today roughly in the directions of the arrows in relation to the flats as shown here? No point worrying about perspective, transparency, etc., if the street positions are incorrect.

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Maurice :friendly_wink:
 
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