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Subject: Halo 3: Recon Fan-Made Wallpaper
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there may be additions to this post, but for now im not editing anytime soon

enjoy the various versions, give me any valid suggestions towards creating a better image.

V1
V2 10/10/08
V3 - V3.1 - V3.2 11/10/08
V4 - V4.1 V4.2 11/10/08
V5 -1280x960 -1024x768

enjoy this parody from Lamey

[Edited on 11.26.2008 7:47 AM PST]

  • 11.23.2008 9:25 PM PDT

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Wow very nice. I especially like seeing the progress through the different versions.

  • 11.23.2008 9:29 PM PDT
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im still not happy with it but ive not the time to complain right now. : )

  • 11.23.2008 9:47 PM PDT
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Loved it then, love it now. ;)

  • 11.23.2008 10:13 PM PDT

I REALLY like this shot. I also agree that its cool to see the progression in the different versions.

  • 11.23.2008 11:34 PM PDT
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just thought i would give you a bit of backstory, i actually merged a lot of parts of different screenshots to get the v1 shot (i dont know if theyre in my recent shots anymore, but i dont recall taking many screenshots after) and originally i didnt plan on having the ODST climbing a rock but once i saw it, i knew i had to have it.

all the edits done after that are purely suggestions from the community in the halo 3 forum.

  • 11.24.2008 8:18 AM PDT

No lie, that is the coolest wallpaper I have ever seen. I'll give you a link in a minute to what it looks like on my desktop =P

EDIT: V4.2 is best IMO, but where the second spotlight is there needs to be another ODST.

[Edited on 11.24.2008 9:39 AM PST]

  • 11.24.2008 9:35 AM PDT

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Hey great work man.

  • 11.24.2008 11:18 AM PDT
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Sorry, it had to be done.

Great job though. There are lots of these wallpapers around, but yours is one of the few which look... right. Normally it is blatantly obvious that people have just spliced different images together, but this one looks excellent.

[Edited on 11.27.2008 3:26 AM PST]

  • 11.25.2008 11:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: Lamey
Sorry, it had to be done.


Best. Edit. Ever

  • 11.25.2008 3:51 PM PDT

Posted by: Lamey
Sorry, it had to be done.


You didn't have to... But nice job anyways....

[Edited on 11.26.2008 12:49 AM PST]

  • 11.26.2008 12:49 AM PDT
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Posted by: joonatan
Posted by: Lamey
Sorry, it had to be done.


You didn't have to... But nice job anyways....
yes he did, its hilarious

  • 11.26.2008 7:46 AM PDT
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I want to give this a try, I suppose you got different parts of pictures and used filters and effects to make them look right?

  • 12.30.2008 3:24 PM PDT
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no filters were applied. i used upwards of 14 screenshots to create the scenery.

  • 12.30.2008 5:22 PM PDT

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you are a good translator
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This is a stellar backround. My only beef is that the shoulder pads should be shaded black, but everything is blended perfectly to make a really believable screen. Nice job.

  • 12.31.2008 10:57 AM PDT
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yeah when i showed my friend a screen capture he asked me if he could use it to fake a screenshot :P

  • 12.31.2008 11:27 AM PDT

Cool pic. Have you thought of changing the word "Recon" to "ODST"? :)

  • 12.31.2008 11:49 AM PDT
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never! halo 3 recon was a far better title :D

  • 01.01.2009 3:00 AM PDT
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Thats a lot of Lasso-ing and you used it very well, That background is from "The Storm" and you cut out some of the buildings from other Levels, and took some Screenshots of ODST's and Lasso-d that too.

  • 01.01.2009 9:12 AM PDT
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its no secret :P you make it sound so much effortless than it actually is. sure its easy to do but its tedious and labouring. you used to be able to see what screenshots i took and used but ive since taken many screenshots thus they no longer reside in my recent screenshots hehe.
by the way, polygonal lasso tool = the best tool ever (with regards to editing halo screenshots).

  • 01.01.2009 10:06 AM PDT