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LeperousDust
10-12-2007, 21:54
I'm looking for a nice silhouette skyline of Edinburgh and Liverpool for something i'm working on but i'm not doing so well so far... :(
I've only tried google images because i can't think of anywhere else reliable to search images since i don't normally do this.
Best i can find is this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/images/2007/01/05/winter_003_470x336.jpg) and this (http://ticklebooth.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/skies-of-endinburg.jpg) which look perfect but are piddly small.
I was thinking i may just get a skyline picture and try and silhouette it myself with PSP but that could be tricky and have dubious results...
Any help muchly appricited! :D
petemc
10-12-2007, 22:19
What do you need them for?
Darrin
10-12-2007, 23:00
You tried altavista image search? They allow you to select only wallpaper size images or even certain resolutions.

http://www.altavista.com/image/results?itag=ody&q=Edinburgh+skyline&mik=photo&mik=graphic&mip=all&mis=all&miwxh=wallpaper
http://www.altavista.com/image/results?itag=ody&q=Liverpool+skyline&mik=photo&mik=graphic&mip=all&mis=all&miwxh=wallpaper
petemc
10-12-2007, 23:05
Don't forget the copyright issues ;)
LeperousDust
11-12-2007, 01:22
I'm thinking about some kind of rasterbation to put on my wall, to remind me of my two loves (and homes) Edinburgh & Liverpool :) But so far the images i've got aren't really doing the stereotypical landscapes/skylines any justice :(
petemc
11-12-2007, 01:26
Ah right. Well you'd need to get permission from the original author to do a print from your wall. I do happen to know someone who takes stunning photos of Liverpool, and has just taken some great ones of Edinburgh too :D
LeperousDust
11-12-2007, 01:36
Haha, does he live in Liverpool ;) And can i have permission if he has any decent shots i'm after ;)? I'm willing to pay possibly too, although originally my relatives agve me blumin HMV vouchers for wall stuff (WTF am i meant to do with those :( ). I'd rather have something more personal...
LeperousDust
11-12-2007, 02:18
Right after a lot of searching, i think i know what i'm after that sums it up for me. Liverpool is either the cathedrals, or the Liver Buildings & St Johns tower (Radio city tower) i think... Probably rather the Liver Buildings.
Edinburgh is definitely the castle and maybe scotts monument or the castle and something else noteworthy? They have to be pretty easy to make out as a silhouette. I assume i'm going to be blacking this out myself now because i really can't find anything decent i like as a silhouette...
petemc
11-12-2007, 02:25
Liverpool is easy (http://vanilladays.com/gallery/category/Liverpool/). Edinburgh, well I just didn't really want to take the standard images while I was here so I don't actually have any with the castle. I do have some nice shots though.
LeperousDust
11-12-2007, 02:42
Pete those seem great (and if i'm honest i've already persued your site as i do know youre the guy to talk to ;) , but i'm not really after details cause i'll never be able to print them out well, i'm after block skyline i can rasterbate really and afford to lose all quality (sorry :p)...
LeperousDust
11-12-2007, 02:45
Hold the phone.... Between this (http://rigor.info/Liverpool_Waterfront_by_Night.jpg) and/or this (http://www.tao.serveit.org/images/waterfront.jpg) i think i'm happy! The night time has everything i need, i just need to work on blocking it our and maybe making up a cloudless day sky...