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I decided to work outside of the box for this weeks theme on Ragnarok:

The location was hard to get any decent camera angles from, but I do like the scenery.
Ragnarok Canyon
Distant Tower

Now these two are more interesting, you get to see the beauty of the map in all its glory:
All of Ragnarok - (the name says it all.)

Water front - I love the clear blue sky with the forerunner building surrounded by cliffs and water. Nature and architecture blend so perfectly, this has to be my favorite for this week.

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> > > Heavy Shadows
> > > by Draxsonia
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> > Incredible shot.
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> Agreed!!! ^^^ and I remember when “Tomorrow” was originally posted, such a Great shot :slight_smile:
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> @MrMartini, I have been to England but I live in FL (originally from Louisiana). It rained a lot the last time I was in England.
> I believe Receptor17 is from the UK.
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> Have a good evening all!

Thank you MrMartini and Z6Nitro! Best of luck to you both. :slight_smile:

Heavy Shadows is an excellent pic. Tomorrow and At ease with Nature are old favourites of mine. I’m also liking my newest screenshot, The Eye of the Banshee. That one took me several hours to get the perfect shot for my design. Also, Blood Stones is an amazing screenshot by Draxsonia, in my opinion.

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Hey hey hey~!

I’ve uploaded a few new screenshots if anyone would be kind enough to give me some feedback. Thanks!

-Nax

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TGIF

I had the opportunity to participate in a screenshot session with Lady Vanquish yesterday evening. I really appreciate her time and enjoyed seeing new screenshot opportunities.

This shot “You can’t stop the signal, Mal.” is best viewed (imo-and old eyes) full screen on a computer monitor or TV screen to view all the elements in the screenshot.

It takes more pixel availability to see the 2nd Spartan in the shot clearly.

Thank you Lady Vanquish, it was fun!

and
A couple of Lady Vanquish shots on the file browser from the session:
“Proxy”

“HashTagHMU”

Have a great weekend all!

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> @Sprymetal - “Zeus” is my favorite of your two. This is not really my style so it is difficult for me to give meaningful suggestions. For me, most of my shots I like to try and get a really crisp spartan in the shot with everything else being additive. I know there are others on the forum that are wizards with multiple effects.

Thanks for the feedback, it is greatly appreciated! I’ll try my best to take your tips into consideration. In addition, don’t worry about it because everybody has different tastes when it comes to screenshots, videos, gametypes, map variants, etc. Once again, thank you!

> Heya guys! Looking a lot better, Spry, keep it up. :wink:

Many thanks for your compliment, it really helps motivate me in creating more screenshots!

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White Mantis
Man’narok
These are just a few new mantis shots,I was entering for the Ragnarok spotlight but I made it too late :[ Never mind :slight_smile:

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For the ‘Up High’ spotlight theme. :)Took in a session with Sniperoxide in Longbow.I honestly didn’t know what to do,so me & Sniper teamed up.:slight_smile:
Sky’s The Limit

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> For the ‘Up High’ spotlight theme. :)Took in a session with Sniperoxide in Longbow.I honestly didn’t know what to do,so me & Sniper teamed up.:slight_smile:
> Sky’s The Limit

Really like that picture looks like it’s snowing lol.

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So here’s my entry for the “up high” theme.

Airborne

And I like all of what’s been submitted so far. Can’t wait to see what you people capture next for this theme. :slight_smile:

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‘High’ expectations for this theme. :stuck_out_tongue:

Anywho, I think it’s time I plop off my work.

Corona - A little fun on Daybreak, lovely sky it has, plenty of thick clouds.

Mantle - This one I found just sitting in an old edited map… Boredom can be creative.

Those were for the theme, but I also redid another screenshot, now discovering why my screenshots were looking almost square. <_<

So, here it is.

Wake up, buttercup.

I couldn’t think of a more fitting name for the angle. But it came out decent.

Also, good luck to y’all on your shots! :slight_smile:

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@Lixae That was bad.

@topsniper707 I don’t think it’s bad, but I don’t see anything that stands out. Same thing for mine.

@Gothic Lucy Lol

@SpryMetal53 Your screenshots are showing improvement. Keep it up. Try to expirement with new things to get different effects.

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Here are four more screenshots! Some are a little funny(Sort of), while are others are random. Despite this, they are pretty cool to look at in my opinion and I thought they might be worth a share. In addition, I am always open to feedback on my screenshots, videos, maps, etc. Please don’t be afraid to say that my screenshots need improvement as well, like I said, I’m always open to criticism. If I wasn’t, I wouldn’t have posted this. With that being said, I hope you enjoy them!

Screenshot #1 - "Spartan-On-A-Stick!"

[Halo Waypoint] File Share link: Click Here

My thoughts: I believed that since I hadn’t made an assassination screenshot like most people have, I thought I would share this. Yes it was staged, but it took a little bit of time to capture the perfect moment. In addition, I think that the effects sort of make up for it, though many people will think differently.

Screenshot #2 - "From The Abyss"

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My Thoughts: I think that the screenshot is simple, but the background shown is what makes it more special in a way, in further depth, it makes it look like my spartan is underwater.

Screenshot #3 - "Why Hello There!"

[Halo Waypoint] File Share link: Click Here

My thoughts: When I first saw this I thought, “Huh…I haven’t seen that before”. I know that Halo 4 uses the same death animations for the players when it comes to explosions, but the screenshot shown makes it appear as if my spartan is break dancing or possibly saying “Hi”, before fully incinerating.

Screenshot #4 - "Falcon KICK!"

[Halo Waypoint] File Share link: Click Here

My thoughts: This is a very random screenshot, I know, but it looks pretty funny(At least for me). It appears as if the spartan is a performing some sort of “double-leg” kick while in mid-air.

In conclusion, I believe that these screenshots were worth sharing despite the fact that they weren’t as special as my previously shared shots. With that being said, I hope to receive any sort of feedback from you guys and will continue to share my creations with all of you in the near future. Thanks!

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@Sprymetal53

I’m liking what you’re doing with “Spartan on a Stick” and “From the Abyss.” So here’s some criticism like you ask for. :stuck_out_tongue:

For “Spartan on a Stick”, I like the background you chose. Its unique and bright yet it doesn’t hurt my eyes. You chose a good angle to capture it from and timed the shot just right. The only things I’d say to improve it would be to maybe make the spartans’ armor colors compliment the background more. White would probably be a good choice considering your background. But hey, I notice its your actual spartan’s colors and armor so maybe that’s the main point of it? :stuck_out_tongue: The only true recommendation I’d have to give for this is to zoom the shot in a bit more. It eliminates a lot of the unused space to the sides and lets you see the weapons and armors details better. But that was me just nitpicking anything to criticize haha, nice work man.

And for “From the Abyss”, I like the Spartan’s colors and how it compliments the background in this one. The pose and angle match the title well so kudos on that one. The only thing I can say about this one is again zooming in more. Other than that this is quite good Spry :).

I hope you liked the criticism and I hope to see some more of what you make. You are improving pretty fast.

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Really nice shots this week in the forum! Nice to see so many screenshot artists posting in the forum :slight_smile:

My submissions for this weeks UP HIGH theme:

“Target Aquired” Acquired mis-spelled by me, of course…… :expressionless:

“ODST - Going Down Town”

Good luck to all submitting shots for this weeks theme, and a great rest of the week to “all ya’ll” :wink:

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From On High (this is the good one)

Up High (a little so-so)

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Z6- ODST Going Down Town is lovely. Well done.

I’m going to plop a couple just-for-kicks shots for the theme. I just thought the Sky wasn’t the limit. :stuck_out_tongue:

Truly…

Aaaaand:

Big Bang

I see some winners among you, looking forward to more entries. :3

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> The Halo Bulletin team is working (playing) at the #GameStopExpo this week, so the Bulletin will return next week. We’ll talk to you then! @Brav

Looks like we got another week on this one, which is good since I only took two mediocre shots.

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> @Gothic Lucy Lol

What made you Laugh out loud?

> I’m going to plop a couple just-for-kicks shots for the theme. I just thought the Sky wasn’t the limit. :stuck_out_tongue:
> :3

Kicking around again.I made the Name of the Screenshot 'Sky’s The Limit’because I didn’t really know what to call it at first,it’s a song I like and the Spartan being kicked out the Banshee is being hijacked from being able to fly higher hence why it’s called Sky’s the limit.The sky and space are the same thing,they are not different and share the same matter,the moon is in the sky.I could criticize yours Lixae,but I won’t for your sake.

Lixae’If the Sky is the limit… why are there footsteps on the moon?’
Seriously the moon and some other planets are the furthest we as humanity are going to get at the moment,so don’t think your being clever.The screenshot is symbolising how far dreams can be aimed to achieve,like the infinite sky.Sky’s the Limit.Is this why I am one of the few who has symbolism in their screenshots?

If you two want to say something,just tell me.

Now that you have had your mind blown,here’s my point. Sky’s The Limit

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> > @Gothic Lucy Lol
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> What made you Laugh out loud?
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> > I’m going to plop a couple just-for-kicks shots for the theme. I just thought the Sky wasn’t the limit. :stuck_out_tongue:
> > :3
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> Kicking around again.I made the Name of the Screenshot ‘Sky’s The Limit’because I didn’t really know what to call it at first,it’s a song I like and the Spartan being kicked out the Banshee is being hijacked from being able to fly higher hence why it’s called Sky’s the limit.The sky and space are the same thing,they are not different and share the same matter,the moon is in the sky.I could criticize yours Lixae,but I won’t for your sake.
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> Lixae’If the Sky is the limit… why are there footsteps on the moon?’
> Seriously the moon and some other planets are the furthest we as humanity are going to get at the moment,so don’t think your being clever.The screenshot is symbolising how far dreams can be aimed to achieve,like the infinite sky.Sky’s the Limit.Is this why I am one of the few who has symbolism in their screenshots?
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> If you two want to say something,just tell me.
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> Now that you have had your mind blown,here’s my point. Sky’s The Limit

…What?

Dunno what you’re getting at, I just made a simple joke about the theme by using space and not a sky itself… And the description is a quote from modern times, not Sci fi.

I didn’t even take your shot into consideration, in fact I don’t even look at your work.

So you can sit there and feel like a victim, or you can see it as what it ACTUALLY is.

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Dont you love it when people hate you