[Community Challenge 38] The Night Feeling (lemmy.cafe)

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[Community Challenge 38] The Night Feeling

The Night Feeling

The Night Feeling is the thoughtful nostalgic emotion you feel when you walk/drive alone at night, or see a city skyline at dusk with the wind in your face.

The feeling you get when you’re feeling lonely but at peace, thoughtful but melancholy, and homesick for something you can’t quite remember.

Inspired by: !thenightfeeling@lemmy.world

Rules

Follow the community’s rules above all else
One comment and image per user
Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged (we’re all here for fun and learning)
Posts that are tied will both get the points
The challenge runs for 7 days from now on
Down votes will not be counted

Scores

At the end of the challenge each post will be scored:

Most upvoted: +3 points
Second most upvoted: +2 pointS
Third most upvoted: +1 point
OP’s favorite: +1 point
Last two entries (to compensate for less time to vote): +1 point
Prompt and workflow included: +1 point
Most creative: +1 point

The winner gets to pick next theme! Have fun everyone!

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[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Walking home at night after your day is over, carrying some last minute groceries for a quick dinner.
The streets are already deserted and the cool summer night's air adds that special scent that makes you feel so at peace...

Prompt: A woman walking down a tree-lined boulevard along a canal, carrying a plastic white grocery bag, at a summer night, artificial lighting, peaceful atmosphere, shot on disposable camera --ar 3:2 --style raw

This is such a nice challenge, I love the idea.

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I keep getting other ideas and inspiration for this one.

Some extra's which don't count but I still want to share.

I got reminded of the autumn elements in traditional Japanese poetry. The moon and reeds blowing in the wind are some of them.

Prompt: An old man in kimono sitting on a straw mat, near a river bank with reeds softly bending to the breeze, the man is looking up at the full moon in admiration and contemplation, night time, serene atmosphere, panoramic composition, Meiji period photography --ar 3:2 --style raw --stylize 75

Taking a shortcut through the forest at night. The snow crunching under your boots as your thoughts wander. The lights of your destination can be seen in the distance, but you still have some time left to yourself before you eventually arrive.

Prompt: An empty path, leading down a forest trail, the lights of a small town can be seen beyond the forest's edge in the distance, winter scene, night, serene atmosphere, Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM Lens --ar 3:2 --style raw --stylize 75

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 months ago

Wow you can pick a specific lens for the style? That's amazing.

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I came across this article and wanted to give it a try. The results are quite nice.
https://stefvanlooveren.me/blog/camera-lens-usage-prompts-midjourney-examples

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 3 points 3 months ago

This looks natural and realistic. It really captures that feeling. Thanks!

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

You're welcome and thank you as well :)

I wanted to go for a realistic touch because I can really relate with what you were describing. I love that Night Feeling.

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Score: most upvoted + prompt + OP's fav = 5

The image exceeds my expectation of current AI image generation. Amazing!

You are the winner of this challenge. Here is your trophy:

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Hurray! Thank you for the trophy!

I've set up the new challenge already.

[-] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Prompt: create a dark, ultra-detailed masterpiece of a futuristic, ominous, rainy, mysterious, cyberpunk city with a Japanese influence showcasing a woman in a kimono holding a red parasol with lit lanterns along the side of the road reflecting on the wet street.

My current desktop now XD

[-] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

A parasol is an interesting choice for rain, or night (maybe like a Corey Hart thing?).

[-] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Parasols are all over Japanese culture, and most times when I think of people in kimono I think of a parasol. :)

[-] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Oh I get it from an artistic perspective, just seems funny from a logical one, like lots of art. It's why I mentioned Corey Hart. :)

In fact, one could even read into it artistically, that the contrast is deliberate. Something about optimism, or fashion, maybe just tradition, etc.

[-] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Happy cake day!

[-] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I hadn't even noticed. Wow, has it been that long already?

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 months ago

Score: 2nd upvoted + prompt included = 3

Beautiful!

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 months ago

The contrast of a lone person in a supposedly busy city makes this interesting. The buildings are traditional and futuristic at the same time.

[-] 3volver@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

ZavyChromaXL v7.0 (factory road building huge night cyberpunk city, night time, dark, foggy, spooky, mist, few people, abandoned, moonlight moon, cloud, cloudy, smoke, decrepit)

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

Score: prompt included + really dark = 2 points

You are the only one who managed to make a really dark night!

[-] Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

It's not perfect, and an overly complex workflow, but after many attempts, time is running-out so here it is

Workflow

*I wanted something about the contrast between the youth finishing to party when the workers are already up, think about the Il Est 5h, Paris, s'éveille (I couldn't find english subs for the original)

I started with a naive prompt like A city at night,in an almost empty street, A young girl in clubbing clothe leave the scene at left, while an old man in work clothe walks in opposite direction at the right and got something like a couple with a huge age gap. (And for the lol, that prompt is too NSFW for bing AI)

Not what I want, so I went for inpainting, started with

A modern city, late at night, dawn is coming,in an empty street, A young girl in clubbing clothe walks away, photography in real visionXL getting the lady I was looking for

Used inpainting An old man cleans the street getting an awful old man,

To get a decent garbage man, I went into img2img with A modern city, late at night, dawn is coming,in an empty street, A young girl in clubbing clothe walks away, an old man cleans the street I feel like I could have generate a few dozen extra images to choose, but I still want to do something this afternoon, so times runs out, let call-it a day.

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

Score: 3rd upvoted + prompt included = 2

I love the idea! Storytelling in an image.

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

gardens too are a part of cities. a pleasant way to end the day

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

Score: 0

I like how it looks like a stage, both in the backdrop and the lighting. Would love to see the prompt.

[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

Cool little community you linked there, thanks!

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 months ago

I hope to see more content there. Please contribute if you have any old photos capturing the feeling.

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Any fellow rural kids in the room?

click for copilot prompt

A midnight summer sky with a field in the countryside, a great deciduous tree, a small group of friends sitting around a campfire, the Milky Way visible in the sky, and fireflies dotting the fields.

I couldn't get quite what I wanted, for some reason it kept making the tree glow, or add in a sunset.

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Initially I got so caught up in the feeling of longing and nostalgia, that I forgot it was night... And I ended up making this lol

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Nostalgia was messing with my head too much to play along so don't feel bad.

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 months ago

Score: last 2 + prompt = 2 points

Bing resists making dark images. But this is beautiful! I thought you would get more upvotes.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

So I could not get the Bingilator to do what I had in mind, got upset and put in "Night time Sailor moon being very night. The night is very night. photo realistic synthwave style" 45 tries (including the fails).

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

I had a hard time getting bingalator to make it actually night, too! It kept making it sunset!

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 months ago

Here is my attempt:

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Nice, but like many of mine the hair got weird

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 months ago

Score: prompt included = 1 point

This feels cozy, unusual for all the weird Sailor Moon posts here. I like it.

Bing insists on making the night bright.

[-] allo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

prompt: night, crazy waffle people spontaneously dancing but at night, (((night)))

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Score: last 2 entries + prompt + most creative = 3 points

Definitely the most creative out of all the entries!

[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

How can you feel at peace with that obviously il intentioned van just waiting for you?

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

A van that is clearly blocking the road with that other car next to it

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 months ago

I tried to re-create the same scene as the original photo, but Bing always leave some anomaly in generated images.

[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah coz bing knows you shouldn't be walking on dark narrow streets at night, specially if all the windows have bars in them! lol Bing trying to warn you!

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 months ago

I'm not in danger. I am the danger.

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

If you haven't tried it, maybe look into this:

https://civitai.com/models/422744/dark-incursio-pdxl

I haven't done this myself, but apparently Civitai now offers generation for free. It is posted on that linked page. I'm not sure where the catch is, like if it is the number of free gens total, per hour, or per day. I run on my own hardware.

This person's models are some of the most non aligned models (uncensored) out there right now. All censoring of any kind is a form of overtraining. All of this is what breaks the model generation under the surface.

The model I linked to is dark specific. The majority of examples are of portraits, but that is not the limit of this model. It isn't the best for photo realism, but there are many examples in the user posts that show how it works for landscapes too. The PonyXL models started off very rough in their understanding and needed a lot of tuning of the P+N prompt to get good results. The fact that this can follow the positive without any negative really speaks to the freedom and training.

Another interesting trick I've been playing with is that you can tell some generative models actual prompt instructions when they are misbehaving. Like start out with "You are a helpful generative AI that follows the prompt exactly." Followed by \n"Prompt:"

I did not expect this to work when I tried it, but I was messing around with the base PonyXL a few days ago, and the instruction actually altered compliant behavior on a fixed seed and prompt. It didn't show any kind of error behavior like fingers, eyes, or humoctopus monsters in the few gens I tested ;)

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks. It looks a little complicated but I will give it a try.

[-] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

Prompt: A nightly photo of a street scene: A single person is calmly walking down a small path at midnight in an urban surrounding with fully detached houses with garden. There are few street lamps and a crescent moon in a starry summer sky. Vintage photography style.

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 months ago

The crescent moon is a nice touch. Interesting how all the houses have antenna on rooftop.

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

Score: prompt included = 1

[-] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

@thelsim@sh.itjust.work: Walking Home - most upvoted, OP fav, prompt included. Score: 5
@WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world: Cyberpunk Japan - 2nd upvoted, prompt included. Score: 3
@allo@sh.itjust.works: Waffle Dance - most creative, prompt included. Score: 3
@Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works: Clubbing - 3rd upvoted, prompt included. Score: 2
@PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca: Midnight Summer Sky - last 2, prompt included. Score: 2
@3volver@lemmy.world: Factory Road - prompt included, dark. Score: 2
@M0oP0o@mander.xyz: The Night is Very Night - prompt included. Score: 1
@Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de: Urban Midnight - prompt included. Score: 1
@merde@sh.itjust.works: Gardens - Score: 0

this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2024

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