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davescm
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Jul 19, 2024 8:17 AM UTC
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Something for the Weekend - Part 219 - Sold a lemon!

Thanks to all who took part in our previous 'bridge' challenge.

 

This week, I heard someone mention that they had been 'sold a lemon'. That got me wondering what images our SFTW team would make with such a subject. So here we are, I've  supplied the lemons, what can you make with them?

 

The “rules”:

  • Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry.
  • Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright, etc.
  • Anyone, and everyone, is welcome to have a go, whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert. This is not just for our forum “regulars”.
  • There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off your skills, or bring a bit of humor and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!
  • The starter image is made available for you to use in this forum challenge only.

 

To download the image, hover over the image and click on the circle with the arrows at the top right. Then, when the image opens in its own window, right click and choose “Save Image As/Save Target As” (or similar depending on your browser).

 

 

When posting back your image — please use the blue reply button in this first post and use the 'Insert Photos' icon at the top of the reply box. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry, then please use the grey reply button next to their image post.

 

Have fun!

 

Dave

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Lavonne Hall
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Jul 27, 2024 6:06 AM UTC

I had something totally different in mind but came up with lemonhead before the next SFTW appears.

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Jacob Bugge
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Jul 27, 2024 11:00 AM UTC

Lemonhead indeed, Lavonne; even the tongue is lemon.

 

There is still almost a week to go before the next SFTW: the weekends last a fortnight here (and may reappear later as bubbles in the space time continuum).

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Monika Gause
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Jul 25, 2024 11:52 PM UTC

 

Nightmare on kitchen counter

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Leslie Moak Murray
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Jul 26, 2024 1:15 AM UTC

Haha Monika! Love it 

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Jul 25, 2024 5:53 PM UTC

Lemons chillin in the frig. 

 

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Jul 26, 2024 10:39 AM UTC

You used a freeze frame then... 🙂

Dave

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Jul 26, 2024 9:14 PM UTC

Yeah. Haha. It's a photo from in my frig. I should have put isicles on them and called it frozen lemonade. lol 

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floramc
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Jul 24, 2024 1:39 PM UTC

A quick work, the girl is a Firefly support girl

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davescm
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Jul 24, 2024 7:37 PM UTC

Nice one floramc!

 

'...the girl is a Firefly support girl...'

Her broken fingers gave that away 🙂

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floramc
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Jul 24, 2024 8:22 PM UTC

Yet one could believe I am very bad at photoshop, so I had to credit the author 😄

 

thank you kindly, Dave!

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Rollan Banez
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Jul 24, 2024 1:51 AM UTC

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Jul 24, 2024 7:38 PM UTC

Adding the pips was a clever touch, Rollan 🙂

Dave

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Jacob Bugge
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Jul 23, 2024 10:41 PM UTC

 

The handsomest third
Of all Citroën Type Js
That were ever built,
All coloured as the lemon
Which is called citroen in Dutch

 

 

Click to get closer, Click again to get closer still


Background with images and Google (mis)translation (refresh the second one),
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Type_J#

https://fr-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Type_J?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

 

and further background of engine and name,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Traction_Avant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Citro%C3%ABn

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davescm
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Jul 24, 2024 7:39 PM UTC

Ted is still on his adventures then...  🙂

Dave

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Joost van der Hoeven
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Jul 23, 2024 6:15 PM UTC

 

Lemons on Lemons...

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GeekyGirlRex7295714
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Jul 23, 2024 6:32 PM UTC

So clever - love this one!

 

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Junior Rocha
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Jul 23, 2024 4:47 PM UTC

I think I'm watching too many serial killer shows

 

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@mj
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Jul 23, 2024 6:08 PM UTC

🤣

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@mj
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Jul 23, 2024 9:29 AM UTC

When life gives you lemons @davescm....

 

 

 

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Jul 23, 2024 8:37 PM UTC

'When life gives you lemons...'

Reach for the vodka? 🙂

 

Dave

 

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Jul 23, 2024 7:53 AM UTC

 

I started by duplicating the layer, rotating by 15° with the pivot point on the center of one of the lemons and then typed Shift-Option-Command-T multiple times to apply the same transformation on a duplicate until it made a full circle. Then Image>Reveal All to get the bits that were outside the document bounds. Then applied color using Color overlay layer style in Hue mode and changed the Hue by 15° for each to get the full rainbow of colors... I just typed +15 to the hue on each to increment the color by that amount. Then I few filters and blending modes to stylize the results. Was just playing around with no exact vision in mind. 

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War Unicorn
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Jul 23, 2024 1:06 PM UTC

I love abstracts. 🙂

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