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February 28, 2025
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Something for the Weekend - Part 235 - Rocky X

  • February 28, 2025
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Thanks to all who took part in our previous challenges. For the last two challenges we started with small objects, first a spark plug then a dried clove, so I thought this week we should go large. Most artists like a blank canvas and today our canvas is a dry, rocky, and barren landscape. What you put in it, to tell us a story, is up to you.

 

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 starter 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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Brad @ Roaring Mouse
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March 31, 2025

Late to the party. Another movie moment homage.

Imaginerie
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March 28, 2025

Here is my take!

Abambo
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March 26, 2025

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Jacob Bugge
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March 26, 2025

Ah, Lucien, the train from Alston has arrived, just passing an identical signal box.

Harold Silva
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March 24, 2025

Harold Silva B.
thomas_bredenfeld
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March 23, 2025

tried to extend the landscape with more depth and fore/background while keeping a consistent atmosphere and stay away a bit from the fancy side 😉


3 layer prompts:

  • foreground: foreground group of mountaineers with gear seen from their back
  • mid: group of mountaineers with gear walking in a row seen from their back
  • distance: distant alpine ridge with thunderstorm cumulonimbus

 

Rollan Banez
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March 20, 2025

Creative Community Leader / Educator - Empowering fellow educators with creativity and innovation
Henrik Heigl
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March 19, 2025

Someday in the future ...maybe ...
aka
new beginnings

regards,Henrik
Glenn 8675309
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March 15, 2025

I'm late to the party on this.

Glenn 8675309
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March 16, 2025

I prefer things thatyou can't tell they have been edited.

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March 12, 2025

davescm
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March 12, 2025

Welcome to SFTW critter_monster. I like the new placement of the rocks by the sea. The magpie though, wasn't it "one for sorrow..." ? 🙂 

I've used the image widget at the top of the posting box to embed your image in your post so that others can easily see it.

Dave

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March 13, 2025

Hi davescm! I actually somehow managed to post this under a name I don't use often! I'm someone else LOL but glad you like it. It was a sorrowful magpie, true... but we can still turn this bus around!

Anna Natter
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March 11, 2025

Ok maybe this counts as cheating but as a 3D person I just couldn't stop myself. Models from Adobe Stock Nasa collection and the blob is from Zbrush (a very old model I made) Objects rendered on the image with Substance 3D Stager with perspective matching, then post processed in Photohsop with Shadow matching and a Color Lookup layer. 

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Lavonne Hall
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March 11, 2025

@Anna Natter, that's not cheating, but your creative vision! Love the blob!

Anna Natter
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March 11, 2025

Thank you! 🙂 I love to play with photo matching in Stager, it's fun!

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