Thanks to all who took part in our last, signal box, challenge. The ideas were certainly diverse!
For this week I thought we should spend some time by the sea. This is Dornoch beach in the Highlands of Scotland on a quiet day a few years ago. What can you do to bring it to life?
The “rules”:
* 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, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!
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Have fun
Dave
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What a crabby day it turned out to be...
The latter, Dean.
While earning his wings in Scotland, Andrew Foyle had won some daring bets like flying under the Forth Bridge, and as a punishment he was appointed to fly the target spitfire in the fine tuning of the Chain Home Radar system, flying a round inland from the Channel coast; and here he succeeded in literally flying under the radar all the way back to the radar station in the first test, including his flying about 10 feet above the water under an arch bridge spanning about 72 feet, wing span 37 feet (Eagle Day).
Click/RightClick to get a wee bit closer, or Click Here to see in Chrome
This one is for Norman, as he loved his Displacement Maps. We musn't forget JJ, so 'Adobe are no better than they ought to be. If I wanted bugs I'd get a bee hive!!!' 😠
A day on the beach in New Zealand.
When the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Kaikoura in 2016 I was sitting at this computer and my wife Chris was watching the TV. It lasted two full minutes which was a lot longer than most of the shakes we get. It started not too bad. It starts with a rumble like a train is coming up your road, and gets louder and louder till it sounds like that freight train is right outside your window. The windows were shaking, and my computer screens were moving but I was not too worried. After about a minute the focus changed from Kaikoura to Seddon which is much closer to us, and the house was moving so much it was difficult to stand up. Chris was getting upset so I went and sat next to her, and we held on to each other hoping the house wouldn't fall on us. Lots of small stuff was broken and some floors were cracked, but no major damage.
Check this short video for some amazing stats about that quake. The one that I love is that the main fault that pushed up the ground up six metres on one side of the fault, and many metres in a shearing movement. This happened over something like 100 kilometres at a speed of two kilometres per second! That is freaking awesome. Up till then I'd always looked forward to experiencing a big earthquake just for the excitement factor, but I can promise you that I never want to experience another one like that.
Dave's original photo of Dornoch beach is a complete fake.
I have attached the corrected image to show our four seasons in a day climate
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