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Something for the Weekend - Part 179 - Life's a beach!

Community Expert ,
Jan 06, 2023 Jan 06, 2023

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We had a lot of fun with our end of year challenge in the snow. So, for our first challenge in 2023, I thought we might exchange the cold snow for warmer sand and head for the beach. I snapped this particular beach, at Sangobeg on the North coast of Scotland, a few years ago. It is a lovely place, even if the temperature is a bit lower than the Caribbean. The question is - what can you make with this empty scene?

 

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Dave

 

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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That's a pretty cool perspective. how did you do that?

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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Thanks! I used the rectangular and polygonal selection tools to copy parts of the image to their own layers, then the Free Transform tool to rotate, enlarge, and/or distort the selections as needed. I used the Patch tool and the Clone Stamp tool on parts of the sky to minimize repeating patterns. I drew a straight line with a soft brush along the diagonal (on its own layer) and blurred it. I used layer masks as needed to eliminate the "seams" where the different parts met.

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Jan 08, 2023 Jan 08, 2023

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Highly creative. I love that.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Jan 08, 2023 Jan 08, 2023

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Thank you very much.

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Jan 08, 2023 Jan 08, 2023

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I like it Rafael, nicely done 🙂

Dave

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Jan 08, 2023 Jan 08, 2023

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Thanks, Dave.

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Jan 18, 2023 Jan 18, 2023

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Great work Rafael. Who says the earth is not flat? 🙂

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Jan 18, 2023 Jan 18, 2023

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Thank you, Dean. 

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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It's hard to believe, but this first went out in 1967, so I might be the only person who saw it. 😞

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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"The Prisoner"? I loved that show!

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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That's two of us then Rafael.  I spent an afternoon on the endless beach at Portmeirion (where they filmed The Prisoner).  My dog — an English Setter — ran and ran for hours chasing seagulls.  I was worried that her heart would explode!  We saw some tourists get murdered in cold blood by those big white balloons, so we legged it back to England and civilisation. 

 

I found this image while looking for image elements.  Would that be 16mm?  It's interesting that a TV show from that long ago would actually have had been made with excellent image quality, and then broardcast in that horible 625 lines (PAL) and only 570 odd lines were active.  I wonder if they ever remastered the show for modern broadcast standards?   

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Jan 08, 2023 Jan 08, 2023

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Very cool, Trevor!

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Jan 09, 2023 Jan 09, 2023

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Ironically, the balloon was called "Rover" in the series.

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Jan 08, 2023 Jan 08, 2023

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Very good Trevor - The Prisoner was a bit before my time. I'll have to watch it one day.

 

Dave

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Jan 09, 2023 Jan 09, 2023

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Come on over, I have the DVD set. 😉

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Jan 09, 2023 Jan 09, 2023

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There is also a 2009 Remake for some younger kids here 😉

 

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Henrik

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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I may have went OTT 😀

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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I am getting a goonies feel here. Nice work. 

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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This looks like a beach from Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, if they actually had a beach.  It's really artful Ged.

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Jan 08, 2023 Jan 08, 2023

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I'm looking for Dali on his afternoon walk ! 🙂

Dave

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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The image looked a bit like the backgrounds the show Naked and Afraid uses for their titles, so I modified the image and uh, the title:

SFTW179-Lifes-a-beach-Myra-Ferguson.jpg

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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This would be better then some of those naked and afraid show spots. This is great. 🙂

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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Thanks! 🙂

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Jan 08, 2023 Jan 08, 2023

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I'm glad you just chose the title lettering Myra - we might have had to censor it 🙂

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Jan 07, 2023 Jan 07, 2023

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