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

[davescm]

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?

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

[davescm]

Most important - Rule 2 - I'll be round to collect all payments soon 🙂

Dave

[Dean_Utian]

Should #2 include 'on time'? 
When is ours due Dave? 🙂

[J E L]

The latest issue of Mule Packing Monthly just dropped!

[davescm]

Haha - very funny JEL 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

Very subtle shadows JEL, and I love the magazine context.  There's some great humour in this as well.

[J E L]

Thanks, @davescm and @Trevor.Dennis, I'm glad someone gets my jokes. The August issue was also a success. Soon enough, I'll be hiring feature writers! I snapped this shot in Ecuador and I think this little one is missing an ear. But very friendly.

[Abambo]

@J E L,

Quite obviously a copycat of yours: https://www.filson.com/blog/how-to/pack-a-mule-with-a-diamond-hitch-and-packing-list/

[J E L]

What can I say? When you're trending, you're trending!

[Frank24936568mmrn]

@J E L,

Quite obviously a copycat of yours: https://www.filson.com/locksmith/how-to/pack-a-mule-with-a-diamond-hitch-and-packing-list/ 

By @Abambo

Doing Hiking along animal is really amazing thing that i have done although mountains are so much easy we can use car but no one find a batter locksmith so we have to go with animals.

[J E L]

@Frank24936568mmrn I think it's wonderful, too. Do you have any photos to share of your mountain hikes? Most of the animals appreciate having a sense they are working (probably my fanciful imagination), but sometimes the packs seem so heavy for their little bodies! We have lively conversations about what is a mule and what is a donkey, lol. Not that it's hard to tell, but for some reason, the jackass jokes start flying anyway. FWIW, a mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Mules are hybrids and donkeys are a unique species from the equine family. Also, compared to horses, donkeys and mules are more intelligent. But do you know which makes the hee-haw sound? My dream is to have a donkey rescue ranch.

[Henrik Heigl]

Hi,

here is my interpretation of Vince at the beach.

[davescm]

Welcome to SFTW Henrik. I hope he like cats!  A few shadows and reflections would help them sit in the scene 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

Those cats in the distance remind me of an episode from The Goodies.  Who remembers them?

[Monika Gause]

That looks like a fine place for my towel.

[davescm]

You may need a wetsuit as well Monika 🙂

Dave

[Monika Gause]

Block the place first, think about everything else later.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Some more nicely done shadows.  They make all the difference tying composited elements to the background.  

Google Translate impressed me with the text on the towel.  I initially read it as Heir Inge ich which was not making much sense for me, and Google asked 'Did you mean Heir bige ich' which gave me a much more sensible 'Here I am.'  We have come a long way from the few Gb of data on Microsoft's Encarta DVD to the apparently infinite data and tools we have available online now. While we are a ways off from turning into sparkles and instantly relocating a few thousand miles away, todays smart phones are getting close to the capabilities of a Star Trek tricorder.  They are orders of magnitude less clunky than the early tricorder designs as well!

 

[Jacob Bugge]

Trevor, that sentence is Hier liege ich, which is right for the towel right now, and most likely also for Monika right after the photo.

[Abambo]

Neither “Heir Inge ich” nor “Heir bige ich” makes much sense. 😄

@Monika Gause's composite is a sidekick to the German (?) Unart to reserve places at the pool/beach with a towel: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belegen_von_Liegest%C3%BChlen

You need to translate the article, as there exists no English version of it! ‌‌

[Monika Gause]

There's a Wikipedia article about it?

LOL.

[Jacob Bugge]

Lucien, Monika, this is one of very few things I use Google for: insert the URL in a search and click Translate when the URL turns up:

First this,

https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBelegen_von_Liegest%25C3%25B...

then this,

https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Belegen_von_Liegest%C3%BChlen?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en...

[Abambo]

[davescm]

It closer to the mark than you think Abambo. Since they publicised the North Coast 500 route - the roads became a little to busy for their size and capability to handle all the campervans.

Dave

[Abambo]

My signs are from a slide, more than 30 years ago. Well, you see it in the picture… 😄

[War Unicorn]

"Horizon"