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!

* The starter image is made available for you to use in this forum challenge only.

To download the image below, 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. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry then please use the grey reply button next to their image post.

Have fun.

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

I love it Warren. It puts me in mind of a certain robot's quote:

The first ten million years were the worst. And the second ten million: they were the worst, too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that, I went into a bit of a decline.

[davescm]

Haha - no worries about sunburn, but rust may become an issue in the future 🙂  Nice job Warren.

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

Dave I can remember being fascinated when I first heard that hippopotamuses are prone to getting sunburnt.  I filed that info in my long list of 'who'd have thought?' factoids. (Except I believe it is actually true)

[davescm]

The things you learn on SFTW Trevor, who indeed would have though that? 🙂

Dave

[chanaart]

Here is my Image:

[davescm]

What a nice way to spend an afternoon - looking for shells and scrambling around rock pools. Nicely done Chana 🙂

Dave

[Jacob Bugge]

Enchanting, Chana.

[ronald pottkaemper]

Nothing to say

[davescm]

Welcome to SFTW Ronald. That treatment puts me in mind of the Photoshop 7.0 box 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

That's an interesting idea Roland.  I'm imagining it with the faintest of string lines leading out of shot to the person flying an ADOBE kite.   

[Trevor.Dennis]

Or Robinson Crusoe with text reading SOS

[Amybeth M. ACI G7]

Oh such a busy beach ! 

[Jacob Bugge]

Those penguins must be (sea) lionhearted, Amybeth.

[Jacob Bugge]

It reminds me of their taking on an even larger one,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B2TIhp_rz4

I hope Trevor has (access to) the real version, rather than this muddy take (off the telly).

[Trevor.Dennis]

Is the one on the right saying:

[Amybeth M. ACI G7]

too funny lol 

[davescm]

In Amybeth's image the sealions are squaring up and the penguins chanting 'fight, fight, fight....'. Just like an old school playground!

I do like Trevor's interpretation though 🙂

Dave

[Joseph Labrecque]

Sea-Monkey...

[davescm]

Nice one Joseph. I had to look up what a Sea Monkey was and discovered it was a brine shrimp! More SFTW learning !

Dave

[ShiveringCactus]

Even Spot gets a Holodeck allowance:

[davescm]

I knew it wasn't real - I should have known, a tropical looking beach in the North of Scotland 🙂

Dave

[DeanUtian]

Getting one in before 180 arrives 🙂

[Warren Heaton]

I really like it.  It's like a day trip to the beach turned into an excursion into the Twilight Zone.

[DeanUtian]

Thanks Warren. Thought I'd see what previous SFTW images could be used as inspiration 🙂

[davescm]

You've thrown the book, or at least the back catalogue, at that one Dean.

The new challenge will be up tomorrow 🙂

Dave