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Something for the Weekend - Part 188 - Scottish drama

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May 12, 2023
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Thanks to all who took part in our previous tower challenge.

This weekend I take you to a wild part of Scotland. This small mound of land is Ard Neakie on Loch Eriboll, a sea loch on the north coast. It really is a remote, and impressive part of the world and this weekend's challenge is for you to show us what drama might unfold there.

The “rules”:

* Use one of the starter images 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, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!

* The starter images are made available for you to use in this forum challenge only. Sorry to emphasise this, but the images are not for use elsewhere.

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

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PECourtejoie

Community Expert

I wonder why this one popped up on top of my threads... I thought it was the latest...

here is my very late creation. shudder!!!

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DeanUtian

Community Expert

Late but a good addition.

We're now up to SFTW 191:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/something-for-the-weekend-part-191-golden-age-of-windmills/m-p/13907341/page/6

JR Boulay

Community Expert

Ain't Generative Fill great?

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

davescm

Author

Community Expert

A rubbish dump associated with an urban development. Ain't that the truth !

Dave

jane-e

Community Expert

Here's my Generative Fill attempt. It took longer to put into the forum thread than it did to create.

Maybe I don't need to keep practicing reflections, shadows, and perspective after all. 😥

Jane

Ussnorway7605025

Legend

the pride of Scotland!

nice

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Has Generative Fill just changed these threads forever? It's just become rediculously easy. It's like the Firefly Inpainting feature some of us had been waiting for, but taken to a WAY other level. This took me less than a minute, and most of that was waiting for the server

Another five minutes to add a road (stroked path with brush size set to fade) and back to GF to add a drawbridge and gate to the castle. I am not sure what to think of it? Is it dumbing down?

davescm

Author

Community Expert

Disneyland meets Eriboll Trevor. 🙂

Dave

EuanWilliamson

Community Expert

I can see we will soon have to divide SFTW into "classic" and "firefly"

It'll be like the CD v Vinyl wars of long ago 😉

The purists ( vinyl ) will only want to use Photohop "original" and the new kids on the block

will be prompting away filling in their time and selections.

Thoughts ?

Best regards, Euan.

Peru Bob

Community Expert

The purists ( vinyl ) will only want to use Photohop "original"

Thoughts ?

By @EuanWilliamson

I thought the purists were using real inks and paints and real canvas.

Rafael Aviles

Legend

Well, I think the advent of AI and especially Photoshop's new Generative Fill is changing the nature of this challenge quite a bit. I liked it when it was a real test of creativity and editing skills. Now I fear it will become a trivial exercise of "what can I add to this picture without having to do any work"? Still creative, but in a very different way.

davescm

Author

Community Expert

Yes, while novel, it takes away the creativity and skill which was always part of these challenges. We'll see how things develop but if it just becomes an exercise in typing then I'm not sure these challenges remain worthwhile.

On a side note, I've yet to find an AI generated composite that really passes muster when viewed closely. I tried a few on my own images and the results were fun, but obviously uprezzed objects in comparison to a high resolution background. Animal fur appeared to be a particular problem.

Dave

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DeanUtian

Community Expert

I feel bad for posting the image now 😞

I agree that typing in words isn't the same as PS editing. I was just experimenting with the Beta. This wasn't just a single set of words that generated an outcome staright away but can see why it's been used as an example of something problematic.

I'm sorry if this is the post that has made you (Dave) think of whether this challenge can continue.

D

DeanUtian

Community Expert

Adding some other reacreation options.
Used PS Beta Generative Fill
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/generative-fill.html

davescm

Author

Community Expert

It looks like T**** has been opening another golf course in Scotland !

Dave

Myra Ferguson

Community Expert

I used generative fill in the Photoshop Beta to make this fancy private getaway. 🙂

Warren Heaton

Community Expert

In another life, I'm sailing the world in a fancy yacht while working remotely with ultra-fast satellite Wi-Fi.

Wait... not working. Just having fun sailing the world while working on personal projects using Adobe Creative Cloud applications.