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Something for the Weekend - Part 192 - Get a grip!

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July 7, 2023
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This weekend's start image is brought to us by community expert @jane-e
Jane took this picture whilst visiting the Audubon State Historic Site in St. Francisville, Louisiana. It is a metalwork vice (or should I spell that vise for our friends in the US) and our challenge is to use it in the creation of a new image.

The “rules”:

* Use the starter image 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 image is made available for you to use in this forum challenge only. Sorry to emphasise this, but the image is 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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PedroMacro

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Junkyard dragon, tried to use as much generative as possible

davescm

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Community Expert

Welcome PedroMacro , that's a nice result 🙂 Sorry I missed this reply when you posted it, I was away at the time.

Dave

jane-e

Community Expert

Our 14-day weekend is drawing to a close...

Thank you to Dave for allowing my vise (vice) picture to be used in this challenge — it's been fun to see so much creativity from this group with my own image! Here's the blacksmith forging a metal "something" for us. First he heats it in the coals, then he beats it into shape.

Jane

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Thank you very much for sharing, Jane.

I believe this was taken after the starter image, or someone would have cleared the bench for it.

jane-e

Community Expert

The starter image was the last taken Jacob; this one was fourth. Nothing on the ledge was touched or moved during the demo. The image on the far right in the first row that I called "something" is a duplicate of what he made in the demo.

Jane

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

A former Vice President

Click/RightClick to get closer, Click again to get closer still

AlanGilbertson

Community Expert

Now I'm burning with curiosity about the meaning of "More" on that script!

davescm

Author

Community Expert

We'll just squeeze things a little tighter..............

A clever idea Jacob 🙂

Dave

davescm

Author

Community Expert

Vices? Come up and see my etchings.....!

Dave

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

This is just a step away from making plates to print your own money! 😉

The embosed effect is excellent Dave. They loos so lifelike and have a real depth. Even the smooth area looks like real metal.

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

It is also an anvil

Click/RightClick to get closer

Myra Ferguson

Community Expert

It's not an anvil, but I suspect there could be a mischevious, skinny, long-eared coyote underneath this.

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

It's in a desert, so it might be a mirage. As I am looking at it, the scale keeps changing. It;s going from what you'd expect a vise to look like, but then it kind of morphs into a GIANT vise. Something to do with the low camera angle and how it interacts with the horizon perhaps. Or it might just be me. 😞 It's very effective, and an excellent fit Myra.

I am trying to think how to do a mirage effect with Photoshop.

Myra Ferguson

Community Expert

I was going for a Wile E. Coyote scene. The background was Generative Fill. I tried some other variations, but I thought this one looked as if it had be dropped--thus creating a slight crater. 🙂

davescm

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Community Expert

@Erin W-C. I'm not sure why you marked two of the many replies in this thread as the correct answer. There is no correct answer to this open participation thread. I have unmarked them.

Dave