Something for the weekend - Part 202 - Washed up

[davescm]

Thanks to those who took part on our previous 'Heading Home' challenge.

This week, instead of looking out to sea, we have a bit of driftwood that has been washed up onto the beach. We did a driftwood challenge in a previous SFTW (part 7) and got a great response. I hope this new piece of driftwood sparks your imagination and you can show us what you can make with it.

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, 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).

I know masking is not everyone's favourite past-time but was not sure whether putting a clipping mask into the jpeg would make it through the forum image upload and download process, so to save you a bit of time, I've attached a rough mask below which you can use to separate the wood from the background. You can download it the same way as the image.

When posting back your image — please use the blue reply button in this first post and use the 'Insert Photos' icon at the top of the reply box. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry, then please use the grey reply button next to their image post.

Have fun!

Dave

[davescm]

It looks like one of those desert skulls, and from old life, new life emerges 🙂

Dave

[Dean_Utian]

SFTW get-together

[davescm]

I see Ted is still out on his adventures Dean 🙂

Dave

[Jacob Bugge]

Dean,

I am convinced that holds more than 5 SFTWs, but I am unsure about the end parts of the board fence.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Hi Ho — Hi Ho 

[davescm]

Haha - a very nice job and great thinking with the driftwood !

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

[jane-e]

After spending years alone in the sea, the tree stump has gone back to its roots in all of its glory!

Jane

[davescm]

A magical tree Trevor, from one bit of driftwood a whole tree grew !

Dave

[EuanWilliamson]

Now that Thanksgiving is out of the way - ITS CHRISTMAS !!

(obscure reference - Noddy Holder - Slade)

 

[jane-e]

That's absolutely true in the USA, Euan, where we actually celebrate Thanksgiving! 😊 Christmas lights went up on all the houses in my neighborhood this weekend. Live Christmas trees are now on sale,  although the lighting of the National Christmas Tree won't be until Thursday. How does the rest of the world know when the Christmas season begins?

Jane

[EuanWilliamson]

Here in the UK we know it's Christmas usually the week after the big food stores - Tesco etc start selling Hot Cross Buns in early anticipation of Easter 😉

[davescm]

That's a lovely burning fire Euan. Just needs a nice single malt and I'm settled. 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

We've already had TV segments about how to cut your Xmas tree and keep it fresh till Christmas.  We've got Black Friday sales that last for an entire month and hundred year floods that occur twice in the same week.  They have had to invent thousand year floods now.  What will they do when they become common place?  

'Extreme Weather Warning!  An old man, with a long white beard, has been seen collecting mating pairs of every animal to help him normalise the state of the climate.

[Abambo]

😁 They didn't take the dinosaurs…

[davescm]

ROTFL - It would be Guinness and curry though !

Dave

[Abambo]

The everlasting flames with Euan's magic wood.

[EuanWilliamson]

 

Something seems to have gone wrong with my "intelligent" camera inbuilt color correction 😉

[davescm]

It's using a C-Log LUT Euan 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

Jesus Rameriz did an interesting video recently, where he created a LUT and used with OBS to improve webcam image quality.  It was simple to do, and made a huge difference.  OBS is Open Source as well, so it costs you nothing.  Definitely worth look if you still do the odd Zoom meeting post COVID, or even if you have a YouTube channel and use decent equipment, it would still help you squeeze that last once of image quality from your uploads.

[Abambo]

You need to apply LUT cleaning. I can sell you the special AI LUT cleaning fluid H2O for an overpriced special white Friday offer.

[didiermazier]

 Out of disguise

[davescm]

Haha - you caught it out Didier ! 🙂

Dave

[ronald pottkaemper]

2 x generative Fill

[JR Boulay]

It's winter now.