Something for the Weekend - Part 228 - Light up!

[davescm]

Thank you to all who took part in our previous locomotive challenge. There were some great ideas and images.

This weekend we have a miner's safety lamp. There have been many variations since its invention by Humphrey Davy in 1815, but all work on the same principle and it has saved many lives.

What can you do 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 your skills, or bring a bit of humor 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 starter 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). It is a png with transparency so you should not need to spend time creating a mask for it.

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

[EuanWilliamson]

[davescm]

That was fast Euan! You must have been on the starting blocks when I posted the challenge.

Oh, and bonus points for including the previous SFTW lighthouse image.

Dave

[Michael Chow]

That's hilarious....I was thinking of that as a lighthouse too!  @davescm   EuanWilliamson

[@mj]

Deja vu!

[Trevor.Dennis]

[davescm]

Haha - clever idea. Do we need to put an 18 warning on the gory bits ? 🙂

Dave

[creative_curiosity1549]

It's no worse than House, MD ... 

[War Unicorn]

The gore spray was a nice touch. lol

[Trevor.Dennis]

The gore spray was a nice touch. lol

By @War Unicorn

But not as scary as those glowing red eyes.  I thought you'd forgotten them with this weeks upload, but they were hiding under the steps...  waiting to get me. 

Hey, does this emojie remind anyone else of the original King Crimson album cover?  But in a pinky red.

Wow. Wikipedia says that was way back in 1969! That's almost as scary as one of your SFTW uploads James.

[fbeaume]

Love this dramatic scary scene!
Glowing leg and splashing blood add a "nice" touch...;)

Well done!

[PaintedKitty]

I wonder if the woman's name is Typhoid Mary? 😬😉

[Trevor.Dennis]

It was the title of a movie about Florence Nightingale, but the term is a common reference to her.  My gangrene gag was a reference to the lack of knowledge about cross-contamination at that time and that she was smart enough to work it out, and greatly reduced the mortality rate of the soldiers in her care by striving for cleanliness.  It was said that surgeons would move between patients dripping with the (sometimes infected) blood of the previous patient.  Nowadays we know enough to wash our hands and wear masks to avoid infections and viruses.  (Unless you are a Trump supporter and think those precautions are fake news.  I understand that Trump is appointing a loonietunes conspiracy theorist (with mad eyes) as America's Health Secretary.  

[@mj]

It's missing a Splat! sound effect 🙂

[Oh.N8]

very dramatic. hahaha... still clever

[Trevor.Dennis]

[davescm]

Oh, there is so much truth in that one Trevor! 🙂

Dave

[@mj]

lol!

[Oh.N8]

one way to use your head. Your lighting the way for others. Hahaha

[Greg_S.]

[davescm]

I've seen cellphone towers and masts in all kinds of 'disguises' but that one will have everyone fooled 🙂

Dave

[Greg_S.]

@davescm, I wondered whether those over the Pond would know what a water tower is.  They are dotted all over the States, often with the name of the locality in which they are situated.  Perhaps a Victorian gas holder will be more familiar to my British friends. 

[davescm]

I did wonder whether it was that, but I saw the aerials on the side and went for the mast. It works well either way though. 🙂

[Jacob Bugge]

Greg, we have had a (well disguised) UK water tower in SFTW151

[Trevor.Dennis]

There are lots of water towers in The UK, but I can't remember seeing any here in New Zealand.

This grand old brick tower is at the top of Essex Way overlooking the Thames Estuary.  I have been to the top of it fitting a mast and repeater for a local radio station.

There are several of these onion towers in Essex.  This one is/was at the Ford New Holland tracor site at Basildon.  I used to see it on my way to work.  Google tells me it is still there, and still used as a water tower.  When I was looking for this picture, I saw a comment saying they are common in the USA.  Hey!  I wonder if that is linked to it being an American company?