Something for the Weekend - Part 235 - Rocky X

[davescm]

Thanks to all who took part in our previous challenges. For the last two challenges we started with small objects, first a spark plug then a dried clove, so I thought this week we should go large. Most artists like a blank canvas and today our canvas is a dry, rocky, and barren landscape. What you put in it, to tell us a story, is up to you.

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).

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

[Monika Gause]

This in my calendar a couple days ago:

[fbeaume]

Really clever idea!!!
You nailed it!

[Matthijs-Clasener]

 Going unplugged!

[davescm]

So this is why the land is so barren, thanks for showing us the story 🙂

Dave

[fbeaume]

Haha! Great story telling...

[GeekyGirlRex]

Ribbets

[davescm]

Haha - we often see aliens portrayed as humanoid or ants. But now we have space frogs, it made me smile. 🙂

Dave

[fbeaume]

So funny!
I think they won't stay for a long time... Not enough water here 😉

[daniellei4510]

Gen fill to open up the cave and insert a kayaker and a pair of eyes.

[Trevor.Dennis]

It's a good job you did not make those eyes red, or you'd have been getting a copywrite strike from out James. 😉   That's a nice reflection of the rock in the water, and a very nice intersection between the rock and the water.  The perspective is completely believable as well.

[davescm]

A nice bit of story telling, Danielle. A good job with the waater and reflections too.

Dave

[fbeaume]

Great job Danielle!

[Trevor.Dennis]

@davescm  I am going to try and remember to say if I use the Firefly engine on my SFTW uploads going forward, and say what I did and what Gen Fill did.  I don't know what other people think about that?  

[davescm]

It sounds a good idea Trevor. It is always good to see how images were made.

Dave

[Jill_C]

This godforsaken place was in dire need of a watering hole. I found one in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Wow, a total transformation, and it looks like has always been this way. 

Zebras!  Where exactly do they think that camouflage  is going to be working for them?  If you were a lion you'd be thinking, 'Come on guys.  At least try and make it little bit hard for me to spot you out in the savannah. Get creative. Find yourself a giant bag of Humbugs to stand in front of'    

[Monika Gause]

Their coat works because they cooperate and stick together.

It's difficult to make out one individual in a giant herd.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Guys that is interesting info about Zebra stripes.  We used to paint prototype cars with similar patterns because it made it close to impossible to discern their lines. It never ocurred to me, back then, that we were also making ourselves safe from lions.

[Jacob Bugge]

Trevor,

In addition to what Monika said, it has also been suggested that the stripes work for the individual zebra even when singled out, by creating an illusion of her/his moving to opposite sides at the same time.

Maybe they could say "for your eyes only" to the lion(s and others with the same taste) in a strange literal way.

[Jill_C]

Zebras also stand head to tail next to each other when out in the savannah to keep watch for predators - "I got your back!"

[Jacob Bugge]

Also, the zebra stripes are less striking to lions owing to their being colour blind.

So much so that a zebra can remain unseen in plain sight, if keeping (not least the tail) still.

[jane-e]

Jill, is this a photo you took? It's beautiful!

Jane

[Jill_C]

Yes, our first safari in Kenya in 2019 - Ol Pejeta Conservancy about 4 hours north of Nairobi - it was hard to put the camera down - I took 10,000 images during that trip!

[davescm]

Excellent Jill. Your photo of the zebra works well and those distant mountains could always have been there.

Dave

[Nils M. Barner]

So many thoughts... so many posibilities... just could not decide which version to take... so there are 3 different ones you can choose from... let me know which one you like the most:

Version 1 – it's about the small things

Version 2 – there might have been some rain lately

Version 3 – looks like a motor-cross-park to me (bike image from Ps official tutorials back in 2015)