Hi, Thanks to everyone who took part in our last 'Blast Off' challenge. This weekend, we leave industry behind and move to open spaces. 'These mist covered mountains...', sang Mark Knopfler in Brothers in Arms. Well we have our own mist covered mountains here which, I hope, are more peaceful than those in the song. Of course that choice is yours, what will you make with this scene? 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

davescm

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Something for the Weekend - Part 239 - Misty Mountains.

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April 25, 2025
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Hi,

Thanks to everyone who took part in our last 'Blast Off' challenge.

This weekend, we leave industry behind and move to open spaces. 'These mist covered mountains...', sang Mark Knopfler in Brothers in Arms. Well we have our own mist covered mountains here which, I hope, are more peaceful than those in the song. Of course that choice is yours, what will you make with this scene?

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

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DeanUtian

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Well done Dave. Great work as always 🙂

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DeanUtian

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I know I'm very late on this and even another SFTW but here's something anyway 🙂

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Excellent rain Dean. Is that the Parametric filter effect?

I actually spent a moment or two staring into that rain looking for the thistle before realising it was last week's prairie image. -

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Did you spot the ling (including the larger plant at the stones), Trevor?

jane-e

Community Expert

Happy Star Wars Day!

(It's still May 4 in my time zone....)

Jane

davescm

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Haha - here was me thinking the scene was on earth. 🙂

Dave

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fzmuhammad

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This is absolutely stunning, @davescm truly love it! You have such an incredible eye for beauty and detail; every element of your render feels so intentional and breathtaking. I’m genuinely inspired by your work, and I can only hope that my upcoming composite will do justice to the magnificence and artistry you've captured here. It sets a high bar, and I’m both challenged and excited to create something worthy of standing alongside it!

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

You're making him blush! 😉

EuanWilliamson

Community Expert

In a bit of trivia:
In mid march 1979 on a rainy wednesday evening I was standing at a student union bar commiserating with the lead guitarist of the band booked that night. Sorry, I said, just 30 people in tonight - it's the weather.

He was pragmatic and turned away to nurse his pint whilst the disco played and he awaited their introduction.

The night I met Mark Knopfler - three weeks before Sultans Of Swing catapulted them to fame.

Best regards, Euan.

davescm

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Community Expert

A once in 100 year event captured in SFTW! Nice idea Euan.

Also a nice little anecdote about a very good guitarist. It's amazing what we learn in SFTW! 🙂

Dave

SG...

Adobe Employee

Student union bar, and you what?! Love that story.

Thanks for the nudge, Dave. I haven't revisited the debut album for some years now.
Just saw this article: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/28/mark-knopfler-dire-straits-money-for-nothing

Trevor.Dennis

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JR Boulay

Community Expert

Does he have orange hair? You can't see it well.

🙂

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

JR you have reminded me of that excellent Simon Brodkin prank he played on Trump. He was lucky he didn't get hurt, especially with how a comedian was able bypass the Secret Service security and severely embarrass them. The above link takes you straight to where Simon (real name Lee Nelson) rolls dozens of Swasti#a golf balls onto the green towards Trump and claims they available for sale at the course Club House, but the whole video is thirteen minutes describing how he planed his coup. I think his greatest prank was when he spoofed Britains Got Tallent with a fake contestant that he cynically created ticking all the right boxes. A bit like a Country & Western song cliché. The BGT judges were completely fooled by Simon pretending to be a tone deaf rabbi rapper, and put him through to the next round.

Glenn 8675309

Legend

generative fill, along with a neural filter

davescm

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Community Expert

It's a nice change of seasons, Glenn! I'll get my coat on!

Dave

Glenn 8675309

Legend

I don't wrap my thought processes how all those season changes work, they just do. I wish I had a use for them, I mostly just use them to play around with.

War Unicorn

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Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

An extraordinary pair of colours, James. I had to extract them, create an overlap, and enjoy the greenish red.

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Road to Nowhere

Leslie Moak Murray

Community Expert

Well done, Trevor!

SG...

Adobe Employee

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

We talked about this in a recent SFTW thread. How adding image Elements can change the image perspective. The middle ground look reasonable flat, and on a similar elevation to the foreground, but your lake and its reflections has significantly lowered the middle ground from the viewer's PoV.

You have done a very nice job of the intersection between foreground and the lake. There's no obvious demarcation in the original to help make that selection, so what I think you have done is select the lighter toned, and slightly closer, foreground, and placed a grass edge texture behind it. It works really well.

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