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.

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
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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JR Boulay

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These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me

…

We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

JR Boulay

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Verdun

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Greg_S.

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I should have added Jacob's dancers to make the argument more convincing.

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Even more convincing indeed, Greg: the song that made this old tune famous is all about leaving (mainland) Scotland.

Greg_S.

Community Expert

Support for the theory that the stones came from Scotland?

davescm

Author

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Proof at last, Greg! 🙂

Dave

Jacob Bugge

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Yous know the tune

Click to get closer, Click again to get closer still

Leslie Moak Murray

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I see it now! Beautiful, and it does look like Scotland. The Malwarebytes bug is finally fixed. Thank you for all your help on that.

Jacob Bugge

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Thank you, Leslie. I fully agree: it does look like Scotland.

Your mentioning Scotland made me go back to the origin and forth through SFTWs. The dancer is actually caught in a moment performing a sword dance, right foot just off the ground,

First swordless (and piperless) on Skye
Then with a swords substitute and the the piper on a rooftop
Then back on Skye with the piper
Now both burds honouring Misthenge, still with the old tune from Skye.

As a curiosity, the word burd goes all the way back to Old English, then spelled byrd and meaning wellborn, through Middle English and still applied to a lady/woman/maiden, fallen out of use everywhere else.

And as a further curiosity, burd is pronounced like bird also applied to a lady/woman/maiden, the u/i sounding like the u in burrow.

Leslie Moak Murray

Community Expert

I took this shot of a friend of mine years ago, and now it's an Adobe stock image. The longhorns are too. Taken at a ranch near my house here in Texas.

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Those are long horns indeed, Leslie.

Jacob Bugge

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Click to get closer, Click again to get closer still

davescm

Author

Community Expert

May be a bit too subtle, Jacob? I had difficulty finding the change even using the difference blend mode!

Dave

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

It seems so, Dave, sorry.

I am still trying to work on the limits; and I believe the first was the worst,

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/something-for-the-weekend-part-54-lifestyle/m-p/10237304#M217291

Trevor.Dennis

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jane-e

Community Expert

Very nicely done, Trevor! Can you share your steps?

Jane

Trevor.Dennis

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Very nicely done, Trevor! Can you share your steps?

Jane

By @jane-e

It's all too easy now Jane. The Bison are Gen Fill, and the Native Americans stock images.

The foreground grass, Luppins, the big rock on the right, and lower leaves on the tree were selected and copied to the top of the stack so I could tuck the introduced elements behind them. The riders on the left and right of frame should really share the same height but the rider on the left is slightly higher. I am claiming that he has a bigger horse, and that the foreground is also slightly higher. If the bison were composited rather than generated, I'd have made them higher in the frame at the size they are. The river has to be the lowest point in the frame, so I am telling myself that the perspective is not 'too' terrible. 😉 The mist meant that we are spared the trouble of adding shadows.

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Beyond beautiful Dave. I feel like I could stare at it for ages. That gap in the middle looks like it was made for this challenge, and is waiting to be filled with monsters with glowing red eyes, countless objects from previous challenges, butterflies, floods, space battles, windmills and on forever.

davescm

Author

Community Expert

Thank you Trevor. 🙂 I had time this week for a bit of 3D creation.

Dave

jane-e

Community Expert

This is stunning and I love it, Dave! You have an eye for beauty and I hope my upcoming composite is worthy of the magnificence of your gorgeous render!

Jane

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