Hi,
With the world cup football underway (soccer to my friends in North America) I thought it would be a good opportunity for you to show what skills you have with a ball.
I thought we had better not use the official world cup ball (FIFA World Cup official match balls - Wikipedia ) as it is covered in sponsor logos. So I bring you our own SFTW "official" ball. What will you do with it?
As always:
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Anyone is welcome to have a go - whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert.
There are no prizes - just the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun.
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Dave
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This one came to me while watching the news tonight. Poor Robbie. He was so obviously just waiting for someone to throw him a SFTW ball to demonstrate his party trick. 
Note: It was a struggle to keep the file size down with this one, so I hope it doesn't slow the thread down. It's only 500 pixels wide and 20 frames, but it is 2.5Mb. I guess if people start to find the SFTW threads too slow, we might have to think about restricting animated GIFs. Strangely, the most fun I have had this week was making the lift buttons and infographics in post #20 
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Hey Benjamin. I thought you'd fallen down that hole lurking beyond the narrow beam of your super bright torch. Where have you been? What have you been up to? I like your eagle, and that was a nice surprise when I zoomed in on what it had in its beak. Did you see the bald eagle pinches rabbit meal from startled fox pictures?
Hey, Trevor! Well I just got enough mud formed into steps to climb out of the trench I torched! These thunderstorms kept washing out my progress but didn’t have the decency to fill the trench so I could float out 
No, really I’ve been busy with too many things to count. I try to pop in when I can
Yeah, I saw the Fox vs Eagle! Pretty darn cool! I‘ve caught pictures of an Eagle flying off with a rabbit - but stealing it from a Fox...Wow! Have to say, I do feel a bit sorry for the Fox - I’m sure he worked hard for that meal.
https://forums.adobe.com/people/Benjamin+Root wrote
Have to say, I do feel a bit sorry for the Fox - I’m sure he worked hard for that meal.
Yes the look on its face afterwards is priceless.
What I'd like to know is how he took stills and video of the same short event. Does he have some clever dual mount tripod arrangement? Or are there cameras that can do that now? I don't bother keeping up with sites like DPReview nowadays, because I can't see me buying any new kit any time soon. I barely use what I've got now, and just used my phone on a recent trip to the UK.
Good to hear you are keeping busy, and I hope with good stuff. I hadn't heard about extreme weather in your part of the world, but that seems to be situation normal everywhere lately. At least the temperatures look OK Is that warning at the bottom anywhere near you?
Trevor, it's been mighty hot here in the Midwest USA - making up for the low temps we endured during the Spring.
The Oranges and Magentas are Excessive Heat. The Greens are Flood Watch. The Greys are Air Quality Alert. A very sultry day.
Of course, you are heading into Winter down there, which I understand is a lot milder than those we get here in Chicago.
davescm wrote
Nice idea Benjamin.
Jane - I wasn't sure whether you have invented world cup bubble gum or she is showing proper respect for the game by kissing the ball. I decided on the first.
Dave
Ahhh... bubblegum. Thank goodness for that. I'm not sure what I thought it was, but I really didn't want to be the first comment on it.
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