Hi,
Thanks to all that took part in last weekend's tube station challenge (Something for the weekend - Part 35 - The tube ). There were some great ideas and images.
This week I have something a little different. Back in February we had a very succesful challenge based on a piece of driftwood ( Something for the weekend - Part 7 - Driftwood ). I was blown away by the range of ideas that came out of that simple object. So for this weekend I bring you a couple of shells. What can you create with them ?
Anything goes as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright etc.
Anyone is welcome to have a go - whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert.
There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun.
When posting back your edited images please use jpeg and downsize to 1200px on the long side.
To download the image below in jpeg format with ICC color profile (sRGB) and without the forum scaling artefacts , right click and then use Save Image As /Save Target As (or similar depending on your browser).
Have fun
Dave
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Never a need to apologise on this thread Jacob and don't worry about a similar theme, if you've made it post it 
. I do like the brasswork - we might have to do a steampunk theme one weekend.
Actually that danger sign you mentioned is in a nearby lake in the UK. We don't have crocodiles but the sign keeps the small kids out of the water! 
Dave
It's the microscopic monsters you need to worry about. I read a report a couple of days ago, about a man overcome by algae while escaping police. When I Googled to find a link, I got more than I bargained for with several similar stories, so mind where you swim.
On a slight tangent, something else that happened while using Google just now — the autocomplete tool went all bizarre on me. They might want to do some more work on their algorithm, or whatever it is that does that sort of thing.
jane-e wrote
Only if my name is Sally!
Sally being who you referred to in the email? A very pretty girl!
I have not done anything else with the shells, but I did feel inspired when Dag complained about the CC 2018 Splash Screen in the Sneak Peeks thread, so I'll take a wee liberty and share that here. The comment I made over there was how useful Lazy Nezumi's Vanishing Lines preset is for this sort of composite, as it lets you quickly add famework of guide lines to place elements within. The one gotcha to warn you about is that the setup does not survive a resize. I fell into this trap myself after downsizing from the original 1400 pixels to 1200 pixels for the upload, and then thinking of more stuff to add, and wondering why the guides were not working out. It only takes a moment to correct them though. So if you own LNP and enjoy making composites, do try the Vanishing Lines preset.
[EDIT] As always, LNP is only available for the Windows OS, so not helpful for people like Jane, who uses a Mac. This is unlikely to ever change according to Guillaume Stordeur, who writes LNP.
I like the idea of the story being reflected in the mirror Dag, or even the idea of hidden clues generally. It's a cool idea that I am going to borrow one day. 
Dave's Eiffel Tower post went down particularly well, so just a hint that there is more to this image than what lies on the surface, will have everyone frantic to hunt down the clues.
Of course it all comes down to it being Colonel Mustard, in the Library, with the lead pipe. Or was it Mrs Peacock in the Study with the dagger? Hmmmm.... Or was it actually Mr Richardson on The Forum, with the Pen Tool?
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