Hi
The pic below is of Hadrian's wall, or part of what is left of it now. It was built between 122AD and 128AD and was a fortification at the northern limit of the Roman Empire. It stretched 73 miles from coast to coast and was 3 metres wide and between 5 and 6 metres high. Every Roman mile, which is slightly less than a modern mile, there was a milecastle and between each milecastle two turrets. Beyond that wall, to the North (or left on this picture) lived what were described as the Barbarians - in reality Ancient Britons including the Picts.
So the challenge for this week. Can you either show us what it might have looked like at the time of the Roman Empire or what use we could put it to now?
As usual the "rules" are few:
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.
There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy - come and have a go!
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).
Enjoy!
Dave
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After a fine day (that could/should have been) in '45 (preferably (literally) the first of them.
So this is what it might have looked like at the time (or at certain later times, or even in the future).
The French guy fights Romans, the English guy fights walls.
Semaphoric I looked at that and was about to defend poor Roger for the Blue Rinse you have given him, but then I thought, what they heck? He is 75 years old, perhaps the hair colour is appropriate.
I saw The Wall at Earls Court in 1980. Two memories are 1) the dreadful acoustics, and 2) the cops stopping us from leaving after the gig for fear of a crush in the underground station. We found another way out, and walked to another Tube station as I remember it. I later saw Peter Gabriel at Earls Court, and the sound was way better. I think that was mainly because he brought the sound stage out into the hall, but they also had baffles hanging from the ceiling.
It's a funny thing, but back then The Wall was not a favourite Floyd album, but nowadays Comfortably Numb is one of my all time favourites by anyone. I feel ever so slightly guilty for saying this, but the version with David Bowie guesting at the Royal Albert in 2006 is even better than the original. It makes me sad to watch though, with both David and Rick Wright now both gone. 
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