Something for the weekend - Part 48 - Pier Pressure!

[davescm]

Hi

This week's starter image is the East pier at Whitby , on the North-East coast of England. The original pier was built in the 17th century, although there have been several repair and rebuilds. The extension - which forms the main part of the photograph was built between 1908 and 1914.  At the top of the hill stand the ruins of Whitby Abbey which was destroyed back in 1540 as part of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monastries. It later featured in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Enough history - back to the present. There is the pier what will you make of it?

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, join in 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).

Have fun

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

Quick and dirty, but it is 1:20AM here

[davescm]

Hi

You have to be quick to get in first these days ! . Does it go off the end and become the yellow (or orange) submarine?

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

davescm  wrote

Does it go off the end and become the yellow (or orange) submarine?

Dave

It's the pier train.  I grew up near Southend-on-Sea

[davescm]

Nothing biting.......

(Fisherman and whales courtesy Pixabay)

Dave

[Rista12]

[Jacob Bugge]

[Trevor.Dennis]

Jacob, is that from Heartbeat?

None of us are ever going to out bizarre Ged but we can at least try.

[EDIT]   Is this cheating?  I decided the first version (above) is too cluttered, and misses the point  of the initial idea because the detail was getting lost in all the drips.  I'd have liked to upload it with more pixels after agonising over the falling houses rebuilding their hidden flanks, so I'll just ask folk to click to expand, and leave it at that.

[Jacob Bugge]

Indeed, Trevor: Kate and Nick, in (one of) the first of the Rowan years.

[D Fosse]

Brilliant ideas, Trevor. The "down-under" perspective is a challenge in itself, though. I have absolutely no idea how I would do that. How does a falling sea look? Would it just totally disintegrate into drops and foam? Probably.

Still, my vote goes to the Liquify warning. Just a little twist that changes the whole meaning, turning the image back on itself.

[joanH]

DANGER!

JH

[Trevor.Dennis]

A wee warning perhaps?

[davescm]

Hi

Rista - Eco graffiti  . As the other image showed , the whales are fine

Jacob - Very appropriate , I never watched the programme but I do know that much of Heartbeat was filmed in the area, particularly nearby Goathland

Trevor - clever idea and well done. I agree with you - the second image does look better.  Of course, living down under gives you the advantage of seeing that perspective regularly

Joan - Many a boat will be lost in that one.

Trevor - should it be henceforth known as the whirpool tool ?

Keep them coming - all are welcome to take part

Dave

[Jacob Bugge]

Dave,

I have seen Heartbeat a(n insufficient) number of times, and (tape) recorded the most significant episodes (somewhere between one third and half the total number (372). I also have the first 7 years (The Rowan Years) on DVD, bought with a complimentary amazon.co.uk gift from Adobe. By the way, they made an open end in the 372nd episode, with (former sergeant) Oscar Blaketon in a respirator because he was the oldest (and had a heart condition), in the hope of a reopening (with either outcome); it is now 8 years ago, and he is still ready at 89 (to have recovered should the impossible be possible); Greengrass has died earlier this year as the first, but he left for the West Indies by 2000, and only appeared in The Royal after that (until 2003).

The cosy little whirlpool reminds me of the Corryvreckan, one of the main characters in the excellent film I Know Where I'm Going.

Which again reminds me of one of the best films ever (with its second sight introduction about the end of the war), Went the Day Well?, also from a time when (British) English was more alive. Bought with another complimentary amazon.co.uk gift from Adobe, along with a few others (including Here's a Health to the Barley Mow).

[KJerryK]

Another warning -- how long will it take?

[Trevor.Dennis]

Some _very_ clever ideas this week guys.  I'm properly impressed!

[davescm]

Dave

(Hands courtesy of Pixabay)

[Jacob Bugge]

Dave,

Obviously, you have to walk (or run) in the sides on the last stretch, lest you fall into the deep unknown. If this is a certain old story, I believe south is to the left, the viewer(s) looking back, appreciating the (literally) narrow escape.

[kphotopage]

Joan,

OMG, your DANGER image  (guessing PS Liquify)  is more of our grim reminder of those dreaded satellite images of hurricanes.

(Living here in Florida and other coastal areas - big family, now 5 generations)

Hurricanes are not only devastating but deadly.

K

[Derek Cross]

Look what I found!

[davescm]

Very good and original use of the pier Derek !

All is not what it seems...

Dave

[jane-e]

Bonus points for the Fuse character from Part 6, Dave, and is that the gold mine that he’s coming out of? The rim looks familiar, but I’m not sure. The glass may be Blender?

[davescm]

All Photoshop 2D for this one Jane, apart from the Fuse character but that was rendered months ago. Part 6 .... doesn't time fly! The other room behind the door is a warehouse I downloaded from Pixabay.

Dave

[kphotopage]

Storm approaching.

K

[D Fosse]

That's excellent! Not as easy as it looks, very convincing!