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davescm
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March 5, 2021
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Something for the weekend - Part 131 - Is there life on Mars?

  • March 5, 2021
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Hi

With the Perseverance Rover succesfully landing on Mars and setting off in search of life signs, I thought we might have our own bit of Mars based fun. So to that end, I've created my version of a Mars like surface. Can you now show us what life we might find there?

 

The “rules”:

* 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!

 

To download the image below at 3842 x 1840 pixels, with an embedded ICC colour profile (sRGB), 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. 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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davescm
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March 18, 2021

Is it life on Mars or just the dust that mimics us?

 

 

Dave

Ussnorway7605025
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March 18, 2021

we are all just star dust mate

Jacob Bugge
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March 12, 2021

 

 

Click/RightClick to get closer, or Click Here to see in Chrome 

 

davescm
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March 18, 2021

So Star Wars was not set in a distant galaxy after all

Dave

jane-e
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March 12, 2021

 

Uncle Martin and his spaceship from My Favorite Martian

 

~ Jane 

 

Trevor.Dennis
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March 13, 2021

Didn't they have to cancel the show after Martin moved back to Mars?  Apparently, they assumed he was using hippy speak when he kept saying 'This is heavy dude.' but evetually realized he was referring to Earth's three times stronger gravity.  

jane-e
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March 13, 2021

Well, here he is — back on his home planet, so it looks like you're right, Trevor!

 

~ Jane

chanaart
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March 11, 2021

davescm
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March 18, 2021

Those Martians look friendly Chana

Dave

jane-e
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March 10, 2021

 

"Let the Wild Rumpus Start!"

— Maurice Sendak

 

~ Jane

 

Ussnorway7605025
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March 11, 2021

look they are having the human over for dinner tonight 😉

jane-e
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March 11, 2021

@Ussnorway7605025 wrote:

look they are having the human over for dinner tonight 😉


 

They do discuss that in the book, Graham!

 

When Max gives up being king of the wild things, they respond with, “Oh please don’t go. We’ll eat you up — we love you so!” Max tells them, “No!” and finds his own supper is waiting for him when he gets home.

 

“And it was still hot.”

 

~ Jane

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March 9, 2021

Isn't water the sign of life. Here's Mars after a good rain 🙂

Jacob Bugge
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March 9, 2021

Now that is a good sign, Dean, pure pleasure.

 

Or a bad sign for anyone arriving without watertight eqipment; and a boat of course.

 

davescm
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March 8, 2021

It's been a good weekend for entries so far and still lots of time for more, if anyone is glancing through this thread then don't just look - join in 🙂

Dave

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March 8, 2021

Well done on the image Dave.

This isn't too original as I had something similar for a Moon image. I think the source was SFTW 70-something.

davescm
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March 8, 2021

Yes we did have a transistor back in '77 (SFTW77 that is) 🙂

Dave

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March 8, 2021

davescm
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March 8, 2021

I'm not sure how you made the leap to that one Trevor - but it does work 🙂

Dave

Trevor.Dennis
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March 9, 2021

I was stuck for ideas, so had a long look at the surface, and saw dark brown bread/biscuit.  Or I might just have been hungry. 

Jacob Bugge
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March 7, 2021

 

 

The Madrian Wall

 

 

 

Click/RightClick to get closer, or Click Here to see in Chrome; and Click to get closer still.

Ussnorway7605025
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March 7, 2021

wow new Rome is almost ready for humans to move in

davescm
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March 8, 2021

We've got one just like that near here 🙂

Dave