Challenge #193

[Grant]

I'm now back in Nova Scotia and oh my what a Wild world I am living! Yes we *are* seriously looking for a place to relocate to. Looking for a houses is very stressful, I am now very tired ... but so far feeling good.

The down side of all this is that the Challenge is being run from internet cafes and airports. This means that I have all my great candidates for the challenge are on my home computer and .... well i just drove past a local artist's home and this was how she decorated one of her window. PLease have fun with this image while you are keeping your fingers crossed in hope I will get a good house ...so far they all have high speed internet hook-up ;-)

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Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted as Present.

* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.

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[Grant]

Woops

Could one kind soul please post the above (or is that below) note on Adobe forum. I don't seem to have access to that from here.

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[Juergen D]

Hi Grant,
It is taken care of.

Juergen

[Grant]

Juergen you are a good man ... much thanks!

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[Wendy]

Hi Grant ...

Why thats a great image for the Challenge ... I love it :)

Do hope that you find something suitable soon and that it turns into a wonderful new home for you both ...

Wendy

[Juergen D]

Grant,
I had it up, then saw thy typo in the subject line. Took it back down, now it's up there twice. I guess I should go back and delete the second notice.

Juergen

[Juergen D]

No, it posted in the *old* 193, from August. I should have left the typo in...:)
I think I'll post one more time, like Challenge #193 (October)

Juergen

[kimi_boo]

Hi Grant ...

Why thats a great image for the Challenge ... I love it :)

Do hope that you find something suitable soon and that it turns into a wonderful new home for you both ...

Wendy

Wendy... I thought the same thing. So many possibilities. :D

[troush]

Yes. I can't wait to try my idea with the trial PSE 5.0. It's already 60% downloaded!

-Trish

[Grant]

The first images are now being posted and again they are all great.

http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Present/index.html

Notes for viewing.

1). Clicking on the thumbnail will open a larger image.
2). Clicking on the larger image will advance you to the next larger image.
3). If you are using Internet Explorer F11 will toggle a full screen view

... gives the images a view they deserve.

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[Grant]

Well it is official we are now poor again.

Some go on vacation and bring back a plastic trinket I just like to buy something to really remember the place by. So we are now the proud owners of the Bistro (http://idx.filogix.com/idx/SSNS/display_property_allphotos.html?key=108887.526290&id=2905478&ptype=res). This is our summer place for a short while and soon to become our crooker house.

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[troush]

Grant,

That looks lovely.

-Trish

[NMarti]

Grant
That is gorgeous! So...you offering time share till you move in???:D

[Red Sky]

Looks so nice Grant. A great getaway and a great future home.

[Ward Grant]

Grant
Very nice nice with a great view. I love the wall colors--would you call that pumpkin?

I'm not familiar with this term-what is a crooker house?

[Grant]

I'm not familiar with this term-what is a crooker house?

The house you die I miss spelled it Croak House

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[Ward Grant]

Gee, I almost like crooker house better. Anyhow, I hope you get to move there soon and have many, many happy years there.

[chas3stix]

Grant,
What a great looking home! Just showed it to my wife and now we're both turning green with envy. Many happy years await.
Chas

[billz]

What great news Grant. Congratulations on finding a beautiful home.

Bill

[cathy]

Grant that is really very nice. Are they leaving the antique cook stove ?

[Grant]

Grant that is really very nice. Are they leaving the antique cook stove ?


it is non functional so we will be replacing it with a Vermont Casting (http://www.vermontcastings.com/) Wood Stove.

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[cathy]

the non functional cook stove is worth a lot here.....just ship it my way and i will take care of it for you, :D

[Pauline]

Grant what a beautiful house!! Thanks for including the address in case I ever get that way. :D Boy I didn't think houses were that prices on the East coast!!

[Grant]

Grant what a beautiful house!! Thanks for including the address in case I ever get that way. :D Boy I didn't think houses were that prices on the East coast!!

Houses are not generally very expensive but they are on the coast. The more coast coast you have the more money you pay.

When we are there anyone that does the Challenge will be more than welcome to drop in. Well not all at once :eek:

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[jstorck]

From a California perspective, I thought the price looked really good. You won't find a deal like that out here.

[Pauline]

Grant I know the West Coast is hugely expensive ( a fixer upper in Vancouver goes for over $600,000) but didn't realize it was so expensive in the East coast. Well I guess that is half the price and you won't be there for their terrible winters (yet). It does look beautiful there and peaceful.

[Wendy]

Hi Grant ...

Oh that just looks delighful ... and I am sure that you will spend many happy years there :)

Wendy

[Byron Gale]

Steven,

It's nice we could provide a convenient rest stop for Marvin!!

Byron

[Red Sky]

Byron- Martians are human too!

[TirzaM]

Wow beautiful house and location. I am jealous.

[Ward Grant]

A colorful starter image from our Challenge host, Grant. Let's see what everyone did with it this week.

Alex: An interesting trio. I like the way you substituted the vase/shade from last week (thanks for the credit) and # 3 is the "cat's meow". Isn't that the castle from the Gnome challenge from several weeks ago?

Anne: A nice framing job in #1. How was that done? Love the flying bits and pieces in #2. I think the flying shingle in the middle is a nice detail.

Ben: Great canvas look to your entry. Is that the texturizer filter?

Bill: Is that a storm shelter door? I like the way you have enlarged the area and reshingled the rest of the house.

Bob: By and by, Lord in your #1. I was reminded of crop circles when I first saw it. Is that you in #2-I see a camera in hand. I love the faded image and the golden tint of the shingles.

Cathy: Great effect with the quilt keeping the texture and repeating the patterns in #1. I like the re-arrangement of the elements in your second window in #2.

Celia: Like the stained glass look of #1, but I really like the flowing patterns of #2. How was that done?

Charles:The red really catches the eye; I like the framing of the canyon scene with the window frame.

Jack: A nice three-dimensional house, very well done. Nice way to work the challenge colors into the details of the model.

John: Effective way to replace panes of the original with the pictures in #1. How did you create the circular part of your #2. Very good job on getting the sides square and the "floor" flat. I always have trouble with my perspective drawings.

Malcolm: Nice way to blend the Mondrian style with the challenge elements.

Marilyn: The lamp chimney and flame adds an old-fashioned, country look to your entry. I'm sure the flowers are as fragrant as they are beautiful.

Nancy: I like the frame and the way you've added the texture to the image-how was this done?

Pat: Nice use of the umbrellas to add a different dimension to the challenge entry. Love the floor idea in #2 and the replacement scene of the window.

Red Sky: Great effect in your #1 depot shot-please tell us how this was done. I laughed out loud with your rest stop in #2 and #3.

Rita: Wow, what a burst of color behind your globe-would you mind sharing your technique? Any signifigance to the wrench or is that a spanner outside the US?

Steve: What a creative idea to turn the wood pieces into book titles. Must have taken a lot of time to type and align the various titles. I think "Bermuda Triangle" is my favorite.

Susan: I like the "building block" in your #1, but the topiary couple in #2 "leaves" me speechless. What a great interpretation.

Tab: Your usual great work. I love the framing technique with the shingles.

Tracy: An exhibit worthy of any museum. Is that you behind the camera?

Tricia: What a creative idea to turn the challenge into a flag. Love the wiggly, wavy addition. Likely a voter's favorite if we took a "pole".

Wendy: Like mother, like daughter. A nice family portrait of the Frames' family in #1. Great box in your #2; I remember you saying you had a new tutorial on box making. I am guessing this is from that tutorial.

[billz]

Hi Ward -

Thanks for the comments. Here's the original.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1e4JuHIW4CxH0uEFAYjWk2NlREeY0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1e4JuHIW4CxH0uEFAYjWk2NlREeY0)

I was up in Oysterville, WA last weekend and saw this building that struck me as similar to the starter photo Grant used. Stopped to grab a photo and a half-dozen of the freshest oysters I've ever tasted!

Bill

[troush]

Ward,

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate the feedback. The flag was all I could think of. I was sure there would be other with the same idea.

-Trish

[Red Sky]

Thanks for the comments Ward. I can't remember exactly what I did with the depot shot, but I know it involved the adjust lighting sliders and using the vivid light blend mode on the shakes over the bricks.I also got rid of the lean to the right (I think I had a few cups of coffee when I shot it.) The sky was replaced too (it was just too stark white) using a sky gradient I found on the old Adobe Exchange. The sky gradient was set to Mutiply which gave me the look I wanted.
I liked how Bill showed the original image of his , so here's the untouched depot shot.
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My favorite of yours in this challenge was the stair step. Pretty cool and somewhat trippy!

[Ward Grant]

BillZ

Gee, I never thought of using a real building as the background. I thought you had cloned/copied the side of the building and "made" your new house.

Sorry I was not there to share your oysters-being a good Louisiana swamprat, I love them, although I think the very first person to eat a raw oyster had to be one of the bravest men in history. You have to admit they are not very pretty to look at.

[Ritage]

Ward,

I've been giggling my silly head off for the last 10 minutes. Now that you have called "it" a wrench, that's exactly what I see - a wrench. It was a picture of a polar bear - and that was all I could see before. (Association: Nova Scotia - cold - snow landscape - polar bear inspecting weird object, maybe from outer space.)
Well it proves one thing, MY pictures are certainly not worth a thousand words.

The color was improved with a Velva Action.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. In future I will make an effort to see what others might see before going public!

Rita

[Wendy]

Hi Ward ...

... and thank you for the kind comments :)

The box is indeed from my latest tut ... so I did cheat a bit on this one

I have been really busy over the last week or so as I am trying to do some research on my family history ...

Wendy

[cathy]

Thanks Ward, I have just started doing the challenges. I am having a good time doing them and looking at everyone elses. I now look forward to the new one each week.

[Red Sky]

Rita- I thought it was a wrench too until I read your post, now I see it as a polar bear.:o This picture is worth a thousand and two words. Taught me to look a bit closer at the details!

[BobWarren]

Ward --
Thanks for your comments. Once I got the circle with the rectangular-polar transform, I was reminded of the old Carter family song.

That's actually our genial host, Grant Dixon, in #2 -- I borrowed his likeness from the Artists Gallery.

Bob Warren
http://www.rewarren.com/challenge/chl193.htm
RANDOM GALLERY:
http://www.rewarren.com/challenge/random.html

[chas3stix]

Ward,
Thanks for the kind words.
Chas

[Ward Grant]

Bob: Of course it is Grant-how could I have missed that?

Rita: Upon further review, I now see it is a polar bear pushing the giant ball. What else could it be?

Looks like my eyes were playing tricks on me while writing my comments.