Challenge#201

[Grant]

This is the "YOU ASKED FOR IT CHALLENGE". I will make no comments other than to say have fun ....


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http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html

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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[kimi_boo]

Someone please explain. :confused:
Is this an anything goes week?
I have taken some time away and was waiting for an image. I seem to remember reading that Grant deserved a reward for hosting 200 challenges. I could not agree more. Thank You So Much Grant!! :D

Now..... help??????

[AngelicKim]

Kimi, glad to see it wasn't just me confused here. I was just waiting for someone else to ask.:D

[Tom M]

............ http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7918/iconfusednc0.gif

[chas3stix]

Kimi,
This would be a great place and time to do something special with the brushes I've downloaded. Now, if I could only get them to work....???? Is there a tut somewhere about using brushes? The video in the subscribers area didn't help me much.
Chas

[Grant]

Oh I though everyone knew ...create a poster or award to honour photoshop elements ... as sort of free form and a very broad one at that ....

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[kimi_boo]

Thanks for the clarification Grant. :D

Chas... Send me a PM explaining what you are having a problem with and I will see if I can help. :)

[AngelicKim]

Thanks for the explanation Grant.

[Byron Gale]

If I recall correctly (not that I have to recall, because I know where to look (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16882&page=2)), Jack proposed, and Ward seconded, that #201 be a "Challenging Award" or a Thank You to Grant -- for his immeasurable contribution to the community of PSE users.

I, for one -er- three, think it's a grand idea to honour Grant!! (beyond sticking an extra "u" into words like "honor") :p

[Ellen]

I'm newly back from various problems and love the idea to thank Grant with or with out that pesky u.

[Grant]

Please don't thank Grant, thank all the people that take part in the Challenges.....the are the true Superhero ...

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[NMarti]

Grant - you deserve the praise we choose to honor you with. Sit back, blush and enjoy it.:D

[Wendy]

I go for honouring Grant ... without all his help and hard work we wouldn't have a Challenge to play with ..

Grant is a star !! :)

Wendy

[NMarti]

Wendy
I did honor Grant - so I hope he posts it.

[Wendy]

Hi Nancy ....

I did too ... :)

I'm just going to send it ...

Wendy

[Grant]

The first images are now being posted and all are great, if not a bit embarrassing ... while the funnier ones are easier to swallow I am getting great delight in all of them. Thank you!

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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[AngelicKim]

Wow, some great images for this one. Nancy, love the Elements issue idea.

[Ellen]

Since Byron had a much classier way to toast and hono(u)r Grant and all of the challenges and challenged than I did here's another toast image I found.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/14C2W4iMmd0qJ9cO5Y4TUKPpLgUT_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=14C2W4iMmd0qJ9cO5Y4TUKPpLgUT)
If you recognize any one let us know:)

[kimi_boo]

I agree.. Really Great Ideas!! :D :D

Nancy.. what a fantastic concept, and extremely creative. BTW... where have you been?

Byron... your is my fav! Love it!!

Now I still have to come up with something. :eek:

EDIT: I give Ellen. Who is in the picture?

[Byron Gale]

Ellen - ANY toast to Grant is an occaision to raise MY glass, Stan and Ollie appear to feel the same way. :p

Kimi - Now I'm going to go around all day with an inflated ego. Thanks!! :D

Byron

[Ellen]

Byron - I agree.
Kimi - I just liked the photo, but one guy looks like a friend.

[NMarti]

Wow - what a creative week so far. I love this. Everyone is being really creative. Tony I love the placque and Wendy the collage of challenges is awesome.

Kimi - the ice storm had left me powerless for a few days and I have been really busy catching up so I haven't had much time to be here.

[TonyW]

Nancy: Thanks - I was really struggling to come up with something - I'm not good at working with a blank document. Then driving home I passed that plaque and remembered I had a picture of it somewhere that I could do something with. Took longer to find the picture and the font that matched the original than it did to change the words on the plaque :)

Tony

[Wendy]

Tony ...

That plaque just blew me away !! ... I couldn't find a join at all. Its beautifully matched :)

Wendy

[Wendy]

Hi Nancy ...

I don't know how many I used in the montage but I did work out that I had sent in 492 Challenge entries (496 now :eek: )

Wendy

[TonyW]

Tony ...I couldn't find a join at all
Wendy

I can! More I look the more I see :D

Tony

[Wendy]

Tony ...

Its always the same when you look at your own work :)

Wendy

[Pauline]

Grant I'm sorry that I can't participate in this one but I'm just too swamped at this time of year and have no ideas at all!!

Just know what you do is truly appreciated and it's these challenges that have helped me grow over the past 1.5 years!

[Wendy]

Anne ... Oh that is just so lovely, it really made me laugh !!

Ben ... Wow I'm sure that Grant will love the new body ... nice work on it. Have to admit that no 2 is my favourite ... its a beautiful effect and sucha nice tribute to Grant.

Bob ... Oh you haven't done a silhouette one for such a long time and this one is just great. Very nice effect and so imaginative ...

Byron ... Now that is style. A beautiful toast and so fitting for this challenge.

Charles ... Nice work on the posted I'm sure that Grant will like it too ..

Ellen ... Oh you have some nice little touches in there, good attention to detail and I love the hats !!

Jack ... What a brilliant animation and superb sound effects.

Malcolm ... That is a great cake ... you must tell us the story behind it. Its just perfect for this challenge.

Marilyn ... Three totally delightful images and packed with the great images you have done during the years. Very nice work indeed ... and nice t see a tribute to Jodi in there too :)

Nancy .. Very nice work on the magazine cover. Its excellent ... beautiful blending. How did you do it ??

Pat ... Great plaques and I love the gradient on it ... makes it look so realistic.

Red ... Oh my this is naughty ... but fun and I am sure that Grant & Doreen will be amused by it !!

Rita ... I really like the way you have pulled in themes from the different challenge ... nice work.

Robyn ... WOW That is beautiful. Do tell us how you did it ??

Tab ... Love those angles ... very nicely done indeed.

Tom ... Very nice work in No 1, excellent effect and how did you do the text ?? Oh the Certificate is just perfect, beautifully done and so realistic :)

Tony ... This one just blew me away ... and I still cannot find a join it it. Ummm are you sure that it isn't real !!

Ward ... I really like the way you did this ... suits the Elements Challenge perfectly. Neat idea in No 2 !!


Wendy

[Byron Gale]

...Byron ... Now that is style. A beautiful toast and so fitting for this challenge...Wendy,

Your warm remarks are always a welcome treat. Thank you!!

Byron

[TonyW]

Wendy: Great comments as usual. It wasn't real but as the Minister of Culture is our local MPP maybe I should arrange to have a real one planted in Grant's front yard. She owes me one :)

Tony

[Ward Grant]

Wendy,
Thanks for taking the time to comment-as always they are appreciated. I loved the glass star-very nicely done.

[Ellen]

Wendy, you are so kind to make comments on our entries. I especially liked your stained glass.
Bob's and Tony's were others that stick in my brain... oh yeah and Nancy's and... well, just about all of them really.
I guess we should just all accept that we all deserve a toast at least.

[Ritage]

Wendy, thank you. And I'll take 5 dozen of those delicious cookies. You always provide the best edibles.

Byron, yours is my favorite entry this week, so elegant!

Rita

[jstorck]

Wendy,

Thanks for your comments. Your stained glass entry is beautiful. Everyone looks forward to those who take the time to evaluate each entry.

Here's one that never got posted
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1LKDMNueS1Zrlwzu3IL6Wh6d670t3j0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1LKDMNueS1Zrlwzu3IL6Wh6d670t3j0)

[Ellen]

Jack,
My browser (IE7) hung the 4 or 5 times I tried to see your work. I've no idea why.

[Red Sky]

Thanks for the comments Wendy. I don't know what I was thinking; I have had some health issues of late where I have forgot how to sleep. Quite odd and I was going to stay out of this challenge but since it was for Grant I wanted to do something. Hopefully he will see it as a contribution from a sleep deprived individual with an odd sense of humor.:confused:
Liked all of yours, as I always do.

[jstorck]

Ellen,

I'm having the same problem w/IE7.0. It must have different security settings for Flash files from IE6.0. I checked flash files on some webs I run and they run fine (show) fine. The files I submitted a couple weeks ago came up fine in the forum but since I updated to 7.0, it would not open. I haven't had time to explore the IE 7.0 settings yet. If someone knows a quick fix, let us know. I thought it might be the phising filter but that does not appear to be the case.
I recently updated to Flash Player 9.0. That may have something to do with it also but the files tested ok in the IE7.0 Browser

Wendy, since you appear to have been able to view the file, could you confirm your browser?

Thanks

[Ellen]

Thanks Jack, all I could think of was the phishing filter too.

Yipes Steven! Being sleep deprived is awful, especially when we are having such good sleeping weather. Hope you get back to normal and can enjoy your photo challenge.

[NMarti]

Thank you Wendy. Actually it's just a simple gradient. Nothing magical there. ;)

[Wendy]

Steven ...

Grant has a great sense of humour .... and he will love it !! :)

You should ask him about his visit to England and his experinces with Scrumpy (Scrumpy is strong rough cider ... with an incredible kick)

Wendy

[Robyn]

Wendy...........

Thanks for your comment, but I think that you're being a bit charitable in my case. I was so disappointed that I couldn't seem to come up with anything special for this 'special' challenge, but I wanted to make sure that I had at least an entry in for this week. It is actually just a photo of some bark on a tree that I've played around with a little with some blend modes and filters. Text has been warped.

[BobWarren]

The looser theme this week inspired a variety of great images.

ANNE T: Is that a Vigeland statue? It reminds me of the statuary park outside Oslo -- great choice.

BEN M: #1 fits the theme best, but I like the more understated version in #2, too. Is that halftone lines tilted at 45 degrees?

BYRON G: Simple and elegant -- putting the brandy snifter in half shadow is brilliant.

CHARLES Y: The alligatored paint is a great background surface.

ELLEN H: The cap embroidery and the map of Nova Scotia are cool additions to Laurel & Hardy.

JACK S: Unfortunately, IE wouldn't display your animation.

MALCOLM D: An image, like a word, means what you want it to mean (or so I recall from Alice).

MARILYN L: A great set of image arrays from the past -- great critters and romantic ladies all.

NANCY M: Nicely done magazine cover -- a great job of matching fonts. The gradient and the sunflower drop shadow are cool touches.

PAT C: Good work on the metallic look for the plaque.

RED S: Nice montage -- and that kilt!

RITA G: The flower bearers and banner carriers are cool reminders of past challenges.

ROBYN L: Wonderful texture and overlay technique.

TAB A: Interesting play with perspective.

TOM M: The Hammurabi stele is perfect for the Laws of Dixon -- the sunset background scheme is terrific.

TONY W: Nice job reworking the historical plaque.

WARD G: Love the toolbars on the spokes in #1.

WENDY W: The stained glass reminded me of some of your earlier masterworks -- have to go with the gingerbreadman as my favorite here, though -- just the touch for the season.

Bob Warren
http://www.rewarren.com/challenge/chl201.htm
RANDOM GALLERY:
http://www.rewarren.com/challenge/random.html

[Wendy]

Hi Bob ...

... and thank you for your kind words :)

Its the first stained glass I have done in while ... but I have to admit that I enjoyed making that gingerbreadman. Just wish that I could make them as neat in real life !! :)

Wendy

[kimi_boo]

Is it already Thursday again? :eek:

I have been soooooo swamped. Grant.. Please accept my sincerest

THANK YOU!

You are so kind to take the time out of your life to provide us with a Challenge every week. And to have done it 201 times is just plain fantastic!! You sir... are a scholar and a gentleman!
:D :D :D

[Byron Gale]

...Byron, yours is my favorite entry this week, so elegant!...Rita,

You have made my day!! :) Thank you.

Byron

[Byron Gale]

...BYRON G: Simple and elegant -- putting the brandy snifter in half shadow is brilliant...Bob,

I don't know about "brilliant"... but I thank you for the nod!! I must say that was one photo arrangement I didn't mind "cleaning up" afterward... :p

Byron

[BobWarren]

Wendy --
Thanks for your kind remarks.
Bob Warren
http://www.rewarren.com/challenge/chl201.htm

[Ward Grant]

Bob
Thanks for your comments-I enjoyed your entry. A Bob Fosse inspiration?

[Grant]

Thanks one and all for a great deal of laughter a a few moment of weeping. Lets see if the next 200 go a well

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[Grant]

Now a big ... "I am so sorry Pat" Pat Coggin submitted two great entries and i some how managed to forget to post one. Please have a look it is, as all here others, a great one.

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[Tom M]

Hi Wendy.
It's just text with bevel/emboss and fill at 0.

Bob wins the prize for knowing the stela of Hammurabi.

[chas3stix]

Wendy,
I just have to ask,what is the significance of the numbers in the colored bar overlay?
Chas

[Ellen]

Yet more thanks!
Thanks Bob for your comments and more so for your lovely entry.
Grant- I would think that all the good feeling will keep reverberating and end up where ever you are.

[Wendy]

Hi Chas ...

Do you mean in Ward's No 2 ??

If so then its all the numbers of the Challenges :)

Wendy

[chas3stix]

Duh......:D
Chas

[Ward Grant]

Chas-I thought you might have been talking about my entry, but then I thought I might be missing something in Wendy's entry. Glad Wendy jumped in and straightened it out.

Just FYI-The colored bars/numbers started out as a different idea that looked better in my mind than it did on the screen. I tried to save it with the note background.

[chas3stix]

Ward,
As for color by the numbers.....I really didn't pay close enough attention to Wendy's submission. I glanced at the numbers thinking they had some color significance to them.....like the numbers in some of Wendy's tutorials.
BTW all of the submissions for challenge #201 were just fantastic!
Chas

[billz]

Grant -

A case of the heebie jeebies and some battles with the weather left me without enough creativity or productivity to submit an entry last week. I do want to say thanks for the efforts you put in to the challenge each week and congrats to you and all of those who participate on a great milestone.

Bill