Crop Challenge #44

[Joe M]

I apologize for the late Crop Challenge this week. I've had some health problems and had to go into the hospital early Sunday morning.

Because this is late it will be a Super Duper Challenge with two pictures for you to play with.

Have fun. All forum users are welcome to participate.

Comments go here (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?p=376820#post376820).

Thanks to Zeria for hosting last weeks challenge.

Photo 1 is the shop of a local antiques dealer.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1h8i8tbM27lswnlIoaEG7cFbgHxm_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1h8i8tbM27lswnlIoaEG7cFbgHxm)

Photo 2 is a local church.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1n2MRvEQPUoJQMIT4gtBOLy8rX3ijD1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1n2MRvEQPUoJQMIT4gtBOLy8rX3ijD1)

[billz]

I changed the roofline out with the "what not shop" from Cerrillos, NM.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1p8yFJ0l9qa5akn9V8A8tjie8p8zEq_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1p8yFJ0l9qa5akn9V8A8tjie8p8zEq)

Bill

[nkeevers]

Did a little bit of scrapping with mine...and the Orton Effect.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1W9YSwXXizDLAgwO1wVeRfNCn0dn31_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1W9YSwXXizDLAgwO1wVeRfNCn0dn31)

[Zeria]

Joe
I'm glad that you are better and at home. :)
Here's my crop. Great photo. I used the Old Photo Effect from Be Creative.
Thanks for hosting.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1SwiLfEpNXGCGyXJ5hoDjTPoHohbl0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1SwiLfEpNXGCGyXJ5hoDjTPoHohbl0)

[Aussie Nan]

I used a paint effect action after some cropping and cloning.
Toni

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1tSxEgeGsbvM3kDg5yTH5oiM9D72Q_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1tSxEgeGsbvM3kDg5yTH5oiM9D72Q)

[H2O Junkie]

Dutch Realism:

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd300/fastsk8r/Photoshop%20Work/dutchrealism.jpg (http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd300/fastsk8r/Photoshop%20Work/dutchrealism.jpg)

[Aussie Nan]

A bit of Aussie flavour!
Toni

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1hGhKJxiFAsfoZhMCBmFP0IeZAxv4I0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1hGhKJxiFAsfoZhMCBmFP0IeZAxv4I0)

[TonyW]

Perspective adjustment, crop and a duotone layer set to soft light and reduced opacity.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/17a02jQyMOAKRR6bnUp8pZFW2BqB8S_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=17a02jQyMOAKRR6bnUp8pZFW2BqB8S)

Tony

[vawitt]

Joe! Glad you are back up and about!

Here's a purple take on your local church...

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1T7P6m3dRuMy0zEGVwS76utA7ynTGh1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1T7P6m3dRuMy0zEGVwS76utA7ynTGh1)

Dup layer, removed color, then added back color with a hue/sat adj. layer. Posterized the edges, gave it a touch of gaussian blur, a viola....violet!

~Val in rainy IL

[vawitt]

Just love the red door.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1o2WJ9bQBfDOX7pRQpIhBe2NggbW8l_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1o2WJ9bQBfDOX7pRQpIhBe2NggbW8l)

~Val in rainy IL

[Red Sky]

I added the photo of the antique store to a photo of a bog I visited in Illinois, plus a few other items of interest.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1j3utNlblnuXhnHsObrlZN7Tas0Q60_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1j3utNlblnuXhnHsObrlZN7Tas0Q60)

[christellf]

I hated to do too much to the church photo because I love it the way it is, but I found this tut on photo to drawing effect & tried it on church.
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/photo-to-drawing.html
Christell
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Exlh3eDYyyiGwLaTuJAth7mbISVF_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Exlh3eDYyyiGwLaTuJAth7mbISVF)

[lisabee]

Thanks for the beautiful images, Joe......

I really hated to crop the church, but here's what I did ...

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1e7nUAxgKxKrfoXqtHPkOlBsTiqq1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1e7nUAxgKxKrfoXqtHPkOlBsTiqq1)

Lisa

[mljrbg]

I can't get the photo saved so I can work on it. I have PSE 6. I opened the picture > right click > save as > desktop > opened it in editor and it still has the Pixentral on it and I can't work on it. Any suggestions???

Thanks.
Mary Lou

I just went back to it and I can work on it but it still says Pixentral.

[Ellen]

MLJBG- if you click on the thumbnail (left) it should open in another window -then right click to save. assuming a PC. Is that a help?

Thanks Joe for doing this even though you've been ill.

I'm doing a twofer- here's a crop and reflection from Lisa's challenge - still can't decide if it could be a real reflection. This one with no color.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1WUzqpavzxS46MfI9Zcs3cvB7zRqD1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1WUzqpavzxS46MfI9Zcs3cvB7zRqD1)

[christellf]

I did a sepia toned sketch on the building.
Christell
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1MuR4jgsOo4067jkgMb0J3PfLjT30_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1MuR4jgsOo4067jkgMb0J3PfLjT30)

[Joe M]

I couldn't resist trying one myself.

I got part of the idea from the last crop challenge entries and a tutorial Bert Monroy did.

(Just ignore the left rear of the church. A truck ran into it.)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1zOo0DNppMD4QE40sjCJNHRBYTL6df_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1zOo0DNppMD4QE40sjCJNHRBYTL6df)

[Zeria]

Joe

Great photo of the church. Here's my attempt at a color sketch and crop.


http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1FAH1DWfVs1M697fpnGEJPmseoL1XU_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1FAH1DWfVs1M697fpnGEJPmseoL1XU)

[kim2900]

Brothers and Sisters, please turn with me now to hymn number #69, as we pass the collection plate for our new Fellowship Hall.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1tpy46QxwYId7RVxZhBqY1OEs0XK_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1tpy46QxwYId7RVxZhBqY1OEs0XK)

Kim

[mljrbg]

I apologize for being so late on this one but I was determined to post this before I went on to another challenge. I did this and redid it so many times that I think I finally learned something!! It isn't what I wanted it to be but I finished it!! That being said I heard somone calling "Auntie Em, Todo...where are you?".

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Fa5TGxUvd6Y9zd49Ar4LrHUN2T0PB_thumb.jpg

[Edmund]

I loved the image of the church so I played with that one.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1dpUs7hhReacmR7k77fU17rL1MlAo_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1dpUs7hhReacmR7k77fU17rL1MlAo)

Eddie:)