EZ Challenge #9 Steven's Challenge

[Ellen]

Steven (Red Sky) sent this swell shot from eastern Washington.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1x9vx3yIBN4c2769LkScyhmvwZ3gcF0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1x9vx3yIBN4c2769LkScyhmvwZ3gcF0)

Have fun, don't be shy about your abilities, and send a photo for us to mess around with to pht.challenge@gmail.com

Comments are welcome here (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?p=390896#post390896)

[Bamagirl]

Well, I am really afraid to go first, but the grandbaby has been asleep and I have been stuck in the house.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/16u0fUbgoQTyjClDoTG7u0V1JAVB_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=16u0fUbgoQTyjClDoTG7u0V1JAVB)

[billz]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1UcN7sq2WFdGpCGltAs5Mvw6soYgaY_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1UcN7sq2WFdGpCGltAs5Mvw6soYgaY)

Bill

[Martha]

Here is my attempt at this weeks Challenge.
Martha

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1otjIeWLIaZplALDppOrehKBeEjg1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1otjIeWLIaZplALDppOrehKBeEjg1)

[Red Sky]

In Ellen's namesake town there is a dark side, down by the tracks.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/11iCtEcDE53wlk83qjqIoTwmIwgM550_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=11iCtEcDE53wlk83qjqIoTwmIwgM550)

[christellf]

I made a stamp.
Christell
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1sGiv5T9sZPcELFnk9z6DiQguVuUR1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1sGiv5T9sZPcELFnk9z6DiQguVuUR1)

[BobWarren]

I decided to go minimalist on the caboose. I selected the various side and front areas and filled them with gradients and some noise for texture and added a stroke to emphasize the borders. Additionally, I added a drop shadow to the front end to give it some depth. Copied all the parts to a single layer and applied a motion blur, then moved it under the image layers.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1uGUfVhlIPivyiX71R7U5pANFloBkp_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1uGUfVhlIPivyiX71R7U5pANFloBkp)

[lionsleeps]

Cool photo "paintings"! Where do you get the "free painting plug-in" mentioned in the small print? I'd love to have that to play with!

[mljrbg]

I worked for a long time on this and of course wasn't happy with the results so I started over. I then went to Diana's Art Effects Tutorial Links (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28357) and found this tut (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22862) in a post by Billd2.
I added overlay.

Mary Lou

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1OBjC6W5VXnwZoELtZUPApHxL6PWO1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1OBjC6W5VXnwZoELtZUPApHxL6PWO1)

[Ellen]

As always lots of great takes. I dithered around and ended up dragging the stand home but the location thing is hard in a tourist town full of coffee ops.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1gRKL3iRM3yMaqqolZ3S6wDPzpHE3_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1gRKL3iRM3yMaqqolZ3S6wDPzpHE3)

[Zeria]

Here's my attempt. Decided to move the Espresso stand to another out-of-the-way spot.



http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1zkWC2lj5KhlMxicZ2ApQAJUsHI_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1zkWC2lj5KhlMxicZ2ApQAJUsHI)

[Deborah]

Talk about bad location.....no wonder it's for sale



http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1fPrTJHe6o62iGyglm3aOWozQSDb0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1fPrTJHe6o62iGyglm3aOWozQSDb0)

[kim2900]

Well, it took a lot of under-cover work and some duplicity on my part... but I finally located their secret rendezvous location!!!!! :eek:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1atzUp7YnEYsEHLedj1jkFXgHDYN1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1atzUp7YnEYsEHLedj1jkFXgHDYN1)

[emkayess65]

They are never to going to get any cutstomers way out there...
So..
I relocated Michigan Avenue, Chicago to the back of beyond.
Couldn't think of anything else.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1yeeJflV08GtGHIjU7gYqBVL4VHREP_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1yeeJflV08GtGHIjU7gYqBVL4VHREP)

mks