What Would You Do (#44)

[Nicole]

Hooray for another week of What Would You Do!

This week's picture is from patjesten:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2298835140_e5a7280e2c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/patjesten/2298835140/)

Available Larger (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2298835140_e5a7280e2c_b.jpg)

The rules are simple. Just use this picture and edit it however you would like. Come back and post your edit and tell us how you got from start to finish. If you'd like one of your photos to be featured as a WWYD, just drop me a PM with a link to the medium and small versions of your picture. Simple as that.

Now... let's see what you would do!

[windrider86]

this is not a great job but I am late for work. This thread is killing me! lol
duplicated layer
rectangle selection around area I wanted to stand out. made smaller selection inside to create frame. flood fill white. tired to make it an off kilter shape by using the warp grid but as you can see failed miserably.
created mask layer and painted over areas i wanted to remain over frame. (I'm finally getting the mask thing)
opened new image. copy and paste as a new layer. made image small enough to fit into white frame. new mask layer. painted black over areas I wanted squirell to stand out. flattened images. boosted stauration and cropped.
I'm sure I probably left something out so what ever it was I'm sorry but I have to get tot work!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alockintime/2366627514/" title="what would you do by windrider86, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/2366627514_a627e64e75_o.jpg" width="427" height="238" alt="what would you do" /></a>

[windrider86]

where is everyone this week? I'm feeling kinda lonley here

[Ampersand]

I wanted to emphasize the graphical background and the shadow...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/2366463915_479951edb7.jpg

- darkened the highlights, decreased the contrast
- desaturated the background
- copied the squirrel into new layer
- mosaic filter on background
- poster edges filter on background
- poserized the little squirrelly at level 9
- flipped the image

[Ampersand]

where is everyone this week? I'm feeling kinda lonley here

I'm here...and I really like your concept of him(her) leaping into...another world?

[projectnh]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ms_project/2367575916/" title="Squirrel_edited by M's Project, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/2367575916_877f5e6981.jpg" width="500" height="311" alt="Squirrel_edited" /></a>


I put him under a streetlight at night. Maybe he's running to get home?

- Adjusted color saturation
- Cloned out the tail
- Applied a simple spotlight filter
- Skewed the picture very slightly
- Cropped slightly
- Adjusted the contrast
- Burned in the underside of his tail

[Nicole]

lol nicely done so far everyone. I really like the squirrel under the streetlight ;)

[projectnh]

Thanks, Nicole!

[jiminyClickit]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47146451@N00/2368442079/" title="WWYD44X by jiminyClickit, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/2368442079_a671e3eaa2_o.jpg" width="600" height="481" alt="WWYD44X" /></a>

Almost too many things to describe:

- Flip original
- Copy/Paste/Resize/Align sections of paving stones
- Crop closer to squirrel
- Copy/Paste/Resize/Distort/Align seagull wings
- Change Hue and Lighten wings, add Noise (Monochrome)
- Add wing shadow to squirrel shadow
- Copy Mr. Peanut/Paste/Resize/Chop into separate hat, face, head, torso, arms, legs
- Reassemble into running goober, add Shadows where needed
- Add vignette to darken periphery
- Clean edges of all separate parts, Merge

Original Mr. Peanut photo from Yahoo! search:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47146451@N00/2368487431/" title="MrP3 by jiminyClickit, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2368487431_45c8c7b46f_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="MrP3" /></a>

[Taallyn]

http://Taallyn.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p336781693-3.jpg

I used Paint.Net for this one. It was real quick as I did just before going to lunch.

Selected the squirrel.
Levels and curves on the selected squirrel.
Inverted the selection.
Levels and curves on the background.
Applied an Emboss effect to the background.
Applied a Cloud Render effect with Lighten blend mode to the background.

[edmDusty]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edmdusty/2369390465/" title="2298835140_e5a7280e2c_b copy by dustinj, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/2369390465_c7e0f819a3.jpg" width="500" height="307" alt="2298835140_e5a7280e2c_b copy" /></a>

Wrote "Invisible Bicycle" proceeded to laugh.

[FocalFrenzy]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21002727@N06/2370241234/" title="WWYD-44 by FocalFrenzy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2370241234_4e24504bd3.jpg" width="500" height="307" alt="WWYD-44" /></a>

Edited in GIMP.
1. Traced and copied squirrel.
2. Pasted additional squirrel.
3. Traced and copied shadow.
4. Pasted new shadow.
5. Selected background (by color).
6. Adjusted hue and saturation to redden background.
7. Add text.

P.S.
I'm sorry I haven't been around for the last few weeks. I've been the sickest I've been in my life (Flu and Sinus infection). I haven't been far from bed since the week before St. Patrick's Day. I think I'll live now, and I'm glad to be back at DPS.:D

[Sandie]

These are all wonderful, I have been working on it, but I am just not getting what I want!

[dlaf]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daybeezho/2380442948/" title="WWYD #44a by daybeezho, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2380442948_cafe043e23.jpg" width="382" height="500" alt="WWYD #44a" /></a>

Rotated and straightened the bricks on the "building"
Copied resized a Bullwinkle
Added speech balloon and type
Copied old television and use rounded rectangle to select and erase tv screen
Moved Rocky layer to underneath television and resized to fit.
Had a glass of N-E-S-T-L-E-S Nestles' makes the very best chaaaawwwclate milk. ;)

Click here http://www.talkingcomedy.com/SI-Vent-2005/legends-siVENT05/JN00-siVENT05.jpg to see Farfel!

[jiminyClickit]

dlaf,

As good as a trip with Mister Peabody and his Boy in the Wayback Machine. Thanks for the memory!

Nestles is an essential part of a good edit.

[dlaf]

LOL - My pleasure!

dlaf,

As good as a trip with Mister Peabody and his Boy in the Wayback Machine. Thanks for the memory!

Nestles is an essential part of a good edit.

[Teewinot]

Do white squirrels cast a white shadow??? :D

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahhallphotography/2383967298/" title="What you would do #44 by ~Teewinot~, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2383967298_998e35a388.jpg" width="500" height="407" alt="What you would do #44" /></a>

What I did (in PSP XI):
-Cropped closer to squirrel
-Desaturate 100%
-Unsharp mask (radius 75, strength 30)
-Histogram midtones adjustment (-30)
-Negative image
-Minor curves adjustment
-Added frame