"Photoshop this boring photo" contest/activity type thing...

<p>Let's give this a try.</p>

<p>Photo.net member <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=4462112">Steven Richardson</a> was nice enough to spearhead this, get me a suitably boring photo, and to keep kicking my butt when I got behind about making it happen.</p>

<p><strong>THE GOAL:</strong><br>

To take a boring photo and do some photoshop (or other editing program) magic to it and make it more interesting.<br>

<strong>NOT THE GOAL:</strong><br>

To critique or discuss the original photo. The point of the photo is to be sub-par. So telling everyone that you think it is sub-par is a waste of everyone's time, including yours. this photo might work well, or it might not work at all. This is a new sort of thing for the Digital Darkroom forum and it may take us a few tries to figure out what is best as far as subject matter.</p>

<p><strong>HERE IS THE IMAGE:</strong><br>

The photo is attached both as a 700 pixel wide in-line image and a full size JPEG. Feel free to use whichever you like, but please upload your finished image as a 700 pixel wide image so we can see them all easily.</p><div></div>

<p>Full size image.</p><div></div>

<p>OK, why not. Some shots just need to become graphic art. I've just done a test print on black velvet! W00t!</p><div></div>

<p>yeah, I agree Matt....some just have to become graphic art....</p>

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<p>Here's my offering:</p>

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<p>Bit of a crossbreed.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9935454-lg.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="469" /></p>

<p>Messing around...</p><div></div>

<p>probably how a child would see... different angle</p><div></div>

<p>Oh man, you guys are no fun! ;-) Kinda crude, but...<br>

<img src="http://www.graphic-fusion.com/miscpics/photosofthethirdkind.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>...</p><div></div>

<p>one more go-round. JR</p><div></div>

<p>One of my distressed Kodachrome film effect settings created and saved as a preset in ACR 4.6 with some color tweaks and cropping.</p><div></div>

<p>Too much to drink...</p>

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<p>Steve,<br>

Excellent!</p>

<p>What to do with the goofy looking tree?</p>

<p><img src="http://www.graphic-fusion.com/miscpics/treeinroad.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="469" /></p>

<p>OK, off to bed now. It's been fun. :-)</p>

<p>whoops.....sorry, you're right. Guess I was looking elsewhere ;-)</p>

<p>Was there a Leica M9 as a giveaway to the winner?</p><div></div>

<p>This is excellant, love the posts so far....when can we do it again?</p><div></div>

<p>Boring shots I would normally delete, and sometimes regret, but if you provoke me here is suggestion that might forcethe attention of the viewer - maybe !</p>

<p>Boring shots I would normally delete, and sometimes regret, but if you provoke me here is suggestion that might forcethe attention of the viewer - maybe !</p>

<p>Try again - and then I give up if. .</p>

<p>Here's my take at it ; )</p>

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<p>What a cool idea ...</p>

<p>Hope this isn't too over the top???</p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/davelin66/stuff/ps.jpg" alt="" width="710" height="479" /><br>

On my lunch break...</p>