(Be sure to click for the larger view and download the larger one to work with.)

This is one I shot in May and have not done a thing with it...straight from camera with a very minor sharpening since I do not sharpen in camera.

Go for it and have some fun in this thread!                      TomDart (you cal call me tom)

Cool image PJ! Great sepia tones and textures!

Yeah!

Thanks, I like the mirage affect. It's steaming here too.

Thanks PJ!

Andrew

PJ, at the far end of the tracks is a switch...that explains it maybe.  : )

Shucks, in New Orleans you can buy an entire busty chest for parade wear!  I believe pasties will satisfy the legal eagles.

God Jobs, Friends.

Its been a very long time since I played this game.  Need to mention it under a post in the gallery to get people back in to play it. :-)

PJ, that would be a good idea.  The monthly challenge has been doing well and some member are here who likely do not know about DITI. A DITI can do well and be fun for those who like to do that kind of stuff. As I recall, the first responder with a modified image gets to start the next one after a couple of weeks(?). Some sort of simple time limit could be set.  I would hope to inteject a little more interest in the forum.

     Have fun today.    I think I will do a diti on my photo.          Tom.

Now that you mention it, I think you're right about the next one.  I think they were changed each Monday but we can change that. since you started this one, why don't you tell me what you think is a good length of time? Each week? Every two weeks? Once a month? 

I suggest running a week for a normal diti and let this one have the extra days to maybe attract a few more folks. 

What is nice about this, it is not requiring great skill to play with the photo...sure, some folks might want to do a real winnner but like mine here, some of us will play and quick and silly is fine.  

Mine coming up is silly and the selections are real quickies, not refined.  That is ok in a diti.

Tom, I'm a mod and I can tell you, doesn't take anything any other member around here doesn't have to do the job except an idea and a team. Everything is done as a team and so, I'll let you know, that I totally agree that leaving this and changing it Aug 8 was my thought too. And we'll see after that if we can start turning these around each week for as long as interest stays.

On my next gallery post, I'll try to remember to plug this game. Hard to comitt to because it's generally about 5:30 a.m. when I post and I haven't even had any coffee that early. LOL

Vans, and pasties, and bugs! Oh my!  Wonderful additions!  I laughed to see Mr. Bean looking in.   This is fun!

Mr. Bean was a neat addition to the crowd.  Agreed.

Yup, made me giggle. :-)

I like selective color with this one...so much goiing on in textkure makes it very interesting and the color works well. 

I have to agree about the color. This has a gritty feel to it and is very "real." Love the postwork, gonzojr.

I like the color and texture too.  The texture reminds me of a print.  I like the green on the frame.  Great image!

Here's an abstract study for you.  :)

Good work, Tara. Glad to see you here. :-)

Ah... BTW, Tara, don't turn around but the alien teddy bears have landed... RUN FOR IT!!!!!!!

The silent invasion has begun!

Thanks PJ, and also for the warning!  LOL!  Love the giant cats.  :)

If I had to give this a title, I'd call it "Directing Traffic."  :P

Cats through the cosmic wormhole!  I LOVE IT.

Quote - Love DITI!  Thanks for bringing it back, Tom.

 

Here's an abstract study for you.  :)

That's cool, Tara! - Jeeze, don't get me started with filters......

Directing traffic, indeed...when the giant cats meet the alien teddies.  I think the cats can take them.   For our sakes I do hope so.  The giant beetles are gone, they are now in the Balkans on holiday.

Having alot of fun with this challenge!

I love that!  Great graffiti, and the space ship is outstanding.  :)

I love what everyone is doing!  I think I forgot how much fun this could be. :-)

Wonderful Tara! I think Oreo is thinking, "What am I doing with these clowns!"

Wow! The last two didn't show up on the link. 

I'll definitely avoid that side of the tracks.  Cool metalic critter!

Wonderful graffiti and spaceship!  Great distant city, and haze too!

I like it in B & W too!

To get more people in, we all need to mention this thread under our posts. That way, other photogs will view us, see the thread mentioned and maybe stop in to see what's going on. :-)

I think PJ has a good idea...to spread the word about DITI.  Anyone can have fun with it and does not need to be a master of post work, 2d or 3d design.   Posts so far are really fun and neat work.  We all think so differently and that adds a lot to the appeal.

Tom.

I'm loving all these versions!  :D

Just posted something in the gallery and gave a link to this thread.  I hope more people show up, because it's such a hoot to see a variety of results!

Totally unexpected, the HDR merge discriminated against cats and mechanical beasites. And, it kept a parade man but the man waiting for a ride is gone and only a cat ghost remains in the foreground.  How two Hippie VW vans got in there I don't know.

Anyway, there you go.      Tom.

Humm...maybe I should market the technique as "Dali Meets Warhol Effect" : )

The guy waiting for a ride is in there...just barely visible are his leg and shirt.

Crazy image...but I do like it! LOL

Nice job, Tom!  I love the creative process, and you got a fantastic result!

And that, Tom, is what this challenge is all about. Take a chance. Think outside your comfort level.  I love this result you got and I never would have thought of trying it!

1. Added a piece of track in the middle...would derail any train the way it is:)

2. Added our local "Sounder" passenger train on the left track.

3. Flipped the Sounder, shrunk it and added it to the track on the right.

4. Added a wall painting from Oregon under the bridge.

5. Desaturated the sky.

6. Cleaned the wall on the elevated roadway.

7. Added a Caravaggio filter and then a canvas texturizer filter to the whole thing.

So, there you have it:-)))

Bill

Haven't been on RR in months, great to be on one of the most exciting forums here.

Unlike the wonderfully creative & manipulated versions here, I just made a simple "study," of contrast, texture, etc---hope it's interesting. Wonderful playful variations here. Have a great week, all!

Mark