It is straight out of the camera, a picture of a little white church in Cheapside, Texas.  Have fun!

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Whoever answers with an image first is responsible for next week's DITI.

Immagine interessante , Lucinda ! Buona settimana !

beautiful shot!

Nice one Lu...I'll begin fiddling:)

Got it saved.  What a gorgeous shot!  I'm itching to get started!  :)

Beautiful image, Lucinda! :-)
I've already prepared my first draft, but I would not be the first to add a photo, probably next week I will be away from home and I do not have the time and then to provide a photo to edit!

A good evening!

Una prima elaborazione piuttosto semplice

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Wonderful image...beautiful changes!

looks like this image will get a good workout!

It's so much fun to see your own image modified!  These are great!

Mario, wonderful colors, light, and textures.  Lovely clouds and the atmosphere.  It has an old time, traditional look, that matches that of the church. 

Gonzo, beautiful painted effect, light and colors. The color and light make me think of summer. I like the lighter blue color of the windows.

Tara, I love  the stark black and white of the church against all that color and the pushing of the trees to the horizon. Wonderful colors and sky!

This is a great image, Lu!  Gosh ... I'd better slow down ... it's only Monday, and I've already done two! LOL!

Wonderful! 

I agree about your first one, Tara.  You've created such a beautiful soft radiance.  I love it!  Your last one makes me think of an old B&W postcard, that has been cared for and only shows its age by a slight brownish tint. 

Bill, I like the way the church looks in your first one a lot,especially on zoom.  I really notice the shapes of all the doors, windows, and structures.  The sky looks great.  It looks like there is a mountain in the distance on the right.  It looks totally different in B&W and kind of spooky.  I've been here so I know there is not a grave yard, but...

With Photoshop, I put like sky a fractal of mine made with apophysis!  I then reworked the photo with Layer Style, Blending Options, Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, Bevel and Emboss!

I'm going to the party of my little granddaughter Claudia, today is her sixth birthday! It will celebrate the sea, rain of ash from Etna allowing!

Congratulations to you all for the wonderful images! :-)

X Robert , Tara, Bill e Maria C. ( buon compleanno a Claudia ).

Le vie del postwork fotografico sono infinite e questa prima serie di lavori sta a dimostrarlo . Complimenti a tutti per queste immagini tanto simili e molto diverse !

The streets of postwork photography are endless and this is the first series of papers to prove it. Congratulations to all these images are so similar and very different!

Fantastic work by all!!!

You said this is Chespside, Texas...made me wonder if that is the preachers house to the right rear..the little place.

The town is reported to have declined to about 100 folks in the late 1800's then was down to 31 in 1976.   Not many votes here.  That is what the net says.
 

Marvelous Maria!  My first thought was that another galaxy had decided to pay a visit to this out of the way spot in Texas.  That might bring the population up.

Beautiful textures and colors Mario!  Lovely light and color.

I love the atmosphere of yours, Mark.  The deep shadows and background of trees in the mist.   With the bare trees, the red on the ground becomes fallen leaves and I am in late autumn.  Very nice indeed for a sweltering Texan.

LOL, Tom.  I didn't knock on the little door so I can't tell you for sure.  I like the treatment you did to the walls giving it a worn look, and the window.  

Not particularly thrilled to see Palin in Texas, though I'm glad she's brushing up on her geography.  Wouldn't mind if Perry moved to Alaska... 

la mia n° 3

WOW! everyone one of these is a winner!!!  Outstanding work! I'll have to see what is left for me to try...

Moved the church to a Kansas prairie and applied a Virtual Photographer lithograph filter...among other things.

Nice job Lu...thought it was one of those big 18th century serving dishes until I looked closer. Very appealing.

Nice one Mario...a great bend and a rainbow of colors.

A dazzling job Randy...sun spots (flares) are probably what I'd get taking this picture.

And you second one...wow, how did you do that?

Fantastic work, everybody!  This is an inspiring image, Lu.  Outstanding selection for us to play with! 

"Here is the door(the thumbs), here is the steeple(the first fingers), open the door and see all the people."  Then the hands are turned over showing the fingers as people. As a little kid, this was a fun little play thing to do.

Here is another version.

Thanks to all for the nice comments about my starter picture.  You have all done such marvelous variations!

Mario, Very cool!  I love the half circles of color and the double vortexes.  The tree on the left seems to be rushing toward the viewer.  

Randy, Wondeful sun flares! I like the way they are of various colors and some are inside others.  There is even one on the tiny preacher's house. ;)  And the second one, Wow! that's really cool.  It reminds me of Escher.  Thanks for the kind words too.   I'm thrilled to have a part in inspiring this beautiful work!

Bill, My first thought when I saw your pic, was 'Little House on the Prairie' which is set in Kansas.  Very 'wide open spaces' feel about it.  I like the addition of the fences. (Glad you saw the serving dish in my pic.  I can't say I planned that, but once I saw it, I tried to emphasize that look.)

Tom, your image made me grin, and of course, I did the game and wiggled my fingers.  It looks like the people are about to head, in mass, over the opened side wall.  Very creative and fun image. 

Feliciti, great to see you here!  I love the strong contrasts, and the way the light seems to come both from behind the church and from the church itself.  It makes me think of a dream. 

Feliciti...nice use of the Luce filter for light rays.

Was going to upload an image with it before I settled on the trees in the mist brushes..

Complimenti a tutti per le belle immagini viste , settimana ancora divertente e interessante . A tutti una fantastica nuova settimana .

Congratulations to all for the beautiful images seen, yet fun and interesting week.

To all a fantastic new week.

Mario

Hi! It's just great to come here & see what all of you are doing. It's great to see how you change a photo into something so imaginative. Lucinda, your image is mysterious, moody & solitary, and it's a great place to start.

And everything else...

Straight enhancements (Tom, Tara, Bill, all very sensitive to the original)

Moody b&w's (tara & bill, very subtly done)

Highly graphic works (randy, graphic elements so well used, incl silhouette & layered sky)

Highly imaginative (Mario, 2 of your pieces are scenes from beautiful fairy tales, the 3d from a dark fairy tale; a beautiful, childlike fairy tale scene by gonzo; a surreal & beautiful fractal montage by Maria; the eerie twilight-scape by tara, w/those textured trees I love; a moody vision by Mark, wonderful misted background; a beautifully lit & dreamy vision by feliciti where the light seems to come from within; and a positively 'Andrew Wyeth' vision from Bill, with graphic detail too boot!)

to Tom's seamless inside-peek into a run-marathon (terrific manipulation) not to mention Lucinda's Grand Opera Ceiling (lol), like the dome of a great Baroque hall (more fine manipulation)

...a real cornucopia!

Below are my 3. I almost didn't do anything as they're hard to top.

Have a fine weekend everyone! Mark

Fantastic works, Mark (right?)! Three beautiful images with great atmosphere and a touch of fantasy! Very interesting!

 Thanks for your nice words!

Wow, Mark!  Your special touch ... three wonderful pieces!  You weren't sure about being "back," but ... holy crap ... !!! ... you're back!!  These are so "you," and I would know them for your work anywhere, but there's something new about them as well.  A step further, somehow.  It's like you've taken your digital painting style and brought it forward into a more literal form.  Wow.  All three are superb, and I couldn't possibly say which I like more than the others.  Outstanding, every single one!

I love that, Helle!

Wonderful , Helle !

I have my last two ready.  I am blown away by more wonderful variations.  I have really enjoyed seeing what everyone has done with my image!

Randy, I love the strong silhouettes of the church and tree, against the pastel ribbons of color.  The graphic effects and gray tones make me think of one of my son's favorite graphic novelist's work.

Mark, I'm so delighted to see you post versions of my pic.  And Wow, I love them all!  The beautiful blue and so deliciously cold first image, has such magic and atmosphere.  The second has a bit of madness (of the fun "Alice in Wonderland Variety.")  The facade of the church is a wonder of shapes and angles, and shows up more traditionally in the reflection. I like the way there seems to be a porch light on, in the reflection.  I love the mixture of reality and fantasy in the last one.  Different worlds intermingling. 

Helle, what a treat! I love it!  How marvelously you have made the slope of the roof points of the steeples dominate the image.   Your choices of textures, composition, and light are perfect!

Here's number 1

Kept going with it...but not really happy with it completely.

 wiil keep playing with it. ;0)

I didn't know you were a quilter, Lu!  :)  Me too.  :)

My sister, Gail and my mom are the top quilters in the family, but I've done a few.  :)

Great image, Mark! I like the girl on the steps.  She makes a perfect ghostly figure.