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Posted on 03/07/09 08:51:06 AM
Steve Caplin
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Challenge 256: Five years on
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Friday Challenge, and I thought we'd mark the occasion by repeating the first-ever Challenge.

The task was to take the lid off this boiled egg. The question is: five years down the line, are our Photoshop skills any more proficient? Have advances in Photoshop versions made the job any easier?

This is the original text:

Here's your first challenge, Photoshoppers. I placed this raw egg in an egg cup, and I want it boiled. I'd like the top sliced, cracked or broken off - whichever is your preferred method of opening eggs. What you do in the way of runny yolk, bits of shell and even toast fingers is up to you!

You'll find a high res version of the egg here.

Good luck!


You might like to include objects or people that could not have been in the scene five years ago - or, alternatively, things that we saw five years ago but which are no longer in evidence. How you mark the passage of time is entirely up to you.
High res, as stated above, is here.


Posted on 03/07/09 10:27:19 AM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
Happy Birthday Friday Challenge!

It's been quite a while since I have posted on here, but in a strange co-incidental way, I felt the urge to see what the challenge was at 6am this morning. Not had a huge amount of time on this one, but might see if I can get a better entry up later in the week.



Posted on 03/07/09 11:48:19 AM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
I am glad I wasn't around for the first one - it might be too depressing

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Posted on 03/07/09 12:03:43 PM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
Hi all
So fast! It is five years of the Friday challenge.I am very happy with the Friday challenge.
Happy birthday Friday challenge.

China boy

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Posted on 03/07/09 12:30:17 PM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
Sorry Steve my egg wasn't quite as freshly laid as I had thought!



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Posted on 04/07/09 02:12:08 AM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
oops..sorry..deleted

Posted on 04/07/09 04:42:52 AM
Neil O
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
It's been a while. Thought I might post one for a change!



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Posted on 04/07/09 04:46:42 AM
Neil O
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
2 chicks in one egg, Gordon? Nice cracking!

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Posted on 04/07/09 08:29:33 AM
GKB
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
Neil O wrote:
2 chicks in one egg, Gordon? Nice cracking!


Yes, I was most surprised myself when it happened!

Good to see you back, Neil.


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Posted on 04/07/09 08:31:22 AM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
GKB wrote:
Neil O wrote:
2 chicks in one egg, Gordon? Nice cracking!


Yes, I was quite surprised myself when it happened!

Good to see you back, Neil.





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Posted on 04/07/09 12:17:43 PM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on

Lovely to see you back Neil. And I must say that is the best break ive ever seen in an egg holder!!



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Posted on 04/07/09 1:41:49 PM
Neil O
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
Thanks Anna! Your Lion King video is great! Love it!

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Posted on 04/07/09 2:19:35 PM
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Posted on 04/07/09 10:47:30 PM
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Posted on 04/07/09 10:53:16 PM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
Neil,
I agree with Anna about the crack in the egg cup.

Anna..................well what can I say? excellent seems as good a word as any!





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Posted on 05/07/09 00:57:11 AM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
2004...remember these guys?



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Posted on 05/07/09 06:02:35 AM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
I've been in wedding photography mode this weekend, so nothing adventurous from me I'm afraid, but great work so far from all. Neil, the crack in the cup is really good, realistic work from Gordon, delightful from Emma, Anna great animation as always and Bruce - love it! Good to see you back BB.

Nick



Posted on 05/07/09 10:20:46 AM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
There are some great edges on these eggshells. !

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Posted on 05/07/09 1:52:41 PM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
Nick that is so realistic that I must ask the question as to whether it's a real egg. The imperceptable slightly darker shade (on the correct side) of the translucent egg-white, the highlights on the exposed egg-white, and the reflective gloss on the highlights of the yolk itself make it too real; if it is then you have raised the bar for me.

Michael

Posted on 05/07/09 4:13:43 PM
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Re: Challenge 256: Five years on
here is mine


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