Just for Fun

Every once in a while you just have to have some fun with digital manipulation. Today it is turned towards aviation. All the terrorist threats and the reactions (sometimes knee-jerk) the government makes to make us feel safe have caused a catastrophe in the aviation industry. The airlines are just squeaking buy and many operating in and out of bankruptcy. Most people would rather drive five hundred miles rather than fly, not because they don't feel safe but because how they are treated. It starts when they get to the airport, charging for baggage, the intrusion of our privacy by the TSA and their rules (3-1-1). But enough of that!

One area of aviation that was not effected so much by the terrorist actions of 9-11-01 was business aviation. Yes it is those "Fat Cats" the President and the Press has called on the carpet recently. So who is feeling sorry for them? I am really trying not to get political here so I will continue. When Bernie Madoff brought the investment industry to its knees (in association with the banking failures) many of those they called Fat Cats went to liquify any asset they had, often an airplane.

So why is this post titled Just for Fun? From the image below you can see the front end of a large corporate jet on the ramp in West Palm Beach FL. The fun part was working in Photoshop installing the "For Sale" signs in various places.

From the original image, there were a total of twelve layers to create this effect before I flattened it for the blog. The window with the sign in it required to be disassembled so I could place the sign behind the glass, The Sign on the ground is completely created from within PS as is the sticker on the side of the aircraft. The warp option under transform was used to make the sticker look like it fits the curvature of the aircraft. Using a selected black to transparent gradient on the sticker allowed me to match the shadow of the fuselage. The opacity of that layer was reduced to match the shadow.

That will do t for me today so take care. 

Cya... Doug