Here's my Photoshop of the day:

[begin_within]

[alwysdrunk]

1. That's awesome. I'm going to have to steal that.

Matter of fact, do you have a bigger version?

[begin_within]

8. Go ahead... I don't have a larger version because the Obama picture is the actual size

that I got from some news web site. If I could find a larger version of that photo I'd redo it at the larger size. The MLK photo is 4 times that size.

[The Doctor.]

87. Dude... you need to go to cafepress.com,

and put that on a shirt.

It was my kid's idea. I expect to see at least a million of them out there.

Go to it!

(Oh, and while you're at it, donate some of the proceeds to a worthy cause... errr... like, ummm DU or something.)

[begin_within]

101. That would be great, except that I don't own the rights to either photo

so I would be facing serious trouble if I tried to profit from it. But thanks!

[The Doctor.]

104. See 103.

:evilgrin:

Really... you put many people in tears tonight.

Big time kudos.

It's a shirt that has to be made. Period. Find a way.

... Or I will.

[merh]

163. the best photoshop ever

thank you!

[Imagevision]

175. yep your right, tell that to Cafe Express

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. That is fucking awesome!

BIG K&R!

This gives me chills, seriously...

:patriot:

[The Doctor.]

90. Oh CP... you and that racy language!

Careful... I'm single now!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

106. Ah...you are?

Oh well...

I'm not!

Good luck to your next conquest, sweetie!

:hug:

[The Doctor.]

115. Oh, well...

If I can't have you, and I can't fight your strapping beau in a contest of grappling, swords, chess, poker, or charades... then I'll just have to settle for the fact that I love your presence here and submit to your every stroke in abject adoration. ;)

Meanwhile, don't worry... my next conquest is not a person. The next gal that comes my way will have to be just a little bit like you.

How could I fall in love with anyone else? ;)

[LiberalHeart]

3. Beautiful. Wonderful. Thank you.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Powerful

Are you going to make it into a poster?

[grannie4peace]

5. nice, really,really nice!!!!!!

[Auggie]

6. Well done. Great idea.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. Brilliant, simply brilliant..... thank you. n/t

[Flying Dream Blues]

9. Oh, I love that! Count me as a thief, too. :) nt

[Kerrytravelers]

10. Giving you the credit, I emailed this link and picture to several friends and family members.

Well done. Nicely done, sir.

[patrice]

11. More real than we think. nt

:hi:

[Vinca]

12. That's amazing! You should turn it into a poster. nt

[mtnsnake]

13. THAT IS AWESOME, bob_weaver. If that doesn't bring tears to the eyes, nothing will

Well done!

[chieftain]

14. Brilliant !!!

[VenusRising]

15. That made me smile!

Kudos.

[Ilsa]

16. I love it and saved it. I hope you don't mind. nt

[islandmkl]

17. thanks for sharing...it's going out to my email list soon...

[begin_within]

18. Anyone can take this and use it however you want.

Hell, I stole the photos myself. My apologies to whoever owns the originals.

[xultar]

21. Bob that is some BEAUTIFUL photoshop. You need to send that to the King foundation.

Pronto.

[begin_within]

24. The only problem is

that it doesn't really look like Obama is looking directly at MLK.

[Deja Q]

27. I noted that too -- but with all the pics of Obama, no doubt it could be augmented to complete it...

And find pics at 300DPI, so 8x10s could be printed...

[mtnsnake]

31. Bob, you gotta do what xultar says and send that to the King Foundation ASAP

before someone else sees it and does it.

The only problem is that it doesn't really look like Obama is looking directly at MLK.

It looks fine. Just send it to them. I'll bet it ends up becoming a painting.

[begin_within]

54. well, can you for me?

[mtnsnake]

67. I will if you want me to. First you have to confirm that this is the correct MLK site:

http://www.mlkfoundationpgc.org/

I'm not positive this is the main site for the MLK Foundation that xultar was talking about, but that's the closest I could find. There is a "contact" link on the home page that has their email or a phone number. You can easily send your work to them as an attachment in an email. Just ask them if it's something they might be interested in using. I'll do it for you if you want, but it would be better if you did it so you can give them your name and/or address if they'd like it.

Let me know.

[begin_within]

88. I don't know if it is or not.

And I have heard that the people who control all things MLK are very strict about usage of material regarding him; for example, they got a copyright on his "I Have a Dream" speech so you have to pay a royalty to them for using even part of it. So I would be afraid to approach them with anything that had a photo of MLK for fear that they would sue for copyright infringement.

[mtnsnake]

93. It wouldn't hurt to ask them about it, bob in an email

You could tell them it's just an idea you have and see if they'd like to see it. I don't think there's any harm in doing that.

[Jim Lane]

122. Copyright to a photo is owned by the photographer, not the subject

If the photo was taken by, say, an Associated Press photographer, then any infringing use would be actionable by AP, not by the King Foundation. Conversely, AP could license your use of it even if the King Foundation objected.

Your biggest problem might be the hassle of trying to figure out who owns the rights to each photo.

[kimpossible]

157. They seem to have loosened up recently

And the heat of this moment, now, would make them melt that stance if anything can.

[xultar]

63. it doesn't matter. IT IS FAB.

[emlev]

159. It looks like he is looking where there hands meet.

works for me

[ms liberty]

19. Wow, this is awesome. Hope you don't mind that I saved it. Really well done! n/t

[fed_up_mother]

20. What does it look like if you convert Obama's pic to black white?

[begin_within]

23. Like this...

although I think I like the color one better, as it illustrates the time difference.

[fed_up_mother]

38. I like both.

You're right. The color and black & white does illustrate the time difference, but I love black & white, as well. I love the purity of expression in black & white, but since Obama is turned away from the camera, that aspect is lost.

[Political Tiger]

22. That is really cool! n/t

[calimary]

25. SWEET!!! Nice job!

Thanks! I want it too!

[Deja Q]

26. A+++ = fantastic job.

:yourock:

[Christa]

28. K & HIGHLY recommended

:grouphug: :pals: :fistbump: :headbang: :yourock:

edited for spelling

[SpookyCat]

29. Thank you bob_weaver

I think that is going to be far and wide by tonight. It's just wonderful. :hug:

[chappydog26]

30. I like the color one the best

Very nice job! :fistbump:

[Clio the Leo]

32. awesome. NT

[Ian David]

33. AWESOME! Can you make another one for me?

Obama dressed as Dr. Who, stepping out of The TARDIS, with the caption, "The Doctor Is IN!"

FYI: I prefer Tom Baker with the big scarf.

[begin_within]

55. I would, but

I have no idea what you're referring to.

[Ian David]

60. Something like this...

See also:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=tom+baker+dr+who&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2


But with Obama looking all cool and awesome.

[Brazenly Liberal]

34. Oh, boy, here I go crying again

Bob, that is just beautiful. Well done! Thank you for posting it.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

35. Really, really nice work, Bob.

Just a beautiful image.

K&R!

[SallyMander]

36. Ohh, i LOVE that!

Nice work! :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

37. Wow! The words, "A picture's worth a thousand words" is so

true about this photo!

Well done, bob_weaver!

[Usrename]

39. That is a powerful image you made there.

Well done. The perspective is perfect.

[WinkyDink]

40. Wow! Right-clicked and SAVED!

[BeHereNow]

41. Tee shirt time... and bumper stickers, mugs all of it.

Let me know when you have them for sale with that image.
I'll take one of each please.

BHN

[SKKY]

42. THAT'S BRILLIANT!!!!!

[asdjrocky]

43. This needs to be on a poster or magizine cover NOW!

[H2O Man]

45. I have a feeling

that it will be on the sweatshirt I wear tomorrow.

Nomination #50.

[begin_within]

58. Yeah, TIME is gonna steal my idea.

[H2O Man]

59. My son makes

sweatshirts for me. He will be coming over tonight around 9:30. I have one ready!

[asdjrocky]

62. Now that's a great idea ya got there waterman.

Hey, how you feeling today? How pumped are you? Much of this may have never happened without the man you have for your avatar.

[H2O Man]

65. I have really enjoyed this day.

I am glad to be able to experience this day in our nation's history, and to share it with others.

Earlier, on GD-P, I had posted an OP about Ali's birthday party, and his being there today to see his friend become President. It was a high point for me!

I hope that you are having a great day, too!

[asdjrocky]

73. I thought of you when I saw him.

For me, it's gotta be one of my best days in the last 8 years.

[Fire Walk With Me]

44. Wonderful!

(Recommending.)

[stuntcat]

46. sweet!

oh all this kinda stuff is making me cry today!!

[JBoy]

47. Brilliant!

[chollybocker]

48. Caption: "I'll take it from here, Rev."

[BlancheSplanchnik]

147. oh wow, the pic and your caption ----

reallllllly giving me serious goosebumps

hey, is there an"eyes welling up with tears" smiley? I need one--kind of a variation on this one :loveya:

[lunatica]

49. What a great job! It gives me a lump in my throat

You did an excellent job on the hands and having them look into each others eyes.

[Arugula Latte]

50. Spine chills!

:thumbsup:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

51. Perfect!

[lonestarnot]

52. Most beautius.

Stealing now! :evilgrin:

[AlCzervik]

53. beautiful Bob, now can i steal a copy?

would you mind?

[begin_within]

56. right click I think

On my Mac it's a matter of clicking and dragging it.

[ronnykmarshall]

57. That is beautiful.

[tbyg52]

61. Wonderful! And a teeny weeny number of KB for us dailuppers!

I'm in heaven! :bounce:

[begin_within]

64. Thanks, yeah I tried to keep it small so that it would be easily emailed, etc.

Although I did set the JPEG photo quality to 100%, because both MLK and BHO seemed to deserve no less than 100%.

[DainBramaged]

66. I broke out crying OMG. What a great piece.

:fistbump:

[AsahinaKimi]

68. I think it matches up nicely

Well done!!

[Cha]

69. That's

beautiful:cry::)

[WinkyDink]

70. I made a magnet on zazzle.com!

[willing dwarf]

71. Ooh, that gave me goosebumps

I'm not too fond of the photoshopped pix, but this one just really got me!

[Number23]

72. Rec #66!!! Great job!

[liberal N proud]

74. Seals the deal

[NoSheep]

75. Thank you. That is beautiful.

[Triana]

76. Cool! Stealin that one! Very nice! n/t

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

77. That is Beautiful

Thank you bob_weaver,


I took a copy too. Simply Beautiful.

[sellitman]

78. That is awesome. How about one with this guy too?

[moondust]

79. I see a bridge.

Nice work.

[begin_within]

109. They're just playing "London Bridge is falling down, falling down..." That's all.

[mt13]

80. that is lovely!

thank you

[ZombieHorde]

81. Very nice, good job! K&R

[AwakeAtLast]

82. That literally took my breath away!

Awesome! :bounce:

[jenmito]

83. This pic was posted on the DailyKos. Was it yours?:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/20/194255/457/705/686781 (More than half-way down the page.)

[begin_within]

91. Wow, that was fast. I just did the image a few hours ago, using

a photo of Obama at the inaguration today, combining it with the old photo of MLK. Sure got around fast!

[The Doctor.]

94. Dude...

own it fast.

I'm serious... that's a piece of sheer fucking brilliance, don't let it go.

Hell, I might just print out a bunch and then cut you in for 90% if you don't do it.

(initiative has value too.. and I charge less than most agents!)

[begin_within]

97. Thanks, but

the big problem is that I don't own either of the photos that I used. Other people own the copyrights to each of them, and I don't even know who owns them. So it's kind of a "pirate" image that I can't really ever "own." I could never really profit from it even if I wanted to. I'm flattered at all the responses to this that have been posted and I'm getting enough of a boost just by those. So it's just kind of my contribution to make the world a better place, using what talents I have. My contribution to Obama's "New Era of Public Service."

[The Doctor.]

103. I beat the crap out of one other person with the same excuses...

No, seriously... I get how much of a PITA it is to secure rights on any basis, but I did berate someone once over what was an historical pictorial piece until they decided to actually pursue the rights to republish the work.

This person, a true gem, actually sent me the whole work and thanked me for being a 'pest'.

Obviously, until she completes the work, I can never share the wonderful work she shared with me.

Trust me, it was crushingly beautiful... just like the image you have here.


Now, here's the thing... If you pulled the work off the web, then the ball is in your court. Call an attorney. I'm serious. Either way, what you created is intellectual property... and it's fucking beautiful. There is always a way, don't let this slip.

Because like I said... I'll take 10% if you do. :evilgrin:

[begin_within]

108. OK well...

I guess I could hire an artist to paint it, then I wouldn't be using anyone's property. And I could ask him to paint it so that Obama was facing the viewer, somehow.

[The Doctor.]

110. Now THAT'S what makes the difference...

between mere artists and real visionaries.

I'm not kidding... I'll race you to the finish just to see you cross the line. Unfortunately, I'm rife with integrity, so credit will be yours no matter what.

That doesn't mean I won't keep 10%. :think:

[The Doctor.]

111. "Somehow"?

Umm... that's why they call it "art". ;)

[begin_within]

117. But if 2 people are high-fiving, they are facing each other,

so you only see half of each face, or if the angle is such that you see most of one face, you see little of the other. So if it were painted so that you see most of both faces, then the positioning wouldn't be too realistic.

[The Doctor.]

119. So make them hug.

Fer Christ's sake... art is the key word.

There are no limits. If you're looking for problem solving to yield what you're after, then I'm your guy.

Give me 24 hours to describe it... then PM the hell out of me if I forget to get right back... k?

[RavensChick]

84. Beautiful!!!!

Absolutely beautiful!!!! Clicked and saved for my collection!!!! Thank you so much for posing this!

[The Doctor.]

85. Oh. My. God.

That really does choke me up.

Hold on, let's see what the kid thinks...

"Wow! That's... neat!", and he meant it.

I love this kid. :)

edit to add; kiddo just said; "They should go to cafepress.com and put that on a shirt!"

I swear this kid got all his dad's brains plus something.

[leftofthedial]

86. extremely sweet!

[myrna minx]

89. Goosebumps. K&R n.t

[file83]

92. I've got say...beyond the obvious reasons, there are subtle reasons this is a masterpiece...

I'd say the part that makes it great is that (I don't know whether it was intentional or not) King is just a little larger in size. To me this says "On the shoulders of giants". Obama couldn't made it there without that foundation.

I could go on, but I'll just say, your photoshop is a great piece of work.

[begin_within]

96. Thanks... after looking at it now, I can see that MLK is

just a little too big in relation to Obama, but it's too late now, the picture has apparently spread far and wide in just a few hours. I also wish I could have found a picture that shows Obama's face yet still works with the MLK picture. Oh well, it still seems to have the same impact anyway.

[jberryhill]

121. It works that way

...as Martin is "on the other side" as a spirit, getting the human proportions geometrically correct is not an issue. It's like asking "what's holding them up" when looking at The Creation on the Sistine Chapel ceiling - which this echoes.

There's a lot going on there. Spanning time, and space across the Mall from the Lincoln Memorial to the steps of the Capitol. It's quite a piece to reflect on.

[lunatica]

136. MLK being bigger is good.

Because you are using photos to create a symbolic statement so everything in your rendition is symbolic. MLK is a archetypal giant of a man in our history so his actual physical size is insignificant and when you make him larger than life you are saying his legacy is larger than life, which is the way it is. Obama being smaller than MLK signifies that he is just now taking on MLKs legacy to do whatever comes next.

For crying out loud, don't change it. When it comes to artwork nothing is an accident since part of the act of doing art is subconscious. Interesting things always come out that surprise even the creator of the art piece.

[mtnsnake]

143. I agree. It's fine just as it is. n/t

[beac]

95. And I'm tearing up again. GREAT work!

Definitely a keeper.

[Lost-in-FL]

98. I WANT THE T-SHIRT!!! nt

[bluedawg12]

99. Powerful.

Great job. Says 10,000 words in one pic.

[Cursive]

100. That's Beautiful

Well done!

:hug:

[bluesbassman]

102. Outstanding bob!

Great job. Very powerful.:applause:

[66 dmhlt]

105. Other than "Thank you!" words just fail me

[annarbor]

107. You sir, are one talented man!

You have touched my heart. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

Ann Arbor

[LSK]

112. WOW! INCREDIBLE!!!

Photoshop of the year!!!

[BrklynLiberal]

113. Wow! Just WOW!!!!!

[Bluebear]

114. Bob, you should have a bigger audience for this . . .

Please do something with it, send it, sell it, whatever. Make it known. Genius.

[sohndrsmith]

116. Wow. I don't know of the rights issues that might or might not be at hand on this,

but this is something that people would willingly pay for. If such funds went to the King Foundation or a charity in need, it might be worth looking into.

Great image - worth being used for some greater good if that's possible. There are tons of ways to contribute, volunteer and give - including using proceeds of awesome creative skill and talent. It doesn't always take the form of soup kitchens or blood donations - there are so many ways to give and I'd love to see something more come out of this (if legally feasible and reasonable - given any possible restriction snags if there are any).

Just a thought...

Awesome job - thanks for sharing it freely nonetheless...

[ColbertWatcher]

118. Amazing! Best. Photoshop. Ever. k+r, n/t

[proud patriot]

120. Oh , yeah !

that's says so much .

[sonias]

123. Incredible

I do believe you caught the moment in history. Thank you!

:applause:

Sonia

[firedupdem]

124. Beautiful! n/t

[Left Coast2020]

126. I have photoshop too. Why didn't I think of that?

Did PS all the time at job in Oregon several years ago. Awsome photo program.

:bounce:

[caseymoz]

125. I nominate it as the viral vid of the day-- possibly the year.

It has probably traveled from one side of the net to the other. Congratulations!

[TooRaLoo]

127. That brought tears. WELL DONE! *saved* Amazing! nt

[jeff30997]

128. Wow! That's great !

Very powerful image.It took me about 0.05 seconds to have all the hairs on my body to stand up.And

barely longer to have a tight throat and wet eyes.Thanks for posting it.

[emlev]

129. Wow. Do what you need to do to make this available as a poster, notecard, shirt, etc.

I personally prefer Zazzle to CafePress.

Your work is wonderful, really.

[Gemini Cat]

130. That's beautiful

Very, very well done.

[jeff30997]

131. I think I'm beating a record here.

38 minutes after seeing you picture and posting a reply (post 128),reading several replies and

going to dailykos.com to see their reactions and still having goosebumps from head to

toe.:thumbsup:

[NBachers]

132. Stunning - Absolutely Stunning

I've plagiarized it all over, giving credit to you and DU

[Eurobabe]

133. that is awesome!

:fistbump:

[Optical.Catalyst]

134. Truth through the ages

[Divine Discontent]

135. sadly there's news releases from Nov. where the MLK family requested cafepress not sell images of

him, but it's a very complicated mess. However, cafepress has removed all likenesses of MLK - every one of them. Still a great design to pass around - great job!

[begin_within]

153. Thank you. It doesn't surprise me one bit that the MLK family has clamped down

I have heard in the past that they are fiercely protective of his image and even got a copyright on his "I Have A Dream" speech.

[Soylent Brice]

137. can't find the words to express myself.

[rasputin1952]

138. The amazing talent of DUer's never ceases to bring a smile to

my face. That is an excellent and poignant photoshop. I thank you for this...

[graywarrior]

139. First thing I click on this morning and it made my day already!

[NJmaverick]

140. Outstanding! Well Done!

:applause:

[Demi_Babe]

141. awesome

[leftynyc]

142. Another shameless thief here

I'm sending it to everyone in my address book. You did an awesome job.

[RoccoR5955]

144. K & R It's the beginning of a new age in America. n/t

[SheilaT]

145. Well I think it does appear that they are looking

directly at each other over a gap of some 45 years.

It does need to show up on posters and t-shirts everywhere.

I've printed it out for putting on my bulletin board.

Thank you.

[bdamomma]

146. great picture.

love it.

[Vilis Veritas]

148. Nice and already on my office wall. You made my day...

B & W version...it looks great!!!

Awesome job!

Thanks.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

149. Love it!

:thumbsup:

[Spazito]

150. Very moving, powerful

I found myself returning to this thread over and over and I have the same overwhelming feeling every time.

Recommended.

[Kajsa]

151. This is beautiful!

Thanks so much, Bob.

:)

[greguganus]

152. I'd like to see the whole picture in black and white. Can you do that too and post it? Thanks! nt

[begin_within]

154. Here...

though I like the color one better myself.

[Faygo Kid]

161. I like the color one better, too. Really highlights the change factor.

That was then, this is now, but it all ties together.

Great job.

[anonymous171]

155. K&R. nt

[kimpossible]

156. Beautiful

Wow. That's amazing. Very moving. Thank you!

[Blue_Roses]

158. wow...that's pretty awesome!

I love that:thumbsup:

It makes me want to cry...tears of joy of course:cry:

[azmouse]

160. Thank you!

[Mad_Dem_X]

162. Beautiful!

Great job! :thumbsup:

[SIMPLYB1980]

164. That is awesome! Well done!

:thumbsup:

[AWORKOFMARC]

165. PHOTOSHOPPED the Image -- Will Split the sales with Bob Weaver

Check it out. http://www.cafepress.com/aworkofmarc/6403312 Please have Bob contact me at [email protected]

[Divine Discontent]

172. you can't do that, in fact, I see they already yanked the image. please read the posts

I put word of the MLK family had threatened suing Cafepress if they didn't remove all imagery of him.

[AWORKOFMARC]

166. #2 PHOTOSHOPPED IMAGE -- Will Split Sales with Bob Weaver

Check it out. http://www.cafepress.com/aworkofmarc/6403312 Please have Bob contact me at [email protected]

<img src="">

[George_Bailey]

167. Way kewl

I loved it. May I borrow it?

[Dammit Ann]

168. I have a new desktop. Thank You!

[zehnkatzen]

169. I'm a dirty rotten thief too ... and you can see the proof at:

http://zehnkatzen.blogspot.com/2009/01/one-more-bit-about-inaguruation-promise.html

[mistertrickster]

170. I love it--but it should be reversed, which I can't seem to do with any program I've got.

Can somebody flip it and repost it?

[begin_within]

173. here

[WinkyDink]

176. Now the letters on Obama's seal are reversed.

[zehnkatzen]

180. Well, How About This Then ... ?

Here you go ...



Me and Photoshop CS3 at your service.

Sam Klein, your underemployed graphic designer
in Portland, oregon

[midnight]

171. Bob this is wonderful-thank you!

[Imagevision]

174. Excellant piece - I just called a lawyer to copyright it - thank you

[begin_within]

177. Well your lawyer will undoubtedly have to deal with the MLK people

who are vigilant and strict about the usage of images of MLK... good luck

[zehnkatzen]

181. True, that. They are VERY vigilant. n/t

[Tsiyu]

178. Nice

Are you bob weaver the awesome painter?

You ARE bob weaver the awesome photoshopper. :thumbsup:

[begin_within]

179. No but thanks.

This was actually a simple photoshop job. I think it's the concept that is so appealing. But I am not a painter. Thanks for the compliment though.

[cmf]

182. A*W*E*S*O*M*E

Hope you don't mind, but I stole it too!