I've been experimenting in Picasa, thanks to Michael's instructions on this post. Below is the original.
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I had been feeling a little down this week, and tired. On Friday, all my clients cancelled, so I decided to go to the arboretum. The warm sun and all the new blooms completely changed my mood. The awakening forest was so full of energy. I wandered for about four or five hours, and left feeling energized. I also left with over 300 pictures, so you'll probably be seeing more of my walk in the woods.
Unfortunately, my little friends here were awakening as well. Actually, I don't think they ever went dormant this year. We didn't have a hard enough freeze, so I'll probably be seeing hoards of these things this summeer. They really love me :[.
4 comments:
That first comment was me being speechless. Great work, Lori! Just one comment, On the floral shot, where you did the soft-focus, go back and hit sharpen a time or two. See what happens!
I wonder what comment left Michael speechless, as it is gone now.
These are fun shots and effects. In the turtle one, the effects are nice, but I like the original better!
In the flower one, I like them both very much. The one with effects is very NICE and dreamy in a good way. Super.
And the mosquito? Aiee!
Maybe I should be complaining about the 508 inches of snow we are expected to get and the ice on the sidewalks that makes walking treacherous. AK!
LOL! Thanks ya'll.
Michael, I didn't use any soft focus on that one. I sharpened 3 or 4 times. It would get sharper until I hit save, and then it would blur. The turtles, I probably sharpened over 10 times. The effect was a lot cooler before I hit save. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Mary, 508 inches of snow?!!! I'll take the mosquitos!
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