Playing with Photoshop

Every once in a while I try play with Photoshop with "old" photos... and I was in such a mood earlier this week (must have been the rainy weather that brought this on).

This photo was taken in 2008 during a hike on Castle Mountain.

The photo on the far left was the original.

The middle & right photos are with much dramatic changes.

Amazing how much a computer program can change a photo. 

The lily pad photos were taken a few years ago while I was in Vancouver.  

From top to bottom:

Original Photo

Minor saturation boost & a border

Black & white version

That's all for now, folks!

Before & After Photos: Nose Hill Park

This past Saturday was a beautiful day, and we had a little family walk at Calgary's Nose Hill Park. I had my little pocket camera (Fujifilm EXR)with me, and I snagged a few photos of these interesting dandelion-style plants (?flowers?).

I did some Photoshop processing this morning... & just for fun I added some textures & gave the photos a bit of a grunge look.

If you look closely, you can see the wind blowing through the "flower."

Beggar Lady Photo: Before & After

As I can only add 1 photo for every "I Heart Faces" photo challenge, this is a separate blog entry for those interested in my "before" & "after" photo composites of the "Beggar Lady."