Bills. Love letters. Dear John letters. Applications. Notices. Junk. Life. This box has held all the secrets. Well worn. The original was lopsided and flat. I increased the contrast and clarity and lightened the shadows. I decreased the saturation of the red tail light. I used an adjustment brush around the background to decrease theContinue reading “U.S. Mail”
Category Archives: Travel
Museum Silhouette
How long do we have to stay at the museum? Our girls are really good about going out and doing adult things, like spending time at an art museum. There is some antsy-ness that goes on, but they’re learning how to either make things interesting or be patient while they die of boredom. Here, theyContinue reading “Museum Silhouette”
Harper’s Ferry
Harper’s Ferry is a great little town to tour if you’re in the corner of VA and WV. Beautiful in the fall and always full of history! The original photo was too yellow/orange. I decreased the vibrance, saturation, and clarity; and increased the contrast and lightened the shadows. I used an adjustment brush to sharpenContinue reading “Harper’s Ferry”
Air Force Memorial
Off we go, Into the wild blue yonder. . . The Air Force Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia. You can see the Washington Monument in the background – across the Potomac. The original was drab and grainy. I just increased the saturation and decreased the noise. When I upped the saturation there was too muchContinue reading “Air Force Memorial”
Ice Plant Path
Ice plant is not native to the Monterey Bay area, yet it grows like a weed there. I know it’s a nuisance to naturalists or plant nativists, but I think it’s pretty. I did so much to this picture because the original was so dark. I didn’t want to introduce too much warmth with yellowContinue reading “Ice Plant Path”
Long May It Wave
Flags circle the Washington Monument in DC. The original photo was pretty decent but I wanted to give it some character. I increased the clarity and decreased the highlights and vibrance. I I gave it a lot of grain. Here’s the original: ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~Continue reading “Long May It Wave”
Not So SAHM 