Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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(Author unknown)
IT IS STILL BEST to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasure; and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong.
(Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867-1957)
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4 comments:
We've had a warm winter too--but a snowstorm is just starting up here.
I love the purple haze hill in the bottom photo.
I read about your snowstorm, John. You can have it -- I don't want it. ;)
Collagemama, I have to confess that I "Gimped" that photo a little to enhance the colors in it, as it was taken on a gray, overcast day, and it was a fairly drab photo. I used a Gimp version of the Orton Effect. You could search for "Orton Effect" plus the name of whatever graphics program you use, and find a similar set of steps, I'm sure. It's fun to play with.
I used to use Paintshop Pro all the time, but anymore, I use mostly Gimp which is a free, open-source program. However, I still do a few things in Paintshop Pro simply because it does them so well.
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