Mindless Activity Fail

After ending my last entry saying that I was going to relax and do something that didn't require much thought, I decided to give my photo collection another scour to see if I could find jewels among scrap.

I found two!


Queen Anne's Lace


Maple Tree Fall Silhouette


Both of these were lessons in Photoshop, and the first is not just my creativity.

As the note with the picture says, I had asked Ryan's opinion on having it in black and white, and he suggested only having the Queen Anne's Lace in black and white, leaving the vibrant background. It took about an hour to get all the spots between the flower blossoms "cut out" so that the green would shine through. I think the work was worth it, although it was far from restful, for my eyes, my head, or my neck and shoulders.

The second was taken next to a road, with power lines going by and through the leaves. I have no idea how long it took to Photoshop those out, especially since I actually did it twice. My first attempt was on a cropped version of the picture, and I decided, after getting the lines out, that I preferred the "longer" version. After failed attempts at copying and pasting, I did it all over again.

Again, not restful, not easy on eyes or anything else.

I am going to collapse on the bed now and do something else. I promise.