Monday, February 20, 2012

Sunset Garden

Garden bench

I had fun "creating a mood" with this image. I came across the quote yesterday, and after reading it I remembered I had several photos of garden benches. I wanted to create an aged look to the photo, so I chose this grungy polaroid texture I had. (I don't remember where I got this, but I did a search at Flickr Creative Commons and found a bunch of them. For anyone interested, click HERE.) I also had a Brenda Starr "sunset" texture I had never used before, so I experimented and was thrilled to find that it worked...my photo taken in broad daylight now looked like a gorgeous sunset image! Brenda's free textures can also be found at Flickr. This is my submission for The Creative Exchange - click on the button below to visit!

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11 comments:

  1. Such an inviting image. I'll meet you there this afternoon for a lemonaide! :)

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  2. I really like this picture and your editing!

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  3. Thank you so much for sharing the link to those textures!

    Kathy

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  4. And such a warm mood you created. It's lovely!

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  5. I absolutely love what you have done with this gorgeous photo! and the quote is just perfect! Lovely!

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  6. My goodness, what a beautiful transformation Sherri!
    I love the tones and texture.

    Thank you so much for sharing with us today at The Creative Exchange.

    Have a wonderful evening!

    lisa.

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  7. Gorgeous Sherri! Such a wonderful creation.

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  8. So beautiful and inviting... makes me want to sit a spell!

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  9. Beautiful photo and post-processing.

    Regards and best wishes

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  10. Love what you have done with the original photo!
    And love that bench and those words... so strong, so wise.

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