A stunning photograph of the Old Shell in Panama City, Panama. I took the picture and Linda morphed it into a masterpiece. Photo by© Omar Upegui R./Linda Leinen
“Panama is the great American curiosity shop. The first city founded by explorers in the New World, the oldest town in America inhabited by white men, the most conglomerate mixture of humanity on Earth are in Panama. The bloodiest tale of modern history, the most romantic story of American exploration, the greatest engineering achievement of man all center in Panama.”—George Miller, Prowling About Panama, 1919.
Gosh, it does look pretty good, doesn’t it? I used Pic Monkey to mess with it. First I cropped and used the clone tool to remove the boats. Then, I adjusted the brightness and sharpness just a tiny bit. The final touch was to overlay a “linen” texture and a texture I had saved from Picnik. That’s what gave it that “old paper that’s gotten wrinkled” look across the top.
I’m no photographer, but I do love the ability to make the photos I do take look a little more interesting. It does well for my blog, while I try to learn to do the real thing!
Hi Linda:
What ever you did, was wonderful. Removing the boats and adding the linen texture was a terrific idea. Not only are you a great “word weaver”, you are also a great photographer. What a great combination. Congrats! and thank you for polishing up the snapshot.
Best Regards,
Omar.-
Fantastic!
Hi Richard:
I had no idea Linda was such a great photographer, as well as an inspirational writer.
Enjoy your weekend,
Omar.-