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Uploaded: October 05, 2009
Is This A Trick or a Treat?
(It's a TRICK! How? Well, the base image is a DDR'd photo I Made As a SCREEN SAVER! THEN I held a ball up to the computer and took macros!) HA! The orange is the reflection of my dining room lights behind me! Lol!!! BONUS!)
Hope it's also a treat!!! The finishing touches were done in PSE7 with the smudge tool. This is named: "Looking Glass"
All Of Us Stood, At The Forest Gate. Filled With Reluctance. We Hesitate.
I Look Down, Into The Grass BEHOLD THERE LAY, A LOOKING GLASS!
Upon Holding It Up, Close To Me Vested With, THE POWERS THAT BE
It Said We Are Safe, The Gate To Enter BUT FALL WOULD TURN, INSTANTLY TO WINTER.
Little People Would Wait, For Us There,Who Would Help Us Out, AND SHOW US CARE!!!
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/15 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
Ann Coates
October 05, 2009
Laura E. Swan
October 05, 2009
Yes, SSSKiki...FOR NOW we are safe! We must get out of the woods by midnight however, and to the HAUNTED HOUSE for the HALLOWEEN PARTY so I hope the LITTLE PEOPLE can show us the way!
Thank you all for staying close in a group while we take this journey together!!!
You guys sure make this fun for me, too! #8008550
Dominick M. Dimacale
October 05, 2009
Dominick #8008598
Tammy M. Anderson
October 05, 2009
Jeff Robinson
October 05, 2009
Laura E. Swan
October 05, 2009
Thank you to everyone who so kindly said this was creative and and different and MORE! (Outstanding and FABULOUS? WOW! THANKS!!!) HA! THIS was so fun to make...
Michelle...Only for two days? Why not hang around in there? Just not at 60 dollars an hour, okay? Hee hee!
Nadya, don't be afraid. The rest of us are right here...WITH FLASHLIGHTS!!! :)
And now we come to Jack...
Jack...
Thank you for your bit of Yeats
Spoken at the Forest Gates.
A warning for your little friend
To only on kindness do depend.
Beauty truly is only skin deep
Outwardness we can never keep.
If any truly needs be whole,
It must come from the pure of soul.
-Swan
HA!
Thanks all and see you at the little people we learned of from the looking glass! #8010671
Laura E. Swan
October 05, 2009
Nancyj E. Hovey
October 05, 2009
Robert K. Bemus
October 05, 2009
Stefania Barbier
October 05, 2009
Maria Warren
October 06, 2009
(((hugs)))♥♥♥ #8011747
Christine Lobsinger
October 09, 2009
Laura E. Swan
October 09, 2009
What a thrill to see you all here. The Queen of Kewpie has promised to take care of us in the Forest.
No needs to worry NOW...RIGHT?
Unless one of us gets at the back of the bunch!
STAY CLOSE!!!
Lauramary #8022780
isabel C. Zepeda
October 09, 2009
Very interesting photo like all you gallery.
Have a great weekend
Ysa... #8023547
Laura E. Swan
October 09, 2009
-Lauramary #8023551
Christine Lobsinger
October 13, 2009
YOUYOU
SCARED OF EVERYTHING HERE....
GOD>>> HELP MEEEEEMEMEMEM MIMMMIMIMI
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Laura E. Swan
October 13, 2009
HERE IS WHAT WE DO! WE MUST concentrate ONLY on the pretty music. The haunted music is JUST an illusion.
CONCENTRATE YOUYOU...CONCENTRATE!!! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!
Sister PAT Mimi is here with us to help us through!!! WE CAN MAKE IT...
JUST THE PRETTY MUSIC...Listen hard! #8033932
Laura E. Swan
October 13, 2009
WHERE IS Mimi? Did she go on without us?
Gulp... #8033938
Laura E. Swan
October 13, 2009
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Laura E. Swan
October 13, 2009
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Well it was fun for a day! #8035083
Christine Lobsinger
October 13, 2009
Laura E. Swan
October 15, 2009
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Thank you Annette! You're a sweetie! #8039959
Christine Lobsinger
October 15, 2009
CHRIS
SMILING #8040225
Laura E. Swan
October 16, 2009
Just take my hand. We get to go on a fun little walk through the pretty forest now. Right?
That's what I'm thinkin'!
:) #8043787
Christine Lobsinger
October 16, 2009
CHRISSY #8044057
Nancyj E. Hovey
November 01, 2009
BEST OF THE MONTH SERIES!!!
ALSO: C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your well deserving EFP! 8o) #8092984
Laura E. Swan
November 01, 2009
Filled with joy. Thank you! SO MUCH!
(STILL SHAKING MY HEAD!) #8093577
Laura E. Swan
June 20, 2010
Thanks so much!!!
-Laura #8707396
Laura E. Swan
June 21, 2010
This one was part of my Halloween Series. Thought I'd re-enter it for fun.
Thanks for your words of encouragement. I really appreciate them.
-Laura :) #8708767
Irene Colling
June 21, 2010
Laura E. Swan
June 22, 2010
I love your work, too!
-Laura :) #8711032
John Rivera
June 22, 2010
Laura E. Swan
June 25, 2010
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Hi Kalena! Thanks dear heart! Have you applied for that job as a BP judge yet??? I will give you the best recommendation EVER.
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Laura E. Swan
August 30, 2010
Thank you for coming back to see this one! Good to have you here. (I saw you coming in my looking glass BTW! HA!)
-Pomamary #8871128
Patrick Rouzes
August 30, 2010
Shelly A. Van Camp
August 30, 2010
isabel C. Zepeda
August 30, 2010
Very nice and diferent composition,great MT.
Ysa... #8871472
Laura E. Swan
August 30, 2010
Happy to hear from each of you and I also hope it was a good entry for the MT!
Thanks for stopping in. I will try and catch up soon but have company coming from Denmark! HA!!!!!!!! Cleaning house! #8871495
Laura E. Swan
August 30, 2010
HA!
Thanks funny lady!
-Sister Lala, Canada Branch
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Laura E. Swan
September 01, 2010
Thanks for you super comments and support. I really appreciate it!
YOU guys are very talented TOO! :D
-Laura #8875440
Laura E. Swan
September 02, 2010
Thanks so much!
-Laura #8877612
Emile Abbott
October 13, 2011
Laura E. Swan
October 15, 2011
The BG is actually a photo of me that I had as my lap top back ground image. So what you are seeing here is a photo of my lap top!
I then held up the glass ball to the lap top and shot this as a macro.
The edges were done with the smudge tool in PSE7.
All simple little DDR tricks. A few people wrote me to ask what the effect was on my forehead. Can you believe it? THAT is the reflection of the hanging lights in my dining room! Lol...I just positioned the computer screen to reflect it there before I held the ball up and clicked! :)))
Thanks for the kind comments and visit!!!
-Laura :D #9737439
Heather Loewenhardt
October 16, 2011
Laura L. Gonzales
February 23, 2014
Laura E. Swan
February 23, 2014
I have been remiss! What happened??
First I must say...your poem has me wanting to tap my feet and dance, Mr Tree! Goodness, such talent! :D
And Heather, I have always meant to put the Halloween story back in the right order. I wonder if my little brain could still do it? It makes me want to switch over to the other style of gallery where we can make CHAPTERS sort of...and then I can compile the story like a book? Hmmm...sounds like work. Lol...I will try and organize them here one day and then will let you know if you are still interested! :))))) Thank you!
And Laura LeeLee I had so much darned fun making this. Creating is so relaxing for me. I miss it and need to get the ball rolling again.
Thanks very much you three. And ALL OF YOU here.
-Miss Rose, Laura, Lala, and Sis :D #10984080
Laura E. Swan
February 25, 2014
(That really WAS an exciting adventure wasn't it??)
I loved the part where the LIMO was going through the ice forest and a few of the BPers were gettin' Frisky under the blankets while SOMEBODY was running for her LIFE to get in the LIMO!
Ahahahahaha! WHAT A GROUP. You guys make me laugh and laugh.
Thank you. :)))))) I'll keep the other gallery type in mind. I'd be tempted to do it JUST for the two Halloween stories I did and the one year of just spooky creations.
Big hug!
-Pommy Doodles All The Day During Halloween :D #10985651
Lydia Williams
March 26, 2014
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