Kate's Dream - Photo Essay

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• In the first picture, I used the magic wand tool to select the bicyclist, and then inversely selected the landscape and made it black and white.


• In the second picture, I added text, and added a grainy filter to the sunglasses.


• In the third pic, I added text to the sidewalk.


• Fourth pic, (seeing the woods through the door) I used the magic wand and clone stamp.


• Fifth pic, I used the dodge tool to brighten the tree trunks, and to create a mist-like effect.


• In the sixth pic, I ramped up the Vibrance and Saturation levels.


• In the seventh pic, (purple grass), I adjusted the Hue and Saturation.


• In the eigth pic, I used the patch tool and healing brush to remove the water droplets.


• In the ninth pic I used the magic wand & gradient tool to add a rainbow background.


• In the tenth pic, the magic wand, Cut & Paste, and the background Eraser let me put in a funny non-sequitur.


• Next pic, I used Cut & Paste, and the blur and smudge tools.


• In the next one (swirly center), I used the Twirl filter and a lens flare.


• In the next to last pic, the brightness and contrast was adjusted, and I also used the patch tool to remove a rust spot on the ferry.


• And in the last pic, I used the patch tool to remove the peeling inspection sticker from the windshield, and the blur tool to make it look more like a watery smudge.