Dressing Downton

Last week I had the great pleasure of attending an exhibit of the clothes of Downton Abbey at a museum in Anaheim. "Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times" is fabulous ... a must-see for those who loved this show or period clothes. 

The details - exquisite!

The layout of the exhibit shows the progression of fashion. 

These lovelies were sprinkled throughout the exhibit. My favorite was not included - "A weekend, what is a weekend?"

If you are in the area, the exhibit is open until May 14th.

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Photoshop Elements Play

On a quiet and peaceful Sunday morning, I am playing with photos. Not a particularly interesting photo, the sunlight on the dresser captured my eye. PSE made it much more interesting.

Original

a variety of filters

Lomo Camera Effect

Old Fashioned Photo

Orton Effect

Pop Art

Reflection

Zoom burst effect

And, the winner is ... Orton effect with Pop Art as a close runner-up. But I also love the zoom burst effect ... perhaps they are all winners :-). Hope your Oscar Sunday is great. 
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Dreaming of Paris

It's been 3 years since visiting my favorite city. Way too long! While I can't get there just now, I can look at the many photos and place myself right at that moment. 

That's the beauty of photos/snapshots!
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sunset

We spent a week on the island of Maui. It rained much of the time but I did get a few beautiful sunset photos.

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Cactus

I've never been in love with cactus. However, with the drought in California, I'm considering the benefits. 

 I haven't really paid attention to these interesting plants in years. Some are quite beautiful!

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playing with gradients

I saw this tutorial at the Daily Digi and had to play. Using the Photoshop Elements gradient tool and levels adjustments, you can create all kinds of artsy fun.

This one was a composite of the four above with two filters added: posterize and watercolor.

A different kind of sunflower;  photo digi manipulation

A fun way to avoid grading papers! When I turn in my grades ... I'll be free!

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sunflowers and roses

Playing in PSE ... collage created in Picasa ... 

Same collage ... with watercolor filter in PSE ... a subtle difference

This time with the exclusion blend mode. Pretty cool, eh?

And finally... a pretty scrapbook page. This is a fun way to spend time!