Fix it Friday #76

I'm a few days late on this fix-er'-upper!  Ah, little boys and seashores, ya gotta love that combination! I loved this picture. Reminded me of my son when he was younger, minus the curly hair, that is!  I did a couple of edits on this one ... on the first edit, and using PSE7, I cropped out the shadow, got rid of the tag in his shirt, toned down the warmth and changed up the color, lightened and contrasted it a bit, and added a vignette.  On the second edit, I used the first edit, but stripped the color, lightened it up a bit more with contrast, and added two color layers to get this toned effect.  On the last two, I just added a texture to each of the edits I had originally done, with the exception of the one with color .. I added a yellow photo filter, and desaturated the color just a bit.

To see more "fix-it's" on this image, click on the logo below the images and head on over to I Heart Faces! Hope you all have a great week!

Original Image Fix-it-Friday #76

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Photo Challenge Week 42 | In The Orchard .... and then there was that apple!

*The sun was so warm
Shining down on the ground,
As we sat in the garden
And looked all around.
I said to my Adam,
“Just look at us two!
Already, we’ve run out
of fun things to do.
We’ve eaten our fill
And we’ve climbed all the trees;
For didn’t God tell us
To do as we please?”

And then ... she saw that apple! 

I loved this week's photo challenge, and all the fruitful images it's produced!  You'll enjoy them, too ... I certainly have!  *The above poem is an excerpt from 'The Snake in the Grass', by Kathleen Long Bostrom.  I thought it was quite fitting for this particular photo, which I've entered over at I Heart Faces in this week's 'In The Orchard Photo Challenge'!  Little 'Eve' (Mercy) discovered that sweet, juicy, red apple, and notice Little 'Adam' (Levi) there in the background looking just a bit concerned ... maybe, because it appears she's going to eat it all before he gets a bite?!    

There are more wonderful photos to see ... just click on their logo below and scroll to the bottom of the page ... it's the perfect time of the year to take a trip to an orchard and enjoy a sweet, juicy, red, or green, apple!

Photo Challenge Week 41 - I Heart Beef

The word over at I Heart Faces this week, is BEEF!!  One of my favorite things to cook, and, in so many ways!  It's hard for some people to pass up a nice juicy steak, though, especially, my husband!  When I think of this challenge, I'm also reminded of the little lady they used in the Wendy's commercials ... remember her?  She'd shout out, "Where's the beef?" :)  Well, for my entry, you'll not see steaks, or burgers, meat loaf, or shish-ka-bob, instead, we have our local 'beef' hot dog connoisseur ... absolutely no pork here, and you should see all the fixin's he uses once that dog reaches the well-done stage!  

Recently, we were with some good friends, on a cool fall evening, around a glowing campfire, roasting those dogs ... and yes, there were s'mores for dessert, too, made with those extra-extra large marshmallows!  Now, I realize there is no face in this image, there aren't in many of the entries, but it's all about the beef ... at least, for this challenge, right?!  You can head on over to see more hearty entries by clicking on the link below this photo!  

Beef ... in any form ... it's what's for dinner!!