August 25, 2013
scanned Kodak photo
shadows and brightness adjusted; diffuse glow edit
This week Sally, our photography challenge leader, wants us to use photo editing software and add something... something digital... to our photo(s.) Hmmmm...
One of my cousins asked me if I had a photo of the family cabin in New York that we all used to go to and I found it! I couldn't help but use this photo in this week's challenge, because it brought back so many good childhood summer memories. I've written about them before, about how my Grandfather made this cabin out of a shed and that only the grandchildren were allowed to spend the night. During the day we'd pick blackberries, find crawdads, and slide down the original water slide - a creek with just the right amount of water and slick big rocks.It's the memories of spending time with my Russell cousins that prompted me to use the photo though. They added joy, adventure and unconditional love to our lives. We saw their lives as idyllic and just spending time with them lent a normalcy for a time. I miss them even though we do connect on Facebook. To my cousins I am sending this love letter post.
Let's go see how others have manipulated their photos in this week 34 of Focusing on Life, shall we?: