Playing with Photoshop

I recently took some photos around sunset.

I was near Swede Point Park,

just outside of Madrid, Iowa.

The pictures all turned out different

as I was near the river valley and so some

pictures were dark, with the sunset behind,

while others were brighter with the last

of the sun making the trees glow.

There were a few pictures I really liked,

but most were pretty ordinary.

So I played.

Playing in my Photoshop program

is like a kid playing with art supplies.

I just had fun creating various effects

with the tools in Photoshop Elements.

dry brush effect

stained glass effect

added a border

glowing edges

glass--small lens effect

paint daubs effect

This was near Swede Point, looking

west towards Woodward.

water color effect

The Des Moines River is low right

now you can see the remains of an old

bridge to the north of the current 210 bridge.

glowing edges effect

This photo shows the Highway 210 bridge

west of Madrid, with the High Trestle

Trail bike bridge in the background.