Week 17: In The Kitchen

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the many fabulous moderators!

#2012Project52

Apparently, I set the original post to a limited number of people... this is a repost (sorry for those who are seeing this twice).

After a long, cold day, it is always nice to retreat to a good book and a hot drink.

Week 2 of +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile

Theme: Summer/Winter

#2012PROJECT52

Marbles

Week 10: Depth of Field

For +Project52-2012 +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

Meet Tank! This weekend is my play date weekend with him and yesterday we had a blast visiting +Darian Lewis! He was so tuckered out from all the food and playing, he fell asleep on the car ride home, then took a long nap when we got home, and essentially laid out on the couch the rest of the evening. This was him after his nap, still sleepy.

For #TextureBlendThursday , curated by +Christine Hauber and +Matt Suess!

Tricolor View

Autumn is my favorite season, followed closely by winter. This photo was taken two autumns ago in West Virginia. The colors in this park were amazing.

For #TreeTuesday curated by +Christina Lawrie

Week 13: Playing with Light

This image of a Swarovski crystal was shot against the blue afternoon sky. While I liked the coloration of light within the crystal, I felt the overall image was too blue. So I converted to black and white, and now one can say the image is too grey and I could not decided which one to chose. In the end, the b/w won.

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

Week 5: Eyes
+GPLUS::P52::2012, +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile & +Kate Church.

#2012project52

Meet Kirby, my older brother's Chihuahua.  Kirby is a cutie and small enough to get a bath in the kitchen sink, haha.  

Week 32: Animals for +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Kate Church and +Giuseppe Basile along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Slowly, but surely, I will have all of the shots from the G+ Anniversary photo walk processed and uploaded.  Until then, here is another shot from my walk with +Stephanie Fecik!

+The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk 

#gplusanniversary  
#gplusanniversarybaltimore  

Bare

Week 21: Almost all White for +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52

By Candle Light

Week 14: Night

+Project52-2012, +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church!

#2012Project52

How can anyone say 'no' to this cutie? Another Tank shot... for #FidoFriday , curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer.

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Again, did the limited share on the first post by mistake... here is the submission for Week 3 of +GPLUS::P52::2012

#2012Project52

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Find your balance

For Week 3 of +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile

Theme: Rules of Thirds

#2012PROJECT52

Seaside Sanatorium

For #TuesDecay , curated by +Ian Ference!

Coffee is one of my addictions...

For +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Charles Lupica, +Bill Wood, +Hans Berendsen, and +Jerry Johnson.

For +Tea Club ( Tea Coffee Chocolate Food Club ), curated by +Gemma Costa.

#MonochromeMonday
#TeaClub

Light

For +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Bill Wood, +Charles Lupica, and +Hans Berendsen.
#MonochromeMonday

Also, for #MinimalMonday , curated by +Olivier Du Tré.

For #stilllifeartmonday , curated by +Maude McDonald and +Melodie Douglas.

For #MonochromeMonday , curated by +Charles Lupica, +Bill Wood, and +Hans Berendsen.

For #stilllifeartmonday , curated by +Maude McDonald and +Melodie Douglas.

Voodoo Baby is an iPhoneographer and loves taking photos whenever an opportunity arrises. He struggles a bit with carrying the phone, but with a little help from friends, he continues to explore this wonderful hobby. I was able to grab a shot of him showing off one of his recent photos.

Week 8: Other Photographers

For +GPLUS::P52::2012 & +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church. Moderated by +Greg Berdan, +Gretchen Chappelle, +Sandra Parlow, +Gary Munroe, +Gene Bowker and +Sue Butler.

#2012Project52

I went for an abstract feel for this shot, taken looking up at the ceiling. To me, the shadows and lines create an almost 3D rendering of a corner of a cube, which I liked.

For Week 4: Up
+GPLUS::P52::2012, +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile & +Kate Church.

#2012project52

My P52 week 18 entry for symmetry that I am resharing for #FloralFriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner!

For +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Bill Wood, +Charles Lupica,+Hans Berendsen, and +Jerry Johnson.

#MonochromeMonday

Week 11: Spring/Autumn for +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

The next few days are going to be busy, and I wanted to make sure I had a submission for this week's theme...

Week 7: Shadows, for #2012Project52 , curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

+GPLUS::P52::2012 & +Project52-2012

"There are no words to express the feelings that induce a sailor to offer fervent prayers when he sees this mark of sympathy expressed by his fellow men. Suddenly he sees that he is no longer alone in the midst of the ocean waves: he sees that people are caring for him with paternal solicitude."
-Lt. Lavrentiy Alekseyevich Zagoskin, on sighting the light house at Sitka, Alaska, in 1839

Week 6: Signs for #2012Project52 , curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

+GPLUS::P52::2012 +Project52-2012

My take on the original photo by +Gene Bowker was to create a vintage feel to Mabry Mill. For week 3 of +HACK THIS PHOTO [+Gene Bowker & +Stephanie Fecik].

Photo was converted to b/w using Silver Efex Pro 2, the tone was changed to a burnt yellow hue, and a white vignette was added. #hackthisphoto

Meet Briggs!  My heart instantly melted when I saw this little guy on the +The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk with +Stephanie Fecik.  He was very curious about my camera and kept going in for close inspections, haha.  Such a well-mannered cutie.  

#gplusanniversary  
#gplusanniversarybaltimore  

Light v Dark

Week 24: Architecture

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Symmetry in Nature

Week 18: Symmetry

+Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators!

#2012Project52

Also, for +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Charles Lupica, +Hans Berendsen & +Jerry Johnson!

#MonochromeMonday

For #stilllifeartmonday , curated by +Maude McDonald Fine Art & +Melodie Douglas!

Peek-a-boo

#FidoFriday , curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer

Upon request, the colored image for this week's +Project52-2012. Hmm, not sure which one I should have chosen. I literally stared at both images for more than 30 minutes.

Link to the b/w image: https://plus.google.com/u/0/112081605135199235791/posts/7HhPncZpupu

Double Rainbow

Week 40: Colors

For +GPLUS::P52::2012 and +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Also, one of the few times I had my camera to capture the sky, inspired by +Jacob Dix! #sky  

Week 39: Negative Space

For +GPLUS::P52::2012 and +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

It has been some time since I posted to Fido Friday, so I wanted to share this shot of two guys that I miss: +Darian Lewis and Tank!

For #FidoFriday  curated by +mel peifer +Lisa Lisa, +Suhaib Ayaz, and +Wes Lum!

Week 35: Sunset

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Week 31: Silhouette

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Kate Church and +Giuseppe Basile.

#2012Project52  

Week 29: Summer/Winter

There are only a few things that beat a comfortable pair of flip flops during the summer... 

Another quickie shot for this week.  I am moving out of state on Saturday and have been packing all weekend.  There is still a lot more to pack, but I am making great progress!

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Kate Church and +Giuseppe Basile, along with the fantastic moderators!

#2012Project52  

For #floralfriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner!

A picture of the six Gugliotti kids (I'm # 5 in the order)! This shot was taken in September 1983, celebrating my younger brother's 3rd birthday. I was 5 and in Kindergarten (I'm the innocent one all the way to the right, hugging my oldest sister, +Gina Fishman).

From l to r: John, Brigitt, Elio (bday boy), Tina, Gina, and me

We always had a slice of ice cream to go with our cake. Instead of using a scoop, my parents would open the half-gallon box of ice cream on its side and used a knife to cut it out. Odd, but it was what we did. I guess it was faster dishing out ice cream for 10 people (6 kids, both parents and grandparents) this way vs another.

This is an iPhone shot of the picture.

For +Blast From The Past, curated by +Cheryl Cooper, +Isabelle Fortin, and +Mark Rodriguez ... School-age edition

#blastfromthepast

For #floralfriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner.

Some champagne and a few cranberry + white chocolate biscotti to start my new year with a smile...

For Week 1 of +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile

Theme: New Years Eve/Day

#2012PROJECT52

Catching up for #2012Project52 .

Week 41: Body Parts

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

Catching up on my Project 52...

Week 38: Autumn/Spring for +GPLUS::P52::2012 and +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

This is Briggs!  I met this adorable little guy while on the +The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk.  His cute face deserves to be shared again for +Fido Friday, curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer!

#FidoFriday  

Week 20: Contrasting Colors

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

The Grill from Ipanema

For #iPhoneographyFriday , curated by +Christianna Pierce and +Jose Vazquez!

I will follow you into the dark , by Death Cab for Cutie [great song]

Speed Hack No. 2, +HACK THIS PHOTO. Curator and provider for this week's hack photos - +Stephanie Fecik.

#HackThisPhoto

I am a Jeep girl...

Week 12: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

+GPLUS::P52::2012

For #FidoFriday
Curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer


My friend's pug, Tank. I used to see Tank everyday, now only once in awhile. He's a playful pug, I do miss spending time with him.

+Ginger Grant has sparked another hack challenge. The objective is to edit the given photo using only the Creative Kit in G+. The edited photo is tagged with #CreativeKitEdit , and any photo you would like others to edit can be submitted under the #CreativeKitChallenge tag.

Original photo by +Ginger Grant. The photo was converted to b/w, with two Magenta Fade layers applied sequentially.

Found this gem of a photo to play with tonight. I adjusted the horizon a bit to align with the verticals of the house, then brought the image into Silver Efex Pro 2 and passed it through the Full Dynamic (harsh) preset. I adjusted the contrast and smoothed out the fine details in the clouds. A selenium tone was added to the final image.

Boredom Buster Hack Photo:

Look Up
In My Back Yard
Photographed by: +Stephanie Fecik

Boredom Buster Photo Link:
https://plus.google.com/b/116361882895448900841/116361882895448900841/posts/FE4w3ktdzwe

A shot taken while inside Seaside Sanatorium in CT, this time looking down in the stairwell.

For #TuesDecay, curated by +Ian Ference

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Maybe I should take more notes on how to control my anger...

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama talks about dealing with anger in this short clip (duration 2:06) from his visit to Doon School in Dehradun, India, on October 28, 2011. The entire event can be viewed at http://youtu.be/A7_0IJTBoNA

Sunset

For #iPhoneographyFriday , curated by +Christianna Pierce and +Jose Vazquez!

For #CoffeeThursday , curated by +Jason Kowing and +Cheryl Cooper!

Week 16: Technology


+Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church!

#2012Project52

Sun Dial

For +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Charles Lupica, +Bill Wood, +Hans Berendsen, and +Jerry Johnson.

#MonochromeMonday

Another share for tonight's +HACK THIS PHOTO's black and white themed hacks.

Photo converted into b/w using Silver Efex Pro 2, cropped, cloned out the fence, added textures, and slapped on a vignette at the end.

Original photo and curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

OP with links to the photos: https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/euQEyFpuGmy

#HackThisPhoto

This is Tank's 'Don't hate me because I'm cute pose', taken a year ago.

For +Fido Friday, curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer.

#FidoFriday

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I would love to have one...

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yes please!!! just make sure there is wifi access!

For +Whatever Wednesday!!!, curated by +Cicely Robin Laing.
#whateverwednesday

Week 46: Vanishing Point

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Week 43: Openings

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators!

#2012Project52  

Week 37: In The Garden

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

The almost completed album from the +The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk with +Stephanie Fecik in Baltimore, Maryland!

It's been a few weeks since I've seen Tank (cutie pug) so this is a re-share of a photo from Memorial Day Weekend.  I love this little guy!

For #FidoFriday  curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer.

Week 23: SOOC for +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

I am not so thrilled with how this came out, but it has shown me I need to experiment more to get the exposure correct.  It's a learning experience!

#2012Project52  

A Selfie with Tank

I am not the one to have my photo taken. Like so many of you, I am more comfortable behind the camera. This shot was taken quickly, with my favorite pug Tank!

Week 22: Self Portrait

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the many fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52

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Anyone in the Watertown, CT area needing any masonry work? These guys are from my home town, I would recommend them!

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Hey all, Check out this page. This is going to be my families page for the work we have to bring to you.

all patios, dry walls, concrete, anything you need done with stone, or want some beauty to your property or have a vision you should give my dad a call

Check out some of his work and our work we have done throughout the year in our pictures....

A family skill we try to carry on.....

Art with Glass

For +Sepia Saturday, curated by +Renee Stewart Jackson!

#SepiaSaturday

Week 19: Sky & Clouds

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church!

#2012Project52

#Maythe4thbewithyou

#FidoFriday

Pugs are so adorable!

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Is there anyone who has experience with WordPress and can help Torsten out with the RSS feed? Thanks!

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I can't get my rss feed to work for my wordpress site. http://readaboutgear.com/feed. Can anyone help me with this?

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Bring on the squirrels!

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SQUIRREL!

It's Squirrel week on +HACK THIS PHOTO, so here is my first #hackthisphoto contribution.

For #RepetitiveTuesday , curated by +Ping Doherty and +Frank Schillinger!

First of this week's Speed Hacks, for +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik!

Original photos by +Tessie L'Amour!

Link to original post with photos:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/ix3qaEPaEw1

Photo processed using Topaz Adjust, started with the Glow in the Dark preset and going from there.

#HackThisPhoto

Happy +FloralFriday, curated by +Tamara Pruessner!

#FloralFriday

I went for a simple hack for this latest +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

I gave +Gene Bowker's original photo an older look using SEPro2.

#HackThisPhoto

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Fantastic astrophotography work by +russ vallelunga. This is a great example of what patience and time can present to you when working with the night sky.

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Something wonky with posting stuff today; never seems to take!

Anyways, here' s the first stack, the Lagoon Nebula, from last nights excursion. This was actually the 2nd-to-last thing I photographed. It was so big and loverly I had to give it first dibs of my attention. the best 12 of 15 frames, plus 9 darks, 1 minute exposures at ISO 3200.

For #stilllifeartmonday , curated by +Maude McDonald and +Melodie Douglas

Another quick hack for tonight's speed hack, this time simply focusing on the wonderful bokeh.

Original photo by +Stephanie Fecik.

Link to original post with photo: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/58ovPJMcjHD

#HackThisPhoto +HACK THIS PHOTO

My contribution for +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

Original photo by +Stacey Harrell.

I cloned out the black hinge in the glass door (I'm assuming it is a door) and the reflections from the glass. The photo was cropped, then a glow-in-the-dark present was applied using Topaz Adjust v5.

#hackthisphoto

#HowWasYourDaySweetie

+C. Corey Fisk, sending a lot of love and joy your way!

I went for a foggy, night hack to +Brian Joergens's original photo.

Work flow utilized Topaz Adjust 5 to create the dark glow and then followed up with a bit on toning in Aperture.

I am not great with composites, so I went for a simple hack tonight.

For #HackThisPhoto , curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

+Steph Reveley's photo edited using the Creative Kit in G+, #CreativeKitEdit

For #CreativeKitChallenge [The objective is to edit the given photo using only the Creative Kit in G+. The edited photo is tagged with #CreativeKitEdit , and any photo you would like others to edit can be submitted under the #CreativeKitChallenge tag.]

For tonight's second hack, I went for a b/w treatment using Silver Efex 2. +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.


The Worker
Photographed by: +Howard Weitzel

#hackthisphoto

OP: https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/iYdfjSTWrDd

For +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

The Queen and Her Subjects
Photographed by +Howard Weitzel

I wanted to create a softer feel to Howard's photo, so I created a bloom blur layer in Pixelmator and blended as an overlay.

#hackthisphoto

OP: https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/iYdfjSTWrDd

For this week's #HackThisPhoto , I gave the original photo by +Alex Lapidus a more vintage look using Topaz Adjust 5 plugin for Aperture. A slight crop and some vignetting were added for the final form.

To see more hacks for this week, visit +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

Original post and photo: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/bA2dmiJisk9

For #FloralFriday, curated by +Tamara Pruessner

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I had to share this post from +BorrowLenses.com!  Love the facial expressions!

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The Many Faces of the Canon 1D X.

Available to rent here: http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR

Lenses pictured (from top to bottom):

40mm Pancake http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_EF_40mm_f28_STM

24-70
http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_24-70mm_f2.8_L

70-200 IS II
http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_70-200mm_f2.8_IS_II

500mm IS II http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_EF_500mm_f4L_IS_II_USM

+Canon Users  #biglens   #funny   #forthelulz  

Yay for the return of my internet connection!  Here are some photos from our photo walk to commemorate the G+ One-Year Anniversary in Baltimore, Maryland! Had a fabulous time chatting and taking photos with +Stephanie Fecik!

#gplusanniversary  
#gplusanniversarybaltimore  

+The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk 

Love Notes

Week 25: Love for +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Tank

#FidoFriday curated by +Wes Lum, +mel peifer, +Lisa Lisa 

Film stock version of this image for #HackThisPhoto 's Speed Hack.

B/W & vignette added using Aperture, border created using Pixelmator. I don't know about anyone else, but I totally thought the rat was real when I first saw the photo (it is fake, correct? haha).

Original photo by +HACK THIS PHOTO's curator, +Stephanie Fecik!

Original post with five photos for the Speed Hack:
https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/XoB9NFpUxsm

Taken while in Dupont Circle, Washington, DC.

For +#Window Wednesday, curated by +Simon Kitcher, +Jules Falk Hunter, and +Jason Kowing.

First share for tonight's +HACK THIS PHOTO's black and white themed hacks.

Original photo converted into b/w using Silver Efex Pro 2, followed by three layers of texture and a simple mask over the petals.

Original photo and curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

OP with links to the photos: https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/euQEyFpuGmy

#HackThisPhoto

One of Thursday's speed hacks... Thermal, processed while listening to my current favorite song: Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye

Original photo by our curator, +Stephanie Fecik [+HACK THIS PHOTO].

OP with three photos for this week's speed hack: https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/BK7JQmx57ag

#HackThisPhoto

Second one for +HACK THIS PHOTO, original photos and curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

Added the kaleidoscope effect using ComposerFXImage.

Link to original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/ivfLcx59n1t

Direct link to album with photos to hack: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/116361882895448900841/albums/5720708828718447473
#HackThisPhoto

First one for #HackThisPhoto , original photos and curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

Color saturation boost in Aperture, followed by a crop and a vignette.

Link to original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/ivfLcx59n1t

Direct link to album with photos to hack: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/116361882895448900841/albums/5720708828718447473

+HACK THIS PHOTO

My contribution to this week's #HackThisPhoto , curated by +Stephanie Fecik. Original Photo by +Tessie L'Amour.

Cropped and given a b/w treatment in Silver Efex.

Link to original photo:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116361882895448900841/photos/116361882895448900841/albums/5718084082440425425/5718084081863645298

+HACK THIS PHOTO