May 24, 2012

Truly Showing Off...

It's a beautiful day on the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Panhandle.  The sun is shining in a cloudless sky.  The waters are calm and Truly is showing off!


original beach photo

1955 Chevy

This photo collage was a challenge.  My original photo was taken on a beach in Destin FL a couple of weeks ago.  The water and sandy beach on the left side of the photo was duplicated and then added to the original photo.  The clone stamping tool was a big help smoothing out the sand and surf.   The tow rope was cut from a bit of clip art.  Assorted brushes used to create the wake.

"Sweet Secret" texture courtesy of Photo Art Pixel Dust.


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33 comments:

Sueann said...

What a fun piece. I could almost swear I have seen truly in person???
Wondering here....???
Hugs
SueAnn

Kia said...

Bravo! This is a masterpiece! I must check out the clone stamping tool, have never tried it before. Have a lovely day!

Jonnique said...

So nice! I have to try! Newest Follower via Thursday blog hop! Please follow back!?

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness! Your beach is so incredible. How lovely! Wishing you a day filled with sunshine in Florida! Love, Becky

Tamar SB said...

You are making me jealous of those crystal clear waters and white sandy beaches!!

deb duty said...

Fun photo! Wish I was there now!

Kenya G. Johnson said...

As usual you did a wonderful job with retouching. I finally have a Mac and PSE 10 but I'm still not nearly as creative as you.

Jeanne said...

Looks as if Truly Nolen was having a great day at the beach! You did a super job processing this!

Vision By Mila said...

love those clear waters, can't wait for my beach holiday this summer!

Susan said...

That is so neat!! I love all the things you do with your photo's.

Bet you had fun in Fla!

Happy Gardening, Kim said...

Thursdays Favorite Things Hop new follower here. Hope you'll stop by soon to follow me via GFC or any other way you would like. Also, if you could answer my poll I have at top left of my blog...it's all in fun!!

Have a great day!!

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Love that heart photo...I want one!!

Deborah Verhoeven said...

The Emerald Coast is Florida's best kept secret, for sure.

I'm jealous that Truly can waterski better than I can. Awesome picture!

Epic said...

What a great photo, I'm popping by to visit from Katherine's linky!
Cheers,
Char
http://1epicmom.com/2012/05/24/a-beautiful-day/

Mary Gene Atwood said...

Very fun photo! It was my first smile today.

Cropped Stories said...

Okay, that is too funny. I just realized there is a car on top of the water! Very cool!

poppilinnstudios said...

Love the photo-funny! The beach looks wonderful!

Unknown said...

That photo is SO fun! Love it! And I'm going to be close to that spot week after next and I cannot WAIT! I love that area so much...

Unknown said...

I love it! I can just feel and smell the sea water spraying up. I so want to ride in that car:) Just dropping in from Katherine's Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop to thank you for sharing. I always enjoy seeing what you are doing next. I would love to invite you to Freedom Fridays Blog Hop tomorrow. So hopping to see you there.

Monica S Engell said...

Hihi,- I love your creativity! So fun to see! And a lot of work I guess!
Have a nice evening:)

Kia said...

I will check our "Restoration" by Olaf Olafsson next time I go to the library, thanks for the suggestion. :)

Marcie said...

What fun!! Love your sense of humor here..and the colors are divine!

Ann said...

Incredible piece of art. I haven't tried the cloning tool--in fact, I didn't know what it's purpose was! This is truly a whimsical masterpiece.

Sherri B. said...

So clever and fun! I always smile when I visit your photo art posts...wonderful editing!!

Heather said...

That is awesome! I really enjoy looking at your work.

Ida said...

What fun! - Truly knows how to have a good time. - The colors in this are just wonderful and as always it's just delightful to see what Truly is up too.

Anonymous said...

Clever composite!

A Creative Grace said...

Oh, it looks gorgeous there, you're getting very good at the photoshopping :)

Gardening in a Sandbox said...

what fun. You had me fooled. Valerie

Annesphamily said...

Good seeing you here! I am always trying to catch up! You always have a wonderful shares. Enjoy the weekend.

Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. said...

Wish I could make selections and counterintuitive pairings of elements the way you do! What fun! Thank you for sharing with Photo Art Friday.

Katherines Corner said...

Truly is a surfer dude! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop Big Hugs xo

ashok said...

ha! good one!

Maria Matter said...

Truly...amazing!!
I'll be featuring you this week @ Inspire Me FRidays, thanks so much for linking up!