RJMJ

Photography Challenge-July-Reflection-Just Go:St.Andrews

Photography Challenge-July-Reflection-Just Go:St.Andrews
RJMJ, Jul 10, 2020
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I Love This Challenge!...It Seems Lately All I Do Is "Reflect" Upon Life In General...& All The Good Times We Have Had Over The Years!...Not Just Because Of Covid-19!...But For Me...Somehow The Warmer Weather Brings Out These Memories More To The Forefront Of My Mind!...This Challenge Had Me Thinking Big Time!...So Many Different Directions I Could Go!...So Many Layouts I Could Create!...But Ultimately In The End...My Mind Went Back To 2008!...Probably One Of The Last Years That We Got To Go To St.Andrews,New Brunswick...It's About 250 Kilometers Away...This Layout Is About Positivity!...& Wonderful Memories!...We Pretty Much Vacationed Every Summer In Some Capacity There...Back In Those Days!...We Have So Many Wonderful Memories Of St.Andrews!...Whether It Be The Amazing Boardwalk There!...The Quaint Wonderful Little Shops!...The Cobblestone Walk Way!...The Incredible Restaurants! & Food!...The Outdoor Patios!...Where At Night...You Can Watch The Sunset Just Behind You!...Waves Of Happiness Wash Over Me When I Think Of This Amazing Place!...Another Highlight Is Their Much Celebrated! Kingsbrae Gardens!...We Walked Through Those Amazing! Gardens So Many Times!...Shopped In Their Little Gift Shop!...The Memories Are Alive & Well! Indeed!...So I Was Looking At Some Old Photos From Back Then!...I Wondered How The Photos Might Look In A Layout!...One Photo In Particular!...I Remember This Day Like It Happened Yesterday!...We Were So Happy!...It Was A Bright! Hot! Beautiful Day!...We Were At Our Favorite Restaurant...The "Harbour Front Restaurant"!...I Was Sitting...After Ray Had Just Pulled Out My Chair For Me!...He Was Just Behind Me!...We Asked One Of The Servers There If They Would Take A Pic Of Us!...And! Alas! A Memory Etched In Time Forever!...In Case I Didn't Make It Clear...Already...The Photo In Question...Is...Me & My Hubby...[Of 25 Years Now!!!]...Raymond Enjoying Our Day In St.Andrews At Our Favorite Restaurant!...

So Remember...This Was Back In 2008!...Before Digital...The Photo Was Smaller In Scale Than I Thought It Would Be!...After I Scanned It Into The Computer...It Didn't Look Good At All!...Remember!...Non-Digital!...The More I Tried To Enlarge It The Grainier It Got!...It Worked On It Off On On For Days...I Used A Lot Of Effects & I Had To Recolor It Too!...It Doesn't Look Perfect But!...I Think All Things Considered...It Looks Pretty Good!...I Couldn't Get The Contrast Any Better Either!...It Made The Photo Unrecognizable!...So I Duplicated It 4 Times & Added A Bevel To It!...And Then! It Started To Look A Lot Better!...I'm Wearing Sunglasses!...& Ray's Eyes Didn't Come Out So Good!...So I Decided That I Wanted Him To Be Wearing Sunglasses Too!...I Tried A Lot Of Pairs That I Had From Various Programs!...But None Looked Right!...Even With Blending! & Work!...So I Went over To Pixabay To Look For Some!...I Found A Whole Bunch!...But The Style Was What I was Looking For!...I Spied The Perfect Pair!...Just Like The Ones He Had Back Then!...I Sized Them Down!...Blended Them In! & They Had No Handles!...So I Drew In My Own Handles With The Line Tool In PSE!...I Was Pretty Happy With The Results!...They Fit His Face Perfectly!...I Recolored Them Just The Right Color! Had To Decrease The Saturation A Few Times...To Get The Better Match!...But Seeing The End Result Made Me Smile A Big Wide Smile!!!...It Was Just Like Back Then!...Talk About An Incredible Memory Frozen in Time!!!...A Memory! Of A Day! Filled With So Much Happiness I Thought I Would Burst!...Ahhh!...Just Take A Deep Breath!!!...And Breathe!...

*For My St.Andrews:Just Go Layout:I Used:

*Mixed Media Monthly-June-Happiness Is Planning A Trip Somewhere-Little Butterfly Wings/Lynn Grieveson/Paula Kesselring/Rachel Jefferies
*New Job-Pink Reptile Designs
*Hope & Dreams-Little Butterfly Wings
*Empty Nest-Amy Wolff
*Sunnyside-PT-Style-Solids/Strength Of A Woman-PT-Color Overlay/Strength Of A Woman-PT-Color-Styles-All By NBK Design
*Ray's Sunglasses[Minus The Handles]-Pixabay-AnnaliseArt
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    • mywisecrafts
      LOVE! This layout tells a story, and my attention is drawn to different aspects of the layout to just gain more insight and tid bits of the story. Fabulous job on the photo, definitely can appreciate it takes to enhance photos....have one I need to do as well.....this layout exudes warmth and happiness!!!!:bk:bk
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    • LynnG
      Wonderful visual storytelling :-)
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    • SeattleSheri
      You are always able to pack so much meaning into your pages (I mean that as a compliment). Every one of your pages tells a story. I must say, love seeing a picture of you so I can put a face to a screen name! I always form a mental picture of people (most of the time I don't get it right). I love that you found and digitally-perfected the sunglasses you found for your hubby.
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    • RJMJ
      @SeattleSheri ...OMG!...You Are Sweet!...I'm Trying To Grow!...If You Know What I Mean!...I Love My Artsy Pages!...But I'm Trying To Discover More About Myself...& Be More Comfortable With Me!...I Have 2 Layouts With Photos Of Me Now! In The Gallery!...Granted One Is A Baby Photo!...But You Gotta Start Somewhere!...I'm Hoping To Explore More Layouts About Me/Ray & My Family!...I Think I'm Getting More Sentimental As I Get Older!...Thanks! So Much For Stopping By!...But To Be Fair...I Look A Lot Different Now!...Longer Hair!...But Still Red!...And I Was So Much Smaller There Than I Am Now!...But Like I Said!...Growth!...Love Your Interest In My Layouts/Gallery!...You Are An Incredible Person & Scrapper Too!...I Love It When You Come By My Gallery! & I Really Appreciate You Taking The Time!!!...:bk...
    • RJMJ
      @mywisecrafts ...Thank You! For Being My Friend Esther!...You Are A Very Special Person!...Thank You! So Very Much!...:heartslub...
    • RJMJ
      @LynnG ...Awww!...I Love your Designs! & I Have A Lot Of Them Too!...& I Adore You Too!...Your Designs Are A Constant Inspiration To Me!...Love! That You Take The Time To Stop By My Gallery!...Hearts & THANKS!!!...:bk...
    • flowersgal
      Another wonderfully expressive page. Love the photo of the two of you and I, too, thought of "reflections" in relation to the mind thinking over things. I'm a travel person so always enjoy seeing places others have enjoyed and I especially enjoy your journaling about your thoughts and your process.
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    • ashleywb
      This is such a fun layout. I think the collage style is so perfect for an older, non-digital photo. The fact that it is a cherished memory really comes through in all of your happy, colorful elements.
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