Photo Non-Contest #175 -- The One

"One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do......"

This is my lonely rock at Oswald State Park in Oregon for Written Inc's weekly theme.

Photo Non-Contest #151 -- Rough

I'm not feeling too creative with this theme.  It seems that every other blog I've checked has had much better ideas than I do; nevertheless, here's my take on Written Inc's theme for this week.

Rough water and rough rocks at Devil's Churn on a misty morning on the Oregon Coast last summer:

These look a LOT better when they're enlarged.  Please click on them to see them full-sized.

Photoplay Part III -- Forgarty Creek

Last summer I drove down the Oregon Coast.  One place I stopped was Fogarty Creek.  I took at least 20 shots of the waves breaking over rocks, and I've taken the best one to play with, first on iPhoto, then on picnik.   I think this is my favorite set of all that I've done so far.

Here's the cropped original with text added:

And here's the same thing done in the style of high-dynamic-range imaging:

And here it is with the hues tinkered with until it looks like an antique postcard:

And again done in "cinemascope":

And here's the same pic done in blue neon:

This one is my most favorite version.  I added "stickers," colored it blue, and then made it into a framed poster:

Yeah, I've spent waaaaay too much time on this program this weekend.  :)