Very quick and simple example of jazzing up a picture. No heavy lifting required.

Very quick and simple example of jazzing up a picture. No heavy lifting required.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXkLkWHC0p4&feature=share

Originally shared by ted kelly

Originally shared by ted kelly

Do you find Photoshop too imtimidating ? Have you outgrown the Snapchat filters. Here's a very short and quite light introduction to just one of the ways you can add a little "POP" to your pix.
FastStone IV is free and pretty simple to use but has a fair amount of range and power. The video capture program I used is freeware too and is called Screenpresso. Also pretty easy and powerful but not intimidating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXkLkWHC0p4

Faststone lightbulb demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXkLkWHC0p4&feature=autoshare

This is not "for reals". I just felt like playing with some stock images today.

This is not "for reals". I just felt like playing with some stock images today.

Alexander Pendjurin These are from some time ago. We don't usually do the hashtag on Saturday any more and have a community instead now. I have a couple in here that I really like still and some that I used to but now can't remember quite why.

Alexander Pendjurin These are from some time ago. We don't usually do the hashtag on Saturday any more and have a community instead now. I have a couple in here that I really like still and some that I used to but now can't remember quite why.
https://goo.gl/photos/mtP5EzWncnqXSFie8

Sorry for double posting. 1st time around came out funny so I deleted it and tried again.

Sorry for double posting. 1st time around came out funny so I deleted it and tried again.

#wordlessonwednesday

#wordlessonwednesday

I had a mediocre shot of the last mini/pink moon. It pretty unremarkable due to weather, cheap/used/old bridge camera and having been taken "hand held". It's been tuned up a little with Pixlr and FastStone viewer but all the "heavy lifting" was done in GIMP and G'MIC.

I had a mediocre shot of the last mini/pink moon. It pretty unremarkable due to weather, cheap/used/old bridge camera and having been taken "hand held". It's been tuned up a little with Pixlr and FastStone viewer but all the "heavy lifting" was done in GIMP and G'MIC. 
Total (productive) post processing time was about a half hour. Of that, probably ten minutes or so was the zoom blur filter in GIMP.

Hi Guys

Hi Guys
This started out as a mediocre, hand held shot. What can I say ? I'm a lunatic when it comes to moon shots.
I tuned it up a little in FastStone and bump mapped it to exaggerate  the details. Then I faux-HDR'd it in Pixlr with a mask set to about 30% opacity. Finally I used an eliptical marquee to select just the circular shape and filled around it with a bucket of black paint to wipe out the noise. 
Total post-processing time - about ten minutes.

I'm always excited when #circleshapesmonday rolls around. Circle Shapes Monday ☀

I'm always excited when #circleshapesmonday  rolls around. Circle Shapes Monday ☀

I accidentally shared my background screen with a list of words from the scavenger hunt on it. I'll make another one that can be shared tomorrow. Just too tired now.

I accidentally shared my background screen with a list of words from the scavenger hunt on it. I'll make another one that can be shared tomorrow. Just too tired now.

Here's a short (2 min.) practice demo I did to illustrate a program I've been using for some time for screen caps. It's gotten easier to use and a bit more powerful lately so I wanted to take this opportunity to share it again.

Here's a short (2 min.) practice demo I did to illustrate a program I've been using for some time for screen caps. It's gotten easier to use and a bit more powerful lately so I wanted to take this opportunity to share it again.

http://www.screenpresso.com/ Has free and paid versions available. I guess the paid one is better, but the free one has suited me just fine. It's always there, just a mouse click away and does screen grabs or videos too. 

The program I have open is GIMP. I use the native Google photo editing tools for some things and Pixlr for more involved stuff but for my heavy lifting it's  https://www.gimp.org/ because it's free and open sourced and it does everything (and more) that I can even imagine.

Anyhow- comments, criticism and questions are as always welcome. 
P.S. Billy Geiger have you considered using a newer version of GIMP ?

Hey You !

Hey You !
I haven't been active in the hunt but I (today) polished up #8 and put it in the box. How are you doing ?
oops- 
I meant:
Hello, How are you. I am fine. yadda yadda yadda...

Have a smoky 4-20 folks...

Have a smoky 4-20 folks...

#wordlessonwednesday

#wordlessonwednesday

Hi -

Hi - 
Long time no see. How have you been ?

I found a circle (shape) for #circleshapesmonday and Circle Shapes Monday ☀ at the Appalachian Center for Craft. This piece is titled "_Blow_" and was by an artist/student named Jamie Estes.

I found a circle (shape) for #circleshapesmonday  and Circle Shapes Monday ☀ at the Appalachian Center for Craft. This piece is titled "_Blow_" and was by an artist/student named Jamie Estes.
https://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/

Does anybody know why I'd be getting notifications like this? Or weather I should be concerned about it at all ?

Does anybody know why I'd be getting notifications like this? Or weather I should be concerned about it at all ?

Title

Originally shared by Gplus Expertise

Originally shared by Gplus Expertise

Here's a reminder of the image sizes on Google+:

On posts the best minimum is 800 x 600 pixels or 4:3 ratio
On the profile banner 940 x 180 pixels
On the profile avatar or square picture 250 x 250 pixels

The images on posts can be smaller or bigger too.  The  size shown up on mobile devices and desktops varies, small pictures may appear with the black bars around them.

(The smallest image without the grey bars appearing can be 497 x 100 pixels and the size that just fits the photo share box is 497 x 373 pixels.)

These sizes may not be the best when Google+ is used on a mobile app.  Android devices show square images in full.

More about image editing:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/109164280656499025716/109164280656499025716/posts/jTcX8FQVPqt

#Plushelp

#wordlessonwednesday

#wordlessonwednesday

Obstruction of Justice

Obstruction of Justice
A criminal offense that involves interference, through words or actions, with the proper operations of a court or officers of the court.
So - shouldn't the GOP be charged in the SCOTUS situation ?

“I think that porn has the power to do what Bruce Springsteen can’t.”

“I think that porn has the power to do what Bruce Springsteen can’t.”
Ok - now the shit's getting real...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/porn-site-bans-north-carolina-users-due-to-states-anti-lgbt-laws_us_570bd057e4b0885fb50d9a92?7ou323xr

It's that time of the week again :+)

It's that time of the week again :+)
#circleshapesmonday Circle Shapes Monday ☀

Happy #rustysunday Gary Posner et al. RustySunday

Happy #rustysunday  Gary Posner et al. RustySunday

Canadians got Rage ?

Canadians got Rage ?
http://www.newser.com/story/223227/rage-yoga-is-now-a-thing.html?utm_source=huffingtonpost.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange_facebook

The Boss cancels North Carolina concert due to HB2.

The Boss cancels North Carolina concert due to HB2. 
http://brucespringsteen.net/

Adventurers wanted...

Adventurers wanted...
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/obscura-day-2016-is-coming

#wordlessonwednesday

#wordlessonwednesday

I could have done this without resorting to Pixlr. I've been practicing with my speed light and bounce techniques. If the darned bouncer had stopped smacking me around for a minute anyway...

I could have done this without resorting to Pixlr. I've been practicing with my speed light and bounce techniques. If the darned bouncer had stopped smacking me around for a minute anyway...

Originally shared by ted kelly

WPP2016 - Week 14 - Silhouettes
 
+Ken Fowkes,  Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy ,  Robyn King , Rob Masters ,  Bernhard Rembold , Byron S ,  Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-14-Silhouettes

WPP2016 - Week 14 - Silhouettes

WPP2016 - Week 14 - Silhouettes
 
+Ken Fowkes,  Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy ,  Robyn King , Rob Masters ,  Bernhard Rembold , Byron S ,  Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-14-Silhouettes

Zoom in !

Zoom in !
I need say no more - just go for it...

Originally shared by Ken Fowkes

WPP2016 - Week 09 - Action or Motion

There's a lot of motion happening here, just to stay still. A hoverfly.
 
+Ken Fowkes,  Alen Ianni , Tim Kennedy ,  Robyn King , Rob Masters ,  Bernhard Rembold , Byron S ,  Francesco Scaglioni , Alicia Smith , Grandma Snyder , Navin Upendran and Mary Wardell

#WPP2016
#WPP2016-Wk-09-Action-or-Motion

I've finally found a breakfast juice (or four) I can handle !

I've finally found a breakfast juice (or four) I can handle !

Restoring data is far easier than cleaning up a hairball as you simply use the Catblaze web restore option.

Restoring data is far easier than cleaning up a hairball as you simply use the Catblaze web restore option.
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/catblaze-backup/

Trump said he had asked his controversial campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, to devise a plan for seizing power in the event that Congress declares Clinton the winner if she receives the most electoral votes. “Corey’s got some really good ideas about what we need to do and how we need to do it. Nothing is off the table. Believe me,” Trump said, “you’ve never seen anything like it.”

Trump said he had asked his controversial campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, to devise a plan for seizing power in the event that Congress declares Clinton the winner if she receives the most electoral votes. “Corey’s got some really good ideas about what we need to do and how we need to do it. Nothing is off the table. Believe me,” Trump said, “you’ve never seen anything like it.”
http://electionlawblog.org/?p=81406

Holy Cow ! The Google Virtual Reality Team has done VR one better.

Holy Cow ! The Google Virtual Reality Team has done VR one better. 
Actual Reality Headset is finally here !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkOuShXpoKc&feature=player_embedded