Effects

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Messing around with some of the effects on Picassa, one gets to pondering how we see the world around us and what we make of it. Sometimes it just takes a small shift in texture to make us see things differently.



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Lynn Cohen said…
I agree. Shabat Shalom.
January 27, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Zevster said…
Hey surprise.. I came in to read up on what Dave has been thinking about lately.. A little dark but maybe more reality than I would like to admit. I like the " a street party in denile" or something like that...

Zev
February 12, 2012 at 1:38 PM
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