Bummer, dude!

Sadly, after starting this entry on Thursday, I read of the drowning death of Sion Miloskym, a big wave surfer at the Mavericks the day prior. He will be missed. The article for this image can be found here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/23/us-surfing-california-idUSTRE71M0MA20110223

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Fern Baby

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Whisk Fashion Accessories

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Vintage Postcard

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The Nose Knows

Poor "Schnozz" was avoided by the other elephants, but he couldn't understand why.

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Pucker Up, Valentine!

Happy Valentine's day, all!

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The goal to make a nice room.

It was easier to put Granny in a home when we could decorate it the way she wanted...

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Photo Manga

From this tutorial: http://www.psdbox.com/tutorials/new-manga-effect-2011-photoshop-tutorial/

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Renovated Walkway

Almost good as new!

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Bird Brain

Thanks to Catalin2 at SXC for the Sweater Guy, and Sam Bloomfield at SXC for the Whitehaven Beach pictures!

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Seer

She peers through the gauzy mists of Time and Space with her mystical orb and sea serpent familiar...

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A Squirrel's Gotta Do

What a squirrel's gotta do...Mouths to feed, winter coming...

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Lonely Blue Shack

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Jungle Rot

Eventually, everything returns to Nature...

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Sandy Slopes

Adjusted sand color with a blue color filter, and used Surface Blur to smooth some of the rough texture. Then trimmed the image to fit the ski slope image and changed the layer mode to darken.

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Shroom Beach Vacation

The mushrooms on Shroom Island are so durable, they use them to make furniture for the beach...

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Digital DaVinci

A re-interpretation of the tutorial â€œModern DaVinciâ€ by â€œGabriel,â€ which was lost when PhotoshopTalent had a server meltdown.

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Missed Me!

Not interested in being a meal...

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Fffffast Ball!

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Safety Column Planet

Safety is a big consideration here, watch out!

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Anemone Carpet

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Rainy Day

No external sources used.

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Surreal Flower

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StarMaker

Please see Full Resolution Image to appreciate the finer details! Young man image from PhotoXpress: http://www.everystockphoto.com/photo.php?imageId=5525367

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