My Creative Side/Ruby Tuesday

It's time for Ruby Tuesday and time to post a photo with a little red or a lot of red.

A few days ago it was a beautiful spring day and I took the Jeep out for a ride. I had a barbecue lunch across from this old building. At one time it was used as a warehouse; but has been restored and turned into an apartment building with these red doors that lead to nowhere. Originally I thought I would use this partial shot of the building for a Sepia Scenes post but I wasn't happy with it. I had taken the shot in the bright sun and it seemed washed out. So, I played around with my software and this is the result - a much brighter Ruby Tuesday post!

<..................The Original

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Ruby Tuesday: Getting Crabby

Fingerpaint Photo Effect

The Original

An Almost Leafless Crabapple Tree

To see more photos with a little bit of red or a lot of red click on the badge at the top of my post to visit Mary at Work of the Poet. It's hard to tell what kind of red images you'll find!

Bridging the Gap - A Photo Challenge

Alice is hosting a challenge this week to post photos of bridges. You can click on the icon above to check out the participants this week or to find out how you can join in this week's fun!

The Memorial Bridge

(Affectionally Known as The Toll Bridge)

Circa 1954

This is a toll bridge between Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio. It accommodates two lanes of traffic, one in either direction. It is an alternate route to access Route 50 from central Parkersburg.

You can tell it was hazy and overcast here yesterday so I decided to play around with the photo in my image editor to see what I could come up with. I've been wanting to so something like this for awhile; but I hadn't found the right picture to munipulate. This one seemed to fit my requirements. Below are two results I particularly liked. It was a fun experience but I spent way too much time playing on the computer. I can see how this could be addictive.

A negative effect was applied here. I'm thinking snow!

This was a backlit effect applied to the bridge.