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24-NOV-2004

24 November

The Daily Double

I set myself a bunch of rules when I started PaD; let's see how long it takes to break them. One of the rules
was to keep Photoshop tricks to a minimum ... oh well.

I was not very inspired this morning; it's grey and gloomy in London, and nothing attracted my attention
on the way to work. However, the coffee tasted great when I got to the office, the orange juice perked me up a
bit and things were looking brighter. So my focus turned to my daily latte and bottle of OJ. The resulting shot
was boring. I attempted to drop out the background, using the Magic Wand and Lasso; way too difficult
for 8am. But I learned what you can do if you go crazy with the Magic Wand set at tolerance 3 and
then play with the levels.

I promise to do better tomorrow. Really, I promise.

By the way, Happy Birthday, Dad!

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Gary Blanchette24-Nov-2004 12:17
The tricks are what make the whole PAD/Photography/Photoshop experience exciting for me...
Larry Ahern24-Nov-2004 09:52
I like what you have done here ... my only goal with PAD is to produce as fine a shot as I can every day, if that takes PS ... OK ...