What a great day...for experiences!

I've decided to edit a picture taken by me in the park last year. It's amazing how many different emotions one single image can transfer after applying some changes using an image editing software (I used Photoshop 7).

 

The original picture, straight out of the camera. Since I'm not a professional photographer, it does not have a very good quality...but let's see what we can do with it! : ) 

 

After slightly increasing the contrast and lowering the brightness.

After "playing" with the color curves for a while and taking some advice from some very useful pages around the web, I've managed to get many different looks from the retouched image.

      Turning Summer into Fall.

      And why not into Spring?

       How about a walk under the moonlight?

        Let's make a sketch....

                                                                                                                                                                                      ....and colour it!

         This one looks like it was inside that old dusty box that one keeps under his/her bed : )

On a side note... If so much can be done with a simple picture, and an untrained mind, doesn't that make you wonder what could be done, with better means and skills?

....

I believe the right question is : "What can NOT be done?"

Enjoy the silence

The days are now beginning to invite you to take a wider look outside. Wherever you are (at work, at school, at home, etc.) step outside for a moment.

Enjoy the light.

The warmth. 

The wind.

Enjoy the sole act of breathing.

Allow yourself to simply live in this moment.

Time will not stop its flow, but it’s how we use it that matters the most.

If for some reason you are not able to sleep during the night, why not take a chance and let nature give you a hand?  Go to your window, balcony, or if you feel the need to, be bold enough to even go outside.

Open your mind

and

 listen to the silence.

Observe the city lights…  Emerge into the details of the landscape. Realize how everything is moving at a slower rate during the night.

How much time did you take to look at the sky in the past few months? Do you remember how the moon looks like?

My last message for today is : Don’t let standards condition the only thing that is truly and unchangeably yours. Your life.

The story of your life

Writing a diary might seem something that we only do when we are younger, but I was surprised by how therapeutic it can be. It might also be useful for remembering important events or dates. 

Why not letting some of your thoughts jump into paper (or a digital pageJ)? Maybe you’ll be as surprised as I was, to find out that thoughts do have weight, and how much lighter you can feel after taking some minutes of your day to do this.