Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Photo Play

I admire the General Store in tiny Ashton and have been inside when it was under other management. After it sat idle for awhile, new owners picked up the business, and I have been told that it is worth another visit.

I like the look of it, but I have never been pleased with my photos.


I decided that it required a better location. Hmm . . .  how about a park. Can AI create a park around the store? 

Why yes, AC, yes it can and did. And it looks like it's on the water, but that is just an illusion.

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So that ↑ is or was the post, but I've played with other photos since I drafted it, so I'll append them since we are all gathered together anyway. You've seen them all at some point, but they look different now. What one does in the dog days of summer, eh?

I've blurred the background of the stiltwalker, and whatever else I did, he also looks more like a toy now if you look closely.


I also showed this next one not long ago, but I brightened it, made a border, and put a texture on the background. It looks much better now.


I got very silly with the next and final edit. I was looking at Dani's grad pics from last month and thought I could play around with the surprise element from her opening of the gifts by showing fireworks almost coming out of her head. The fireworks are also from one of my past photos.

Silly me.




13 comments:

  1. I always enjoy the photos you play with, AC. Great job!

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  2. Those are fun ways to play with pictures!

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  3. What fun! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Cute little store. The fireworks photo is similar to my brain after passing nursing exams. Linda in Kansas

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  5. Fiddlin' with photos for some very nice effects.

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  6. Photo manipulation is so much fun! I enjoyed it so much quite a while ago and haven't done anything like this in a long time.
    I am enjoying seeing your ability to 'wish' a new place for the store and ... there it is!

    :)

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  7. You've really gotten into this. Hope no one asks you to modify something more serious.

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  8. The store looks so much better in its new location. Can you apply to the civic authorities to move it?

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  9. It's really neat how you experiment with your photos, especially using AI to reimagine the General Store. Your edits on the other photos are also quite striking.

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  10. You are having so much fun being photo-god! These are very interesting and I like your creativity, So I am looking forward to more.

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  11. You have done a fine job on these. I like the fireworks shot.

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  12. You have the most fun with photos! I like that little store.

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  13. Reminds me of a few old general stores around here.

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