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April 5, 2012

Truly goes for a swim...

Truly Nolen has a number of antique cars parked around town.  I've been taking pictures of as many as I can find.  It's been a treasure hunt!

Photoshop Elements is an amazing photo editing tool.  I have been having a great time combining pictures, applying layer masks, blending modes and textures.

Using a Wacom tablet, I carefully "cut out" the car from it's background.  Placed the car on the beach added texture, a layer mask, color burn blending mode, drop shadow and voila - Truly goes for a swim!  (Actually, the swim is over.  Now where did I put that towel...)



Original photo of car

Photo taken at sunset on the Naples beach

"Antique Farewell" texture courtesy of Pixel Dust Photo Art.

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34 comments:

  1. okienurseApril 5, 2012 at 2:10 AM

    actually saw cars floating the water at Dover in the UK one year. Tourists saw a dry spot to park close in and pulled in an parked. Evidently they didn't realize when the tide came in their cars would go out. Happy Easter. Thanks for sharing. Vickie @60

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  2. Cowgirl RedApril 5, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    Fantastic! You make it look so easy. It looks so real. It i very artistic. I want to learn Photoshop now. xoxo Terah

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  3. carol l mckApril 5, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    Excellent shots ~ Love vintage vehicles and always love the ocean shots ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^ linked w/Katherine's Corner

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  4. marijkaApril 5, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    I love cars and have intended to do more with Elements for over a year, so your post is truly INSPIRATIONAL! Thanks for a great blog and a kick in the butt. :-)

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  5. KiaApril 5, 2012 at 10:05 AM

    So beautifully done, Pat! That is such a beautiful vintage car, wow!

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  6. ashokApril 5, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    creative!

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  7. Ivy and ElephantsApril 5, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    Pat this is fabulous. You are amazing. Time for me to buy Photoshop for my Mac since I can't use my PC software. You have inspired me. I would love it if you could share this wonderful post at our WIW linky party. Hope to see you there.

    Paula
    Ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

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  8. HeatherApril 5, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    OH WOW!!! This is Killer! I love the car and i love how you processed it with the beach. Great job!

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  9. SusanApril 5, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    This is just incredible!! Love it...

    Now for a dumb question. What is a wacom tablet? I'd love to do this.

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  10. UnknownApril 5, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    This edit is amazing! I would love to see what your take on our photo for the Edit Me challenge this week would be ;)

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  11. tinajoApril 5, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    Great edit and fab car! :-)

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  12. LoriApril 5, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    Very nice edit!

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  13. UnknownApril 5, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    Love what you did with this. I need to become more knowledgeable with Photoshop. I am just visiting from Katherine's Corner Blog Hop

    Evelyn
    http://myturn-evelyn.blogspot.com/

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  14. ShelApril 5, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    Way cool!! Love this!

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  15. JeanieApril 5, 2012 at 5:00 PM

    Love it! What great fun!

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  16. A Creative GraceApril 5, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    That's really cool Pat! I love the old car, so beautiful and you've done a brilliant editing job there :)

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  17. DeborahApril 5, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    fantastic! you did a fabulous job and you had two great photos to work with!

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  18. PhyllisApril 6, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    Wow!!! This is great. You make me what to run out right now and buy Photoshop elements!! How fun!

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  19. SueannApril 6, 2012 at 6:17 AM

    Fabulous Pat!!! Love the photo!
    Well done!!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  20. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.April 6, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    What playful, creative and expert digital editing Pat!! Love images that make us go "Huh?!". :) Thank you so much for sharing your artwork and the process that produced the fab result with Photo Art Friday.

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  21. ormbunkeApril 6, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    Så fantastiskt det blir med att sätta ihop två bilder till en. Snyggt.

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  22. TerrieApril 6, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    So creative and unexpected! A nice change from all the flower images! :) Very well done - I'm inspired to try something similar....

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  23. MarcieApril 6, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    So clever and creative!! Love how this one turned out!!

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  24. SerendipityissweetApril 6, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    Fantastic! Love it.

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  25. Sherri B.April 6, 2012 at 2:32 PM

    Ohmygosh, I love this! So clever and surprising to see that gorgeous old car in the ocean...!

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  26. Lisa GordonApril 6, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    Fantastic work on this Pat!

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  27. IdaApril 6, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    Fun, Clever, Creative and just fabulous!

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  28. Monica S EngellApril 6, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    Wow! How clever and creative work! I absolutely LOVE this!
    Have a nice weekend:)

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  29. UnknownApril 6, 2012 at 10:13 PM

    This is fantastic! Love that you combined these!

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  30. Katherines CornerApril 6, 2012 at 10:21 PM

    Pat this is wonderful, one of my favorites for certain!Thank you for joining in the hop and for your bloggy friendship

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  31. ceeveeApril 7, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    Nice combination of beach and car!(from PAF)

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  32. kareninkenaiApril 7, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    Love that car - truly! What great processing. Thank you for sharing. visting from PAF - Karen

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  33. MarilynApril 7, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    Pat, you did a stellar job here. I love the car and what you did with your edit.

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  34. Geri April 10, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    A great composite piece - you did an amazing job of combining the two images.

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