Pixlr O-Matic

When I read the Pixlr-o-matic post on @NimishDubey’s CellShutterbugs.com, I was pretty impressed with the screen shots. The post was on the android app. Out of curiousity I just googled pixlr o-matic, and it looks like they have a standalone web app as well. And it produces gorgeous results. See for yourself below.

I made:

IMG_1398

into:

Oldish

Exactly the same image. Added a filter, an overlay, and a dirty border. It looks like an authetic b/w photograph taken in the 70s and accidentally found in a Kumbakonam loft.

Golden Gate – From Marin Headlands (Hawk Hill)

This time when I had gone to the Bay area, I lost out on a weekend, because of British Airways. I still adore the Golden Gate, and the quaint city of San Francisco. I would have hated myself, if I had not dragged myself there. So on the day of my leaving, I dragged my behind out of bed early 6AM, and off to the Marin headlands I went. Super foggy morning. Unfortunately a tad too foggy, that I could barely see the famed red bridge from top. It is a wonderful ride and you do get some other great views of the bay though. I had fun post processing these pictures though. (courtesy: ipiccy.com – my fav online image editor).

The flowers look pretty, dont they. Oh hey, there is the  Golden Gate Bridge behind too.
       The flowers look pretty, dont they. Oh hey, there is the Golden Gate Bridge behind too. (click to enlarge)
What ? Where did the bridge go?
                                                   What ? Where did the bridge go? (click to enlarge)
The other side of the bay. Fantasized in B/W.
                                           The other side of the bay. Fantasized in B/W. (Click to enlarge)
The proud steed. A relatively old Ford focus (it had 12K already on it when I rented it!).
The proud steed. A relatively old Ford focus (it had 12K already on it when I rented it!). (click to enlarge)
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                            The Golden Gate posterized in an outrageous orange. (Click to enlarge)
Golden Gate in Sephia / Posterized in an outrageous orange.
                                                                  Golden Gate in Sephia  (Click to enlarge)