London 2012 Paralympics - and some sneeky Photoshopping

London 2012 was amazing, but pretty difficult to photograph. I actually used Manual Focus!!! to get these:

The player on the right is Brit Paul Davies who went on to win Bronze

 

Unfortunately, I forget to change my settings when I came out into the main concourse and one of the volunteer Gamesmakers offered to take a picture of us all. Sooo disappointing when I realised this was the only picture I had of us together:

 

I did what I could to reduce the 'noise' in Photoshop Elements, but it was still rubbish, so I decided to take a more radical approach. I sweet-talked P and R into dressed up in their Olympic Gear again and organised a photoshoot in the garden.



 

I then used the Background eraser tool in PSE to cut us out.

(Not the final version - still needed to tidy the background)

 

This, plus a background shot of the ExCel centre when we arrived

 

equalled this:

Not perfect, but good enough to scrap, especially if I decoupage our family group and make a feature of it being 'photoshopped in'. I can't wait to get started on a page or three about our Paralympic adventure, but I'll have to be patient until i can get back into our dining room which currently has no floor and no furniture.



Finishing the Scavenge Hunt Pictures at the London 2012 Paralympics

Wow! What a fantastic day we had at the London 2012 Paralympics at the Excel Centre. It was R's 10th birthday treat, but it was also a great experience for P and I. I took loads of photos, which I'll share in a separate post, but it also allowed me to complete Rinda's Summer Scavenge Hunt.

 

5. A train...

and a Tube...

and the Docklands Light Railway

21. A Picture of me standing with something that symbolises my nation - a flag. The photo quality is abysmal, because i forgot to chnage my camera settings when I came out of the stadium,  but more on this in later post too.

 

16. A bride. I'd given up on this one, but I found this as I was reading Scrap365 on the train!

4. A raodside stall selling somethinbg - lots of them actually - it's a Vide Grenier (Car Boot Sale) but it is in the road.

I din't get No1 A pier or No18 A Movie Poster (though there were plenty of adverts for West End Shows on the Underground) so I'd like to submit my 2 substitute items:

Heart-shaped stones from a bowl in my living room

A four-leaf clover - a sheet of scrapbook paper from my stash



I would like to declare myself finished. Thanks, Rinda, for adding another dimension to my summer.