Case IH Red

We don't drive John Deeres on our place, so we really aren't "John Deere Green". But we are Case IH Red! And Heston Red. And Versitile red/orange. And Crustbuster grey? And Lord only knows what other colors of implements we have. Actually, I think we do have an old set of John Deere wheat drills that we don't use anymore.

And I was just having more fun with Photoshop here. My stepfather learning to drive a tractor here.

Playing with Photoshop

It usually takes me a while to decide what to spend money and gift cards I get for Birthdays and Christmases. But this week I finally spent the combined checks from last October and December.

First, I bought a new lens for my camera. It's a 55-200mm Nikon zoom lens with VR (Vibration reduction). It's supposed to be REALLY neat. It doesn't get here til Wednesday, but I'll let you know how it goes!

Second, I bought a photo editing program. Not Photoshop CS2 or whatever it is. That puppy costs about $600!! No, I got Photoshop Elements 6.0. And this morning I had a bit of fun with it.

You know how when you get pictures done somewhere and they are always doing some fun things to make you want to spend an arm and a leg? Like selective coloring, when you can pick one color or something to stand out in a black and white photo? Well, here are my attempts at it:

What do you think? I wouldn't do it all the time, but I think it's kinda cool for the right photo.