tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50664558682112895032024-03-13T04:49:50.985+00:00Ellen McDermottArtist with a camera living and working in IrelandEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.comBlogger435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-12583349245409583452020-09-13T11:12:00.003+00:002020-09-13T11:12:59.236+00:00Buy My Work Here<p><br /></p>
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It's the end of another year and January 2019 will mark my 15th year since I first took up a camera and found my passion in creative photography.<br />
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What a long way I have come since then and what a journey it's been.<br />
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A couple of months ago my website got hacked and no matter what I did the hackers broke in time and time again and my hosting server refused to host my website so I was forced to shut it down and now I have to create a new one. All. Over. Again.<br />
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This shutting down of my website is a little bitter sweet as I created it from scratch, learning code so I could have it just the way I liked though that often meant putting in many hours; having to look up youtube tutorials on css scripts and code every 10 minutes. On the other hand, it gives me a chance to start again afresh, a new year, a new website, new work and who knows what the coming years ahead will bring along with all that.<br />
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So upwards and onwards, I'm going to be posting here for the foreseeable future or at least until I have my new website up and running.<br />
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Have a lovely Christmas and New Year!!<br />
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All for Love<br />
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<br />Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-52793267430729758232014-02-17T15:43:00.003+00:002014-02-17T18:40:12.561+00:00Follow Me on Pintrest and I'll Follow you Right Back<a data-pin-board-width="400" data-pin-do="embedUser" data-pin-scale-height="200" data-pin-scale-width="80" href="http://www.pinterest.com/ellenmcdermott/"> Visit E!!en 's profile on Pinterest.</a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-3266863301641592122013-09-29T11:33:00.001+00:002013-09-29T11:33:45.226+00:00Slipping into the unknown<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/9983807946/" title="Slipping into the unknown"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7376/9983807946_dc56aab984.jpg" alt="Slipping into the unknown by '_ellen_'" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/9983807946/">Slipping into the unknown</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/">'_ellen_'</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>I'm holding a workshop for photoshop and other ways to manipulate a photograph. I'll be adding a page to my website soon and all the information about it can be found there.</p>Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-56814608239027037862013-07-12T09:53:00.001+00:002013-07-12T09:58:16.867+00:00Anna Livia Pleurabelle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is the before and after of this image which I've called Anna Livia Pleurabelle after James Joyces character in Finnegans Wake. I used layers and layers here. Possibly 30 or so to achieve the effect here. I'm really happy with the colours here and love the burst of electric blue the fish give to the finished image.<br />
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Speaking of layers, I'm giving a weekend workshop in November '13 on Layers and Textures so if you're interested get in touch with me. A knowledge of your way around Photoshop is required for this workshop. We'll have a couple of hours shooting models and the rest of the time we will spend editing the shots we've taken over the next day and a half. If you have no photoshop and are interested in seeing whether or not you enjoy making art from your photos then do what I did and download Gimp which is a free platform similar to photoshop. I also do beginner workshops throughout the year so do contact me if you're interested in that eitherEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-14321559760094221002012-06-01T16:36:00.003+00:002012-06-01T16:36:54.136+00:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the before and after of the shot I took of Rosyln. I asked her to stand in front of a white wall so that I could change the background to whatever I liked. I thought I'd keep it simple in the end and just make her the center of attraction. I made her hat a little more raised height wise and I extended her skirt material to cover more of the front of her body and I changed the colour of it from blue to purple because purple is a complimentary colour to the yellow gold on her eyes and arm.<br />
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Here is the before and after of Rosyln who was body painted. Unfortunately the body painter ran out of time and asked me to do a little improvisation. It was a quick shoot, taking just under an hour and we hadn't planned on the open topped Dublin tourist vehicles that kept passing us being there on a quiet Sunday afternoon ;-) </div>Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-452129625265849672012-05-22T09:04:00.000+00:002016-09-08T21:51:16.551+00:00My Exhibition in Tinakilly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So this is a photo of my very good friend Deidre Barry. She curated my show for me in Tinakilly House Hotel and was there from the very start to the very end. She has excellent taste and style (if you saw her house you'd know what I mean) and she knew just which images to hang where and made the whole thing look effortless as she tied knot after knot in catgut to get an image to hang just right. </div>
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There was a great turnout for the Festival Launch and for my exhibition and it was great to see some of my fellow flickr friends along with my friends and family turn up. Thanks everyone for coming along. You really made my day and to those of you who helped and offered to help, you know who you are, thanks so much. I really appreciate it. The photo above is one of my Mum and Dad and my four lovely girls who were a great help too</div>
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Now its back to the drawing board to start work on some new images for my next exhibition whenever and wherever that may be and to get going on processing the photos from some of the photo shoots that I've done recently.<br />
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It was exciting to see my image being used for the dustcover of a book.
The editor told me that he would send me a couple of copies so I'm looking forward to seeing those.<br />
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Besides organizing which images I'm going to use for an upcoming exhibition I've mostly been procrastinating because, well because that's what I do best of course.<br />
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I've one, two, three, four separate shoots that I've worked on recently still in the pipeline work wise.
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But I do have plans and hope to have them all finished by the end of the week so to my lovely children; farewellEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-58129249771173674812012-04-18T00:10:00.006+00:002012-04-19T11:34:12.416+00:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/6942829390/" title="Untitled by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7260/6942829390_5b555a12ab_z.jpg" width="640" height="478" alt="Untitled"></a><br /><br />This was inspired by a magazine advertisement I saw while reading on an aeroplane last month. In the advert here was a girl wearing a gas mask while posing in lovely clothing. I saw no reason at all for the gas mask but even so it caught my attention which I guess all good advertisements should do. So anyway, I thought I'd do one myself and here it is. By the way this piece does not relate in any way to me or my life. Just thought I'd add that in case my Dad who checks out this blog every now and then gets worried about my state of mind.<br /><br />Below is a stock photo of a room which I duplicated and flipped and blurred to give it a little more depth.<br />This is my 998th image and I hope to reach the 1000th mark by the weekend.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oCOkjxw82dc/T44GwaR59GI/AAAAAAAADA0/xkWxuvwki2w/s1600/White%2Broom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oCOkjxw82dc/T44GwaR59GI/AAAAAAAADA0/xkWxuvwki2w/s400/White%2Broom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732526804447130722" <br />/></a><br /><br />Model MjRanum.<br />Room stock<br />Processing by moiEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-76865677842387425672012-03-28T12:38:00.006+00:002012-03-28T13:15:16.864+00:00Wednesday Part 2<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/6877599566/" title="Untitled by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6224/6877599566_76569b9b3d_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt=""></a><br /><br /><br />So I made my decision and did a bit of work of my own instead of working on my commissions. This one also has a story behind it pertaining to my life right now. Again I'm not explaining this one but leaving the symbolism to speak for itself.<br /><br />Having completed the above picture means I am only 3 images away from my 1,000th image. Now, should I do three more or work on my commissions ??? <br /><br />Decisions, decisions........Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-2367551890967872862012-03-28T01:08:00.003+00:002012-03-28T10:31:14.253+00:00Symmetry<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/7022458599/" title="Untitled by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7022458599_d0dc7a9323_z.jpg" width="425" height="640" alt=""></a><br /><br />I have to admit I do like Symmetry in my work which is probably why I create mostly square images. This one on the other hand I thought would benefit from being a rectangle as I figured it would make the symmetry, mirror and central, stand out a little more. Anyhow, I'm pleased with how it turned out and I love the contrasting colours.<br /><br />Like most of my work there is a little of the story of my own life behind this image but I'd rather not explain this one and just let the symbolism of it speak for itself.<br /><br />Today I find myself with a bit of a dilemma. I'm four images away from reaching 1,000 images which I've created for my personal portfolio. I'd really prefer to work on some images I've saved from shoots that I've done in the past and reach that 1,000 image goal over the next couple of days but I have two commissions I know I should be getting on with.....<br /><br />Decisions, decisions.......Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-4205262887897328102011-10-22T14:10:00.004+00:002011-10-22T14:24:12.377+00:00The Cold & InspirationSo the weather is getting colder and shooting outdoors is not so much fun now is it? It's hard work for the models freezing their butts off and frozen hands don't work so well on the shutter button on my camera so I guess I'll be doing more indoor shoots over the coming few weeks. <br />I often wonder how many times per week other photographers shoot. I usually shoot about 3 times a week and spend the other days processing what I've shot. Yesterday, Friday, I spent the morning making up a list of about 30 ideas that I have in mind to work on over the coming few months. I'm not sure if I will get to do every one of them or if they will work out at all but I find it helps me inspiration wise......<br />Have a great weekend........Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-63666221380244270232011-10-13T13:28:00.005+00:002011-10-13T13:37:58.319+00:00Gone with the Birds<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/6240225837/" title="Untitled by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6240225837_0c40e44d6e_z.jpg" width="635" height="640" alt=""></a><br /><br />When Brenda agreed to model for me in the forest I said that in return I would give her some headshots and some fashion shots. This is a headshot I did for her and when she lets me know which fashion shots she liked out of the shoot I will work on them and upload them here.<br /><br />I've been so busy lately that my diary is booked up until the begining of January 2012...<br />That's never happened to me before and not that I'm complaining just a little daunted at the amount of work ahead of me. Also there's a vomiting bug going around the kids in this house and I haven't felt the best yesterday or today which is unusual for me. I cant remember the last time I've been ill so I cant complain........<br /><br />If there's ever anything you want to know about my photography or how to do something with regards to your own please do ask, I'm only too willing to share info. In fact I've had a few people asking me if I would do another workshop. (I did one in June I think) So to any of my Irish contacts, if you're interested in doing a photoshop workshop some time in the new year do get in touch and if I have the numbers I'll organize one.<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend :-)Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-85611251158790184572011-10-07T17:16:00.003+00:002011-10-07T17:27:08.845+00:00Splash.....<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/6220509298/" title="Untitled by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6222/6220509298_6db35b2bae_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6-i932ow3b0/To803KXECMI/AAAAAAAAC8E/uDEdpC9T4tA/s1600/IMG_0144.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6-i932ow3b0/To803KXECMI/AAAAAAAAC8E/uDEdpC9T4tA/s400/IMG_0144.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660801378906540226" /></a><br /><br />The after is completely changed. I wanted to do the big splash of tears but I thought the jewels which she wore for another shoot would be a bit too much and take away from the splash of tears so I just erased them out. <br /><br />Model is Ciara and original makeup by Yvonne Maher and hair by Marie HickeyEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-17587210149221163512011-09-29T11:53:00.000+00:002011-09-29T11:56:12.369+00:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/6194443407/" title="chocolate lady by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6194443407_b780aa7b0d_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="chocolate lady"></a>Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-83956023117319196952011-09-25T12:53:00.003+00:002011-09-25T12:58:58.576+00:00Before & After ..........<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/6180629917/" title="Untitled by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6180629917_58cc9cb274_z.jpg" width="640" height="633" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s_xEONm23r4/Tn8kpXRppWI/AAAAAAAAC78/iHwYp-n7RN0/s1600/iStock_000014990240Medium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s_xEONm23r4/Tn8kpXRppWI/AAAAAAAAC78/iHwYp-n7RN0/s400/iStock_000014990240Medium.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656279950041916770" /></a><br /><br />As you can see I've changed the original ever so slightly ;-)Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-88225677714899106952011-09-22T10:13:00.001+00:002011-09-22T10:35:22.477+00:00Are Zebras White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/6165422569/" title="zebra by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6154/6165422569_1c291313b3_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="zebra"></a><br /><br />Before I discovered photography I painted all the time. One day I painted a huge zebra and put it on display in a gallery with some of my other work. It sold pretty quickly and for a really good price too so I was delighted. As I liked it so much I had painted another to put on my kitchen wall so I thought as the first one had sold so quickly why not put the one I had painted for myself into the gallery. So I did and again it sold very quickly.<br />And I'm sure you can see where I'm going from here. Two years later I had painted and sold about 25 Zebras out of three different galleries and I still dont have one on my kitchen wall. 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I changed her face because.........I can ;-)<br /><br />I tried to keep the colours complimentary throughout the whole of the photo to make it more cohesive. <br /><br />It took about 8 hours work in all. 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I like the kind of old fashioned feeling it has and she was quite happy with the end result.<br /><br />If there's anything you like to ask me about my processing or about my photography feel free to ask me. You can even do so anonymously <a href="http://www.formspring.me/" class="formspring-button" data-question="Ask me a photography question?" data-title="Before & After Plack and White Style">Here</a> <br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /> (function() {if (document.body.getAttribute('formspring-onload-attached') && window['fspring'] && window.fspring['button']) { fspring.run(); return; }var fs=document.createElement('script'); fs.type='text/javascript';fs.src='http://cdn.formspring.me/button/button.js';var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(fs, s);<br /> })();<br /></script><br /><div><br /> <a class='twitter-share-button' data-count='vertical' data-related='spoilertvmovies' data-via='SpoilerTV' expr:data-text='data:post.title' expr:data-url='data:post.url' href='http://twitter.com/share'><span style="font-weight:bold;">Twee</span>t</a><br /></div>Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-75954124303523770292011-09-13T21:37:00.007+00:002011-09-14T10:57:15.013+00:00Before & After & A Little Brighter ;-)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/6144797507/" title="Untitled by '_ellen_', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6077/6144797507_aa62f10af8.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dmh0C-4W6ps/Tm_N1NKm4kI/AAAAAAAAC6k/QxlxnBXYPbw/s1600/woman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dmh0C-4W6ps/Tm_N1NKm4kI/AAAAAAAAC6k/QxlxnBXYPbw/s400/woman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651962371324174914" /></a><br /><br />So as you can see I built out the sides again, I just love squares and the eveness of them when you're doing a portrait. <br />I've done quite a few dark photos recently so I thought I'd brighten things up a little this time.....Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-46108196918869072792011-09-12T07:41:00.002+00:002011-09-12T07:55:18.795+00:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aca31vYadMk/Tm25I8Ck1FI/AAAAAAAAC6c/_z7MM7fzu_Y/s1600/Adrienne_by_Ellen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aca31vYadMk/Tm25I8Ck1FI/AAAAAAAAC6c/_z7MM7fzu_Y/s400/Adrienne_by_Ellen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651376670626862162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AMgzAmQafpU/Tm25IoDBFiI/AAAAAAAAC6U/7sWcgyDZdxw/s1600/adrienne-200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AMgzAmQafpU/Tm25IoDBFiI/AAAAAAAAC6U/7sWcgyDZdxw/s400/adrienne-200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651376665260004898" /></a><br /><br />As you can see I built out the edges and the bottom of the original photo to make it square and then I worked on it.<br />Thanks to Sarah Peet for sending me the original.Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066455868211289503.post-15870966382175292432011-09-05T10:49:00.004+00:002011-09-05T12:39:13.668+00:00Soldier Girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mk7q9HYq5F0/TmSpkP1GT0I/AAAAAAAAC58/LSTn9WNYkj4/s1600/Soldiersx2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mk7q9HYq5F0/TmSpkP1GT0I/AAAAAAAAC58/LSTn9WNYkj4/s400/Soldiersx2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648826272819072834" /></a><br />Erics photo on the right<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BGUB74q-s8c/TmSpkXUBD6I/AAAAAAAAC6M/yxdGW8Is3hI/s1600/Master_jo_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BGUB74q-s8c/TmSpkXUBD6I/AAAAAAAAC6M/yxdGW8Is3hI/s400/Master_jo_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648826274827800482" /></a><br />My processing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XcvfBHZ2CRA/TmSpkf6q2zI/AAAAAAAAC6E/CelUt83aySA/s1600/Soldier%2Bgirl%2B500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XcvfBHZ2CRA/TmSpkf6q2zI/AAAAAAAAC6E/CelUt83aySA/s400/Soldier%2Bgirl%2B500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648826277137406770" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/guerinjeanmarc/6108098886/">Mister Jo's original</a>Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302314943484045547noreply@blogger.com0