xenophora's photos with the keyword: beach

The thick gray border and the beach scene are from a 1930s black and white photo by H.K. Job. "Royal and Cabot's terns. Air full of them. Battledore Island, Louisiana [USA]." Alas, I don't have the book anymore. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2950 X 3600 Pixels. Enjoy! :)

A little more cool, bright morning weather before the blazing heat comes back next week... or so they say. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2400 X 3162 pixels. See one original source here .

Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3000 X 3000 pixels. See one original source here .

Time for a victory lap, since I completed two pieces in one week... with 30 minutes to spare. :D Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3600 X 3600 pixels. See one original source here .

Some play with the "Dissolve" and "Hue" filters here. Fun to do. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 5000 X 3603 pixels.

Collage on board. Previously unposted.

Layers include, "Blur: Gaussian Blur," "Artistic: Rough Pastels" & "Colored Pencil," and "Stylize: Emboss," Other touch-ups, modes, and alterations with the Lasso, Eraser, and Clone Stamp tools.