Now You See Him, Now You Don't!

Here we are, up on Hill 88 on Wolf Ridge, standing in front of a derelict building with the graffiti statement "The Wandering Nomads Live Here" scrawled across its cinder block face. But who's missing from this picture? Ah ha, it's Dick Jordan, who was crouched down on one knee shooting the picture.

Normally, Dick could have only been in the picture with the rest of us by putting his camera on a tripod (which he didn't have with him), setting the camera's timer to delay the taking of the shot, and then running over and finding a spot in the front or back of the group, hoping he would actually end up in the frame. But thanks to the magic of Abode's Photoshop (as skillfully wielded by Theresa Fisher), Dick is now in this picture. (In fact, Theresa put him in the back row between Lori and Silvia in the photo on the right, but between Ralph and Clare in another version which you'll find in the on-line album).

Photoshop can be used for other picture-making sleight of hand tricks. For example, if you're feeling too tired to go on a hike, or you're going to be out of town, just e-mail Theresa and ask her to "insert" you into photos she takes of the hike. In fact, you could save money (and spend it on ice cream, cake, or popcorn) by skipping the entire hiking series, and staying home and watching day-time TV, but still "show up" in the hike photos!

If deliberately missing a hike would send you on a "guilt trip", come along on the hike, but be sure to ask Theresa to give you a "Photoshop Facial" which will get rid of all of those unwanted wrinkles and age spots! She can even dye your hair back to its original, youthful color! (There will be, of course, a small "fee" for those services). Just look at these "Before" (on the left) and "After" (on the right) pictures of Dick (who did his own "Photoshop Facial") --- note how very much younger he looks without those wrinkles around and bags under his eyes! (Sorry, their is no "Photoshop Liposuction" tool that will make you slimmer, but hiking should help you shed those extra pounds!).