Dear Jimbo, Jim, Glenn, and mid-60s Buick owners who like to get into the spirit of the holidays,
I sure don't remember why I started doing this, but I've been making photo Christmas cards featuring my trusty wagon since 2011. Last year was something of a masterpiece, but the usual problem arises: "what do you do for an encore?" Well, I decided not to even try. This year, I was simply going to take some photos around the local Christmas tree lots and make a card from that. Alas, circumstances conspired against me. Thanksgiving was late this year and the Christmas tree lots didn't open before then. The day before Thanksgiving, the rains started and never really dried out. Was I going to take Biquette out in the rain to try to take a photo for Christmas? It was time for a "Plan-B."
On November 22nd, Biquette and I were doing a grocery run when I spotted this 1955-56 Chevy pickup truck:
Opportunities like this don't happen every often so I parked Biquette next to it and tried to take some photos. Unfortunately, both vehicles has been parked to get some shade and that made photography very difficult:
I took one more photo that ultimately intrigued me:
When I got back to my computer do download the photos, this last image reminded me of two children peering over some bushes wondering what was on the other side. That gave me an idea. I put my various graphics software to work. First I made an horizontal mirror image to make for a story that would read from "left to right." I then dug up an image of our Christmas tree. Finally, I modified an image I had downloaded from an eBay ad. This is the result:
It wasn't what the card I expected to create, but in my life, it is always a good idea to have a
"Plan-B" handy!
Wishing all the participants on 65GS.com and their families a Blessed Christmas and a happy new year!
Cheers, Edouard
