2015-02-22

{Welcome to MultiMEDIA Splice #13, a link party. Join me by linking up a “planet”-themed post or a multimedia post on any topic.}

“Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there.”

― Gary Snyder

When you travel, do you feel like you’ve stepped onto another planet, a complete world of different sights and sounds, foods and moods, laid out just for you to explore?

Planet Amsterdam

Canal houses in Amsterdam with a row of bicycles out front

See also: Absinthe in Amsterdam

(Scroll down to see the source photographs and vote for your favorite little planet.)

Planet Aegean

Snorkeling with David and Daniel in the Aegean Sea

Planet Chicago

“The Bean” in Chicago, reflecting the skyline

Planet Brooklyn Bridge

The Manhattan skyline as seen from Brooklyn

See also: Birthday on the Brooklyn Bridge

The Photoshop tutorials below warned about having a crack in the center of my little planet (which happens when not starting with a panoramic photo), but I kind of like this effect for the Brooklyn Bridge. I experimented with copying and flipping the bridge in the photo below. What do you think?

Planet Brooklyn Bridge (Alternate Universe)

Planet Rappelling
Rappelling down a waterfall in Costa Rica

Planet Mykonos

White houses on a hillside in Mykonos, Greece

See also: Something fishy about this pedicure

Planet Tennis

Serving in a tennis match

For the above image, I played around with putting in an undistorted torso for the tennis player (my son David). In my other version, I didn’t like how the distorted left arm came out. You can see it here: Planet Tennis.

Planet Buddha

Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand

Planet Trapeze School

Trapeze School New York
See also: Confronting the Abyss at Trapeze School New York

Planet Yacht

Sailing in Greece: Yeah, this one didn’t work out, but I liked the mast and lines.

I made the little planet photos by manipulating these photos in Photoshop (tutorials below):

Please take my one-question poll.

<a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/8662370/”>Which little planet photo is your favorite?</a>

How to make a little planet photo:

(Video tutorial) Photoshop tutorials on making little planet photos: Full Circles make me happy and Create Your Own Planets. #littleplanet

MultiMEDIA Splice #13

Bloggers: Welcome to the 13th week of MultiMEDIA Splice. Join me by linking up a “planet”-themed post or a multimedia post on any topic. Extra credit for a planet-themed multimedia post.

How to link up:

Copy the above code and paste it into the text view of your post.

Then link up your post by clicking “Add your link” below. (Link up every Sunday.)

One more thing: Please don’t link and run! Try to visit and comment on a few posts that link up.

An InLinkz Link-up

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