On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 3:34 PM, BlueQuoll <[email protected]> wrote:
> > You probably won't be able to find a lot of photographs suitable for > use as a theme without further processing them yourself. Simple > processing can be done in Windows Paint, more complicated processing > in Adobe Photoshop or the free alternative, The GIMP. > > Most of the photos I use in my themes are panoramas I have taken > during my travels. One or two, however, I have cropped where I've seen > the potential of a strip across a larger photo of a different aspect > ratio. > > I think it's all how you view the photo. You don't necessarily have to > show the whole of something for it to be recognizable — as long as the > photo includes some distinguishing feature(s). For instance, my > grandson had a photo of an old Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft > which he wanted to use as a theme. He rotated and cropped the photo so > that all you could see was the nose/cockpit on one side, and a wingtip > and fuel tank on the other side, with blue sky in the centre. But > there was no doubt about the subject of the theme! > > Dave, Thanks for your thoughtful and helpful reply. You point about looking at photos a different way is well-made and one I have taken on-board. Somehow I thought I might have missing something as it seemed so hard to find suitable photos, including many of my own from places I have visited. Next time I travel I will bear this all in mind. Thanks also for your link to Morguefile - I have had a quick look and can see some possibilities already. To be honest I have been looking at Flickr/Picasa for suitable photos but will concentrate on other sites now. Cheers, -- Paul Hellyer Wellington, New Zealand http://paulhellyer.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Themes API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-themes-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
