Before
Money makes the world go around, the world go around.
And when traveling inevitably some coins from those travels end up at the bottom of your pocket with nowhere to go but home as souvenirs.
A few contributions from family members, I have an international conglomerate of lost and forgotten foreign coins being held in a brass chest. Several of these coins made obsolete with the introduction of the Euro.
From the blue tropical seas of French Polynesia, to a secret 1915 coin from Cuba. All of these coins could tell a story. Italy, France, Israel, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, pieces of the world remain in my pocket.
I wanted to share with you what some quick editing with this Nik Color Efex Pro software can do. The image above is the original image. With some clicks here and there, here is my final photograph. Isn’t technology grand?
Shot with Canon G12. Color Efex Pro 4 Edits: Detail Extractor, tonal contrast, film grain, darken/lighten center.
After edits
For industry to settle in a country,
you first need electricity;
for electricity, you need some trained workers;
for trained workers, you need some schools;
for schools you need some money;
for money, you need some industry.
Categories: 2013 Project 365, history, travel
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 
With editing they do look like real money. 😀
Thank you so much ! I bet you’ve got some foreign coins floating around too.
Technology is grand Emily! After edits looks amazing 🙂
Thank you so much Judy. It really did make the image ‘pop’ didn’t it?
Really cool shot and I like how the coins pop in editing. You have a great collection too!
Thank you so much Tricia. Have to admit, that 1915 Cuban coin was a surprise. I have no idea how I got that one.
Nice job matching a circular quote with circular coins! And, it’s nice to see that photo editing can replace the hard work of polishing the coins. 😉
You’re so brilliant Jerry ! Love how you found that comparison. Any good coin collector knows that one does not clean coins. 🙂
Reminds me of this old quote – “money does not make one happy, but it is easier to be unhappy if you have money”… 🙂
Isn’t that the truth Drake? Thank you!
I believe it’s true… 😉
ooooo…shiny money! 🙂
Jingle Jingle Ka ching!
LOL ! Awesome comment Maggie! Thanks.
Great shot!!!
Thanks Rexlin! Great to see you.
Wonderful idea for a photo Emily! I find coins to be quite interesting and I have a few myself.
Excellent work on this too.
It’s amazing what the imagination comes up with when you’re forced to take a photo a day. 🙂 Thanks for your kind comment.
I’ve definitely accumulated many “accidental souvenirs” as coins. Love the editing job you did to yours!
Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy your souvenir coins as much as I do. Great to meet you and hope to see you back soon. Bella