Cypress Tree on Cypress Creek

Taken near the Wimberley town square from the bridge over Cypress Creek last weekend.

Title: "Cypress Creek"

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Taken with my Conon 40D and Canon 17-55 f/2.8 zoom lens. Post-processing: Photoshop CS3 > Exposure and Contrast adjusted using Topaz Adjust Plugin > Merge Visible to New Layer and darken using Levels Adjustment Layer > added a mask clipped to the Levels Adjustment Layer and used the Gradient tool on the mask to gradually block the Levels Adjustment toward the center of the image (making the photo brighter in the center where the main tree is).

Update on Bailout Rant from Yesterday: The Senate passed their version of the Bailout yesterday. Only 25 of the idiots got it right by voting No. The 2 idiot Senators from Texas both voted Yes and have insured that I will vote for their opponents in their next elections. This in spite of growing public opinion against the Bailout which is of course why our idiot politicians and our idiot President are pushing so hard to pass this bill quickly. It will never pass if the American people are given adequate time to gain an understanding of the problem and to get a good hard look at the bill itself! God save us from our elected officials!