For those who want to experiment with gradients again, try this:

a) Change foreground color to black, background white
b) Select the foreground to background circular gradient tool , ?normal? mode
c) Create a small circle in the middle of the screen (pic #1)
d) Now change mode to ?lighten?
e) add similar circles to the one on the screen

To brighten everything up, you could add a levels and hue/saturation (colorize) adjustment layer (pic #2)

pic #3: after use of filter / distort / twirl
pic #4: after use of filter / artistic / plastic wrap

Don't forget to try out lighten with other gradients!

Have fun guys! [bustagut]

Kalrog

you are way cool man.. thanks

Joy Foraker

I'm trying this this weekend even if the grass doesn't get mowed or traps don't get put down in the gopher holes. lol Don't U love summer?
Joy

Hey Joy, forget about this trick, because I took a shot of your grass and it really looks like it needs a cut! [bustagut]

jpfitness

[size=24px]Ha [/size] [size=18px]Ha [/size] [size=9px]Ha [/size] [bustagut] [bustagut] [bustagut]
I needed that Gaussian really did thanks a bunch
Joy - you had better mow your lawn or ......... [size=24px]Run for your life![/size] [bustagut] [bustagut] [bustagut]
sfm

Joy Foraker

Say, I think that is my gopher, looks just like him, Gauss, I'd better exchange those new traps for Squirrel traps since he's really growing fast.
or--
Sue, Maybe you're right, this is a battle I could lose. (idea) I'll send the cats after the gopher and pray they return. Mean time, I make beautiful circles using those wonderful gradients.

I'll keep you posted.[shocked] Joy

jpfitness

we have to wait now to see if you survived the weekend joy! ha ha ha
sfm

Joy Foraker

I sorta got stuck in stage three in the gradients, but with the worries I have with the gophers, I'm lucky to get beyond stage 2 and I'll have to toss in Stu's anti-alias brain excuse too, two....

a survivor hee hee

jpfitness

good to see the gophers didn't get ya he he he
sfm