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Pop Art Selfie

on May 02, 2024

Adobe is sunsetting Photoshop Camera and along with it the Pop Art filter. So no more crazy pop art selfies from me. You can thank Adobe 😁

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Bridge into Nature

on July 25, 2014

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Walk into the peace of nature on this wooden bridge that extends into the marsh in the Rouge River near Lake Ontario. http://ift.tt/1noMnqV

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