And the winner is...

"Eerie Night" 

Chosen by the readers, "Eerie Night" is Irish Lady Photography's top photo manipulation of 2011.  It's a view of low-hanging storm clouds that passed just to the east of my house.  Between thunderstorms, I grabbed my D40 equipped with the 18-55mm lens and ran outside to snap pictures.

The initial photo didn't show the proper definition seen by the naked eye.  I popped the photo into Microsoft Office Picture Manager and played with the color and contrast.  When I got the clouds the way I wanted them, I then used another editing program like PhotoScape and used the watercolor filter to get the finished look you see here.

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Thank you so much for your time spent viewing and voting.  I plan to add more manipulations throughout 2012.  Please come back often to see the new additions.  There will be chances at the end of each quarter to vote for your new favorites. 

Thanks again, 

Maria