I had not realized that you had a title page for your pages of the Lake. I would like the see the stitching throughout the whole two page layout and just not on one page. I feel like the slide-type embellishment on the left hand page takes away from the photo. I'm wondering what it would look like if it functioned as a place for the title and as an embellishment and having the photo stand on its own.
Perfect colors for pictures of a frozen lake. I really like the zig zag stitching on the left page. If it were me, I would add it to the seem of the two papers under the picture "bridge or the seven arches." These pictures are really very beautiful. The journaling is well written, too. Thank you for sharing!
Yes I totally agree with Amanda's comment on the choice of colors that match the modes. I also think that I finally figured out what makes your pictues so interesting. It is not very often that you see pictures from China in the middle of winter. I think all the pictures I had ever seen from China were of beautiful buildings, with flowers in bloom. You made me realize that there are four seasons there too. And you even make winter beautiful.
The Beauty of the Summer Palace is visible all through the year.
Kunming Lake January 2006
People love to skate or walk on Kunming Lake. It certainly is beautiful and you can get a really good workout on the ice. Once you get out on the ice, though, no matter how tired you get, it is up to you to get back off the ice without help.
Maybe the reason so many people are willing to take the chance is that until the 20th century, the entire Summer Palace and all it's grounds, including Kunming Lake, were off-limits to the common people. It was maintained at great expense to the treasury, but only the Imperial Family and Court and their invited guests could use it. Now the Summer Palace is open to all.
Created digitally, using PSP 9, Photoshop Elements 2.0, and digital scrapbooking files (like Ekits) from Cottage Arts.
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