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2.07.2012

Grenada - Island of Spice





We visited this beautiful island in January of 2010 and I took this photo from the cruise ship as we were leaving. Grenada is known for its spices: nutmeg, mace, cloves, bay leaves, cotton, cinnamon. We toured a spice farm and went to Annandale Falls. It was quite the experience riding a bus on narrow, winding, (I'd say treacherous) roads. Everyone, everywhere you went, was looking for a tip. It could have been overwhelming but we just accepted that this is Grenada. It is a very poor country and the last hurricane, Ivan, destroyed almost 90% of their spice farms. So many people were in dire straights - we didn't begrudge them their tips.

I chose this photo as the subject of a tutorial I took at Digital Scrapper.

Credits:
Photo... Sketch... Painting.
February 2012 Digital Scrapper Premier—©2012 Digital Scrapper. Lesson by Jan Walker.
Photo Mask - February 2012 Digital Scrapper Premier kit 'Count the Ways' by Joanne Brisebois.
Font: All Over Again

Tutorial available at Digital Scrapper



16 comments:

  1. grandmabishFebruary 7, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Whoa! Beautiful! I didn't get past the thumbnail before wanting to ask how you did this. LOVE it!

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  2. TexWisGirlFebruary 7, 2012 at 8:43 AM

    i really like how you did this. beautiful.

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  3. SusanFebruary 7, 2012 at 10:37 AM

    How beautiful! I hope this is on your wall somewhere!

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  4. DeannaFebruary 7, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    Oh my goodness, this is so unique...beautiful!!

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  5. Jo-Anna@APrettyLifeFebruary 7, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    This is beautiful - I love the effect!!
    Jo

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  6. Nadege,February 7, 2012 at 6:58 PM

    This looks wonderful, amazing edit.

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  7. RossFebruary 8, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    At first I looked at it and didn't know if it was a picture, painting, or a print. Looks fantastic!

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    Cheri

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  10. Seraphinas PhantasieFebruary 9, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    This is wonderful. Really like a painting with this gentle tones. I like it very very much. Kind regards, Synnöve

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    What a beautiful picture. I would LOVE to visit a spice farm. Your blog header is beautiful. Thank you for following me via the LF blog hop. I am following you back. :)

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  12. Evelyn S.February 9, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    First of all, this is one terrific image! Amazing digital treatment! I'm always impressed by cityscapes (and island scapes) captured by people on cruise ships. It's such a fabulous view.

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  13. Maryann @ Domestically-SpeakingFebruary 9, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    Beautiful! Found you through Linky Followers blog hop. Hope you'll come for a visit and consider following.

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    beautiful! I am now following you on Linky.I would love it if you followed me back. I really enjoy meeting new Bloggers.

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    Thanks!!

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