Visions of Dandelions

This first photo is the original image taken offline.  As a child, I hated the yellow flowers that permeated my back yard, and the white fluff that followed, sticking like thorns to all of my clothes.  Today, I find nothing more beautiful than the simplicity of the dandelion's seed as it is lifted into the air and floats away on the wind.  Each of the images below were modified using http://www.befunky.com/.

I love how this image depicts the image through the beauty of "pointillism."

 I chose to represent this image with a "grunge" tool, and I love the harsh lines and dreary colors that have overtaken such a delicate image.

This is perhaps my favorite image, as the floating seeds and flower are blurred, and the image has been converted into black and white.  The technique is called "pinhole."

The final image is created using a "sketcher," and picks up all of the fine details in the background of the image, as well as the dragonfly-like seeds.

I could potentially use the program in class for students who are creating images for their Thrill Ride Brochures to creatively depict their roller coaster projects, or images of their alternative energy sources as they put together their presentations for the class.