~ front page image adjustment courtesy of from the ground [w]:

1. adjusted brightness/contrast on portion of original image
2. copy/pasted rectangular fragment of GermSniper.jpg
3. adjusted transparency of GermSniper.jpg
4. copy/pasted magic wanded fragments of biz.jpg
5. adjusted transparency of biz.jpg

6. deleted comblike selection @ top of GermSniper.jpg
7. adjusted color balance of comblike selection @ top of biz.jpg
8. copy/pasted magic wanded fragment of holocaust_museum_cashier.jpg
9. adjusted color balance of gridlike selection @ top of
holocaust_museum_cashier.jpg
10. adjusted color balance of entire holocaust_museum_cashier.jpg
11. flattened layers.
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