Photoshop adventures, once again

I installed Photoshop Elements on my computer again today. It's a crude shock after having Photoshop CS3 for months. But really, Elements has everything you would ever, ever need. (Save for a healing brush.) Here's what I accomplished in about a half hour:

Old-fashioned photograph,
or post-nuclear winter?

Oh, NEW YORK CITY.

I wanted to prove to myself I can make cheesy book covers if needed.
I can! Terrific.