I would like to start my manipulation assignment with a photo of the person who introduced me to the exciting world of Photography, my friend Andrius.  My earlier posts of Las Vegas were photos that we took together two years ago on vacation and then he later showed me how to apply image editing techniques to enhance the picture and make it overall more interesting.  Therefore I only thought it appropriate to start with a photo of the master photographer himself.  This first photo was taken just outside of our hotel in Las Vegas.  Since he was in a tunnel like structure I tried to put the focus more on him in the center.  I blurred and darkened his surroundings keeping his image sharp and well detailed.  I also intensified the colours to make the photo pop.