I made it with PSP:  & &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Flaming Pear / Flood:
FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:
Xero / Mistifier:

You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, it shows you always where you are (just click and drag) Have Fun!

tutorial tested by:

01) File / New / 500 x 300 px / transparent

Selections / Select all

02) open the tube: effeil2_soleil_030108.jpg

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Deselect

03) open the tube: beso_hotel_de_ville_soleil_030108.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

minimize it for now

04) File / New / 750 x 400 px / transparent

flood fill it with this FGC: #808080

Effects / Plugins / Flaming Pear / Flood:

05) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

 open the tube: seine_paris_soleil_030108.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Deselect

place it as shown below:

set the blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

06) open the tube: pont_bercy_soleil_030108.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Image / Mirror

Effects / Geometric Effects / Perspective - Horizontal:

place it as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

07) activate your minimized picture

Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
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Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
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Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

08) open the tube: forja_paris_soleil_012008.pspimage

Image / Resize: 50%

 Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:

09) Layers / Duplicate

set the opacity of this layer to: 34

activate the layer under it: Raster 1 (original tube layer)

set the blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

place it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

10) open the tube: nubes_paris_soleil_030108.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

set the opacity of this layer to: 70

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

11) Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection From Disk:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

keep selected

12) Layers / New Raster Layer

open the tube: Misted_A_Kiss_In_Paris_RM.psp

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Deselect

13) activate your eraser tool (X):

and erase the background within the encircled area away:

Layers / Duplicate

activate layer under it: Raster 2 (original tube layer)

set the blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

activate top layer

set the opacity of this layer to: 48

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

minimize it for now

14) File / New / 850 x 450 px / transparent

flood fill with this BGC: #c0c0c0

open the tube: marco_ciel_de_paris_soleil_030108.pspimage

15)  Variant 02:
if you don't want to colorize, continue step 16:

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Colorize:
Hue: 23 & Saturation: 121

set the opacity of this layer to: 56

16) Variant 01:

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

17) open the tube: deco_paris_soleil_030108.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

place it as shown below:

set the opacity of this layer to: 74

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

18) Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

Image / Flip

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

your picture should look like this now:

19) activate your minimized picture

Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Mistifier:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

Effects / Plugins / Flaming Pear / Flood:

20) activate your soften tool:

with these settings:

apply the soften tool as shown below:
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21) Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: Version 01: #404040
or Version 02: #4a4242

add your watermark and name

File / Export / JPEG Optimizer