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1. Using Photoshop. Open the photo you want to edit then duplicate it to serve as back-up just in case you got mistakes, then click the eye on the left side of the layer to make it invisible.
2. Then from the duplicated copy, I used the lasso tool to select the portion of the photo to be deleted.
3. After that, open the photo you want as the background. Put it above the layer of the duplicated copy.
4. Adjust the size of your background photo to fit nicely at the back of the original photo.
5. Then apply filter/blur/gaussian blur/4.5 pixels or more.
6. That’s it, you have changed the background of your photo.

1894 – The first successful production two-wheeler was the Hildebrand & Wolfmueller, patented in Munich. It had a step-through frame, with its fuel tank mounted on the downtube. The engine was a parallel twin, mounted low on the frame, with its cylinders going fore-and-aft. It was water-cooled and had a radiator built into the top of the rear fender. The bike became the first powered two wheel vehicle to be offered to the public on a production basis and was crucial in its move away from the foot pedal as the main source of engine power. Maximum speed was 40km/h. The rear wheel was driven by pistons similar to those in a locomotive. Only a few hundred examples of this model were ever built. Apart from the high purchase price, technical difficulties prevented the bike from becoming a commercial success. The venture ended up as a financial failure for both Wolfmüller and his financial backer, Hildebrand. Read more…