Trumps have a Ball! President and Melania arrive at Evening Gala Dinner in the luxury of [Trunc]

President Donald Trump has arrived at Blenheim Palace in grand style ahead of a gala dinner with US and UK business leaders.

He was pictured arriving in Marine One in a tuxedo with First Lady Melania, who is wearing a floor-length, pleated buttercup yellow gown.

Awkwardly grabbing Theresa May hand - in a replay of their White House meeting last year - Trump was treated to a fanfare welcome by the Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards bands.

The president was also given a performance of Amazing Grace featuring a bagpipe solo.

The magnificent English country house, which was built in the early 18th century, was the ancestral seat of Sir Winston Churchill, who was born there in 1874.

President Trump arrived at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is in Oxfordshire, in his helicopter at about 7.50pm tonight before being greeted by Theresa May.

He is expected to be given a tour of Blenheim's grounds by the 12th Duke of Marlborough, Jamie Blandford - also known as Jamie Spencer-Churchill.

Albion, thanks. So pleased to hear you like it.

Actually, this is one of the simplest techniques using GIMP, the free alternative to Photoshop.

There are dozens of instructional videos on YouTube that show you how to cut out a person from a background.

Download GIMP and install it on your PC. Then check out this video (as an example).

When I do these memes, I spend most of my time figuring out the composition of the image.

The idea is to let the pictures you find guide you to the best composition. You are very unlikely to use your original idea. Let the associative power of the Google Image collection steer you to something you like.

I spent 30 minutes on Goggle trying to find the right background. I always search for Large sized photos and you can specify that search in Google Images.

Liz commented the dress looked Grecian. I thought so too, so my thought process went through stages until I found a picture I found suitable:

First I looked for a background with Helen of Troy (the face who launched a thousand ships).
Then... I searched for ancient Greek people at a festival
Next I thought I would put Melania in as a statue in a museum with people gazing at her.
Finally I settled on the idea of Venus de Milo, but I still had difficulty finding the perfect image -- one that didn't have a bunch of tourists gawking around and taking selfies.

This process is a lot of fun. And once you get hooked, you'll want to do more.

Best of all, FR is an appreciative audience for displaying your images!

Finally, last year I made an instructional video of my own on the process of creating memes. The video is on YouTube and the title is Making Deplorable Art.

DH complains he sees her smile so little;

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I think this is Melania's training as a model. Some of these brilliant shots we're seeing with the yellow chiffon dress would not be so arresting if she was smiling.

She takes her role as First Lady very seriously. There's a time to show inner strength and decorum.

That's not to say we don't love a smile. We do! And when Melania smiles, it's a double treat because you know it's genuine and not faked.

Ask your hubby about this photo when you have a chance. Can we reads thoughts? I wonder what Melania is communicating to the VSG at that moment.

Color does strange things in different settings, in different sorts of light.

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Wonderful observation. I can believe that the time of day and the likelihood of a sunny day and the afternoon's better light for photography played a role.

Melania is bringing back -- not just haute couture -- but also a greater appreciation for fashion among we deplorable families who would never spend $5,000 for a dress.

She's a one-woman Army defending Western fashion -- and graciousness.

And like her husband, she is thoroughly unpredictable and willing to innovate!

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