Theme: Old Canal Lock

[Anita Bower]

Lock 60 on the Scuykill Canal, Pennsylvania. Still works, opened once a month.

Processed in Elements 10: crop, skew, clone; selective darken and lighten; Topaz Adjust: recover highlights and simple details; CEP: darken/lighten cente; two textures: "Softly Blurred Edge" and "Venus Envy" by Shadowhouse Creations.

[Hazel Grant]

Wow, amazing it still operates from the look of it. You caught it on a good light day, too. The reflection is good, even through the mossy stuff on top of the water.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Love the earth tones and the framing Anita. Lovely work.

[Randall Farhy]

Anita, I like this one a lot. Rich colors and textures, not an easy location for natural light. I think the green in the water balances the frame along with the reflection, but to find the green horizontal space at the top a bit strong. Thoughts on cropping?

[Anita Bower]

Thank you all for comments.
Randall: I like having some green at the top. Maybe I could crop some off the top but leave some of the green. Would making the green at the top lighter help?

[Paul Lagasi]

I'd go with the green at the top, very nice image. Love the colors and the different tones in the stones and the wood. Well done

[Hazel Grant]

I think you need some green at the top. cropping at the wooden railing seems to me to be cut short.

[Anita Bower]

Thank you Paul and Hazel. I'm keeping the green. I'm always interested in the differences in what we like.

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Anita,

Greetings. A lot of interesting elements, the dark reflection, the patterns of the wood & stone against the greenery. I would be inclined to darken the foreground which I think would accentuate the 3D aspect. What I had in mind:

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A darkened layer (I used curves) with a gradient blending just the bottom. It's subtle... take a look side by side.

Thanks for posting.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Anita Bower]

Yes. I see what you mean. I think your version does make it look more 3D. Thanks. :-)

[gary ellwein]

Congratulations Anita