Theme: Asian Egret

[Dave Phillips]

Asian.....in a Louisiana pond!

Please note: my images are not included in judging

[Dan Brown]

Dave, this is fine tuned! Chop, calligraphy, color and placement look good and balanced. The chop could be centered under the cal. but when I use my chops, I often miss my mark and this is good, looks real! I only wish for more black within the image somehow, but it's very good as is:D.

[Alfred Forns]

Really nice feel Dave I think the suggestion of more black is great !! ... nice stock image !!!!

[Mark Fuge]

Dave,

Excellent image. I'm not a great Hi Key fan, but this is a very good one. I like it. ;)

Guess I will stay out of this weeks event! ;)

How much for a 40 x 60 print? :D ;)

[Indranil Sircar]

Like this image a lot. Another vote for a bit more of black.

[denise ippolito]

Dave, This has a very peaceful,serene look to it and I love the monochromatic feel to it. Maybe you could add another thin border of black around the entire image in an effort to add more black-I'd hate to see you loose the soft feel to this.

[Fabs Forns]

Terrific presentation, the weeds are great and so is the whole package, very well done!

[Dave Phillips]

Thank you for the comments friends
I have been working for an hour with more black and it just doesn't seem to work for me at this point.
Maybe if I totally started over, but moving on to the next one.

Anyone feel free to try the more black
This is a bit different:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2ms3i28.jpg

[denise ippolito]

Dave, I would leave it as is-It's soft colored and soothing! I think it's great!!!

[Dave Phillips]

Dave, I would leave it as is-It's soft colored and soothing! I think it's great!!!

I think you are right......less is more