Fall on the Farm

[Steve Adkins]

Discovered this abandoned farmstead early one morning a couple weeks ago.
Perfect time of day/year for the warm grass colors.
Decided to try out Nik's HDR Efex PRO on 9 exposures. Fun program with lots of presets.
Layered the result and blended with Pixel Bender Oil - Topaz Adjust - Masked Gaussian Blur for a "glimpse of the past" look and experimented with a Photo Frame at reduced opacity.
All C&C welcome.

[Dave Woeller]

This is a beautiful scene and the sky is just gorgeous. I like the combination of effects that you've used. It seems to have a nice painted feel. I'm undecided about the edge softness, although it does draw me in to the center more, but that's just my 2 cents. I really like the image.

[denise ippolito]

Steve, This is has a beautiful soft dreamy look to it. The colors and the composition are lovely. I think that the PB added a nice painterly look to this. Nicely done.

[Ken Childs]

Great job on this one, Steve! The painted look couldn't have been done any better! :cheers:
I think I would like it better without that soft edge.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Steve.

Like the feel of this image.

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Steve. I like the colors and the sky looks great. Nicely done.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Steve I really like what you have done with this autumn farmscape. It looks wonderful.

[Paul Lagasi]

Lovely HDR, colors, scene and composition...another vote for no soft edge...TFS

[Steve Adkins]

Thanks everyone for our comments and vision. Really helps to receive your feedback as I try new products/processes/combinations. :)