Scratch Slew

Tried to find an image that would work full frame. Thought this might dull the scratcher a bit. :w3
This is a small slew on the road home.
Taken late in the year as the tall grasses began to lie down for Winter.
In CS5 used Pixel Bender -Oil, Topaz Simplify - Wood Carving (sliders modified), Topaz Clean - Cartooned, slight crop, levels.
It required a downsizing to 19% quality.
All C&C welcome. :S3:

Steve, I like the composition and the scratched effect looks great. Nice choice of image for this.:S3:

Steve, this is a lot of scratching! So much detail we can't see when converted for web... Good image for the style and your processing worked great. I like the composition a lot! :c3:

Thanks denise and Kerry! Yes, the detail in the grass is what attracted me to this scene. Hard to show but that's life. ... :S3:

Just for fun... This is a very small crop (1/20) of the grass detail LLC... @ 75% quality, 193 kb.

Very impressive!

This was a good choice of images for the scratch, Steve. I think the modified Wood Carving setting from Topaz Simplify works well to create the scratch art effect. Repost works well too. Nice job!

Nice composition, Steve. It has a graphic quality to it. Nicely done.

Great choice of image, Steve! The level of detail is amazing. It also reminds me a bit of a woodcut. Well done! :S3:

Steve, nice work. I like the fact that it also looks like a woodcut print. Great detail:S3:

Thanks everyone for your vision and comments! :S3: