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    Default Winter Corn

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    A warm winter photo of our neighbor's corn field.

    Lots of processing and trial and error as I didn't know where I wanted to go with this image. I applied 3 textures. Some of the filters included Poster Edges, Topaz Detail, and several CEP ones.

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    I like this Anita. I like the vertical columns of the corn - they remind me of columns of soldiers all lined up in the snow.
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    Anita I like the textures and the rows lined up. For me it is missing an element, moon, clouds, a bird, something????, as an additional focal point.

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    At Jackie's request, I've added another element--birds. What do you think? I used a Shadowhouse bird brush.

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    I like it better Anita, I think it becomes visually more interesting, for me anyway.

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    Anita, I like the image. My immediate impression is corn abutting a wall. The tone and texture is reminiscent of the old missions in the southwest US.

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    Your addition of the birds is a nice touch. The OP was a bit stark. Great bkgd, as usual.

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    I like it both with and without the geese, but they're entirely different images in terms of what they portray. The one with the geese is scenic. In the first one, though, my mind is engaged as much as my eyes. I don't expect to see corn still standing during the winter, and I wonder why. The stalks standing there in the cold are the focus of attention, and they almost become animate.

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    Thank you Jackie, Gary, Nancy and Dennis. I enjoy getting different responses. It reminds me that there is no one right way.
    I, too, prefer the op. The corn did look stark, like soldiers lined up on a cold morning.

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    Like Dennis, I like both and agree that they are different images. Try flipping the image with birds horizontally to induce friction with the birds, as for the original, breaking format to crop the sky would make the corn a stronger element. I admire your use of textures as they always seem to work well.

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