A few layers later (Find Edges with Gaussian Blur and blending modes) I added the Pintail and desaturated him and did edges. Some dodging for a slight fog effect. Hope you guys like it!
I like it, too and that kind of surprises me because I'm big on high contrast images which this obviously is not. It's so three-dimensional and detailed that I can't help but get lost in it (and I mean that in a good way!)
For me, I'd like to see you separate the greenery of the trees from the BG with a bit more color in that section to further enhance the 3-D effect. Love the addition of the pintail in the foreground. Nice!
Will be neat seeing what you will be doing soon with that IR camera Fabs !!! Lovely image !!! Bringing in the duck does give the image an anchoring point !!!
i know where that was taken!!!! one word......SWEET!! love the addition of the duck. really solidifies the image!! btw..i found an older image you made, called In the Land of Pink. WOW what an awesome creation!!!