Theme: Peaceful Nap

[Christopher Miller]

I took this image of Socks, one of my cats, taking a nap on some hay bales. I loved how peaceful he looked. The effects I used were as follows: Orton effect, gaussian blur overlay, channel mixer, two color fill layers, two photo filter layers, gradient map, blurred the edges, a vignette, and a light pass of dry brush filter. Any C&C are welcome!

[denise ippolito]

Very sweet peaceful look to this! I like the orton effect and the other filters you used. The vignette in the UR corner looks a bit lighter than the rest of the image. I like the closed eye and the pale pink nose. The whiskers look good. Nicely done.

[Harshad Barve]

closed eyes and use of filters is so good here
TFS

[Indranil Sircar]

I envy Socks.. I wish I could sleep like that!!!:D beautiful effect and treatment.

[Patti Edens]

Definitely peaceful. I feel sleepy just looking at Socks.

The accentuated softness really adds to the mellow feeling.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Christopher, Like the sepia look along with the cats pink nose. Agree the the rt hand corner should subdued since pulling ones eye away from the face...

[Christopher Miller]

Thanks everyone for the comments! Here's a repost with the URC darkened a bit as suggested.

[Dan Brown]

This is "peaceful" Christopher! Your use of the orton effect is very nice.

[Dave Phillips]

nice soft toning Christopher....definitely peaceful.

For me, about 20% off each edge for a much tighter crop to
force the viewer to discern/analyze the at peace kit....focus right in on it!!

[Christopher Miller]

Thanks Dan and Dave for commenting. Much appreciated!

Dave, thanks for the cropping suggestion. I'll see about giving it a try.