Theme - Open Week - GBH hunting

[Cheryl Slechta]

This is an image I took a couple of years ago (when I didn't know anything about bg, etc.). I used find edges
filter and then Topaz watercolor, then Dap watercolor to clean up the sticks. I'll post the original image I worked
on without the added dap for comparison.

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions always welcome:)

[Cheryl Slechta]

There's the original version with the sticks and without DAP.:)

[denise ippolito]

Fantastic! I love the colors and the soft painterly feel to this. If it were mine I may have cloned the one stick in front of bird. Really nice rendering. I usually don't like the border on these but this one just works so well!:)

[Mirenchu Fernandez]

It is beautiful! Love the soft colors and texture. TFS

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful painted effect, Cheryl. Love the border and texture. I might just remove the green spot above the heron.

[Ed Vatza]

Beautiful work, Cheryl. One would never know this began as a photographic image. So painterly! Again, beautiful work.

[Cindy Mead]

I really like the filtering you used here Cheryl. The pastel colors are lovely. The stick that Denise mentioned does draw my eye a tad, but I really like the effects you achieved here :)

[Patti Edens]

Wonderful work Cheryl! The layers and colors in the BG are beautifully done. They blend well together and complement the entire scene. I like the border too.

[Julie Kenward]

I'm with Denise on cloning out the one stick but this is a beautiful pastel image, Cheryl. I really love the color palette on this one.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Thanks everyone:)