Tranquil Woody

[Dan Brown]

This is one of those rare images that I could actually see where I would put my chop etc as I was composing the shot! The branch was there so all I had to do was wait for the duck to swim into the foggy scene (on my belly of course!). I produced twp dupe layers, one converted to BW, the other I ran topaz clean2 and then erased down thru both layers to the duck and one layer to the fall leaf. That's it. C&C welcome.

PS. I may want to reduce the size of the chop/calligraphy!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Dan, It's perfectly beautiful, everything about it is just perfect:)

[Dan Brown]

Thanks Cheryl, I'm glad that you like it!

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Very cool Dan! I do find that one larger yellowish leaf distracting, and I'd vote for eviction. Good work. regards~Bill

[Paul Lagasi]

Way to go sensai...well done..ditto on the leaf

[denise ippolito]

Dan, This has a very tranquil feel to it. I love the female of this species. I vote to evict the yellow leaf also. Nice soft branch to go w/ the feel. Very nicely done.

[Julie Kenward]

So soft and muted yet there is still color there! I, too, would lose the big leaf but keep the smaller ones as a counter balance to the colors on the duck. Beautiful image...so serene and peaceful.

[Cindy Mead]

wonderful! I'm going to go against the grain here and vote for leaving the yellow leaf in.. it pulls my eye upward and adds a sense of balance to the overall comp for me. The neutral tones really work so well here Doug, fantastic rendering :)

[Dan Brown]

wonderful! I'm going to go against the grain here and vote for leaving the yellow leaf in.. it pulls my eye upward and adds a sense of balance to the overall comp for me. The neutral tones really work so well here Doug, fantastic rendering :)

Thanks Cindy! I thought the same about the fall leaf. I also was seeing the last moment of fall before the long winter ahead for Ms. Woody!:)