Theme - Old Photos - Alligator Farm circa 1826

[Cheryl Slechta]

I guess I'll get things rolling this week. I started out with an egret from the Alligator Farm that I took this year.
I changed the image to sepia. then added textures from flickr (thanks to Barbara and Cindy for links from Texture
week) http://www.flickr.com/photos/2780555...7609803359307/, then added a
slight texturizer layer, added a small border and then an old photo filter overlay which created a frame (although
I didn't expect it to - but I liked it).

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions welcome.

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, This really does look like an old photo. If the theme wasn't "old photos" I'd suggest cropping out the busy top section-but an old photo would look just like this! Really nice color toning to give it some age. I'm not crazy about the frame-but again it totally fits the theme. Nice work.

[Cindy Mead]

this really had a great vintage feel Cheryl, with the sepia toning - the textures add alot too. I really like the comp to begin, there's alot to see and enjoy about this one. Very well done! :)

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Cheryl. Love your choice of the image with nice contrast. Very nice tone and texture. TFS.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and applicaton, Cheryl.

[Christopher Miller]

Nice, vintage feel to this, Cheryl. I think the frame adds to that feel nicely without taking attention away from the subject. I might like to see more detail in the bird, though it might just be my monitor.

[Paul Lagasi]

Very nice beginning..I think the structure in background adds to the old look of this image..toning looks spot on..