Too Tight Sunset

[Judy Howle]

I took this image Sept. 22 at Noxubee Refuge. The story is that my friend Jane and I went down there to judge the Friends of NR photo contest, along with Mississipppi wildlife photographer Kermit Laird, and I only took the 100 - 400 lens because we didn't get to go early to take photos but in case I saw a bird or gator at the visitor center location I could grab a shot (which didn't happen). After the judging the sun was just going down and I took this shot at 100mm and this was all I could fit in so I tried to do some serious OOTB processing. I don't remember what all I did but I mainly used a couple of textures that gave the red and orange colors and the blocky texture.

[denise ippolito]

Judy, I love it! The fiery colors and the distressed look are wonderful. I think you did a great job processing this. The light is nice. I might tone down the blocks a bit if it were mine but that is just a personal preference. Very nice work and I loved reading the short story:)

[Arthur Morris]

I like the colors and the canvas wallpaper look :)

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Denise. I really like the blocks showing so I'll leave them for now. :) I think I also used Topaz Adjust to bring out the contrast, details and color before adding the textures.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Artie!

[Paul Lagasi]

Hi Judy...I really like the image, the textures and colors...I have to admit the first thing I noticed were the blocks or maybe the one horizontal line created by them, but as you say you like them and its your image...TFS

[Cheryl Slechta]

Judy, I love the colors and the textures you used. From the thumbnail, the cloud looks like a hovering spaceship:)

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Judy, I got the spaceship vibe too! I really like the dark red/orange colors and that back-lit cloud is great. I like how you have just a bit of the tree line at the bottom. Nice!