New Beginnings

[Cheryl Slechta]

This is a blur of some weeds that I took several months ago. I positioned myself so I'd have a dark background. I thought I'd try some new treatments that I don't usually use - I used Glowing Edge, blended with Difference, then Shear blended at 50% so I'd get an overlap and then usm to retrieve some of the detail.
Thanks for looking.
comments & suggestions appreciated.:)

[Indranil Sircar]

Cheryl, your new treatment certainly paid off! I love this blur and the how thoughtfully you composed it. Great colors and love the flow of the weeds. Nicely done.

[Julie Kenward]

I think this is one of my favorites of yours, Cheryl! The sweeping angles of the grass and the changes from light to dark are lovely! I especially like how it's blurred, though...you can still see the individual stalks without seeing all the detail - really well done!

[Steve Adkins]

Great combination and discovery! Love the color range and overall result. :)

[Christopher Miller]

Very neat blur treatment, Cheryl! The grasses have a great flow, and I love the subtle variety of colors throughout the image. :)

[Ken Childs]

Very nice, Cheryl! Nothing to add to the comments above except how much I love using the Difference blend mode for OOTB editing! :)

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, Very nice blur and the colors are wonderful. The treatment adds a lot to the look! Nicely done.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Cheryl. I really like this blur. Very well done!:)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your comments:)