This image was taken this past fall on our voyage back to the Midwest. It was shot in a small state wildlife area near Theresa, Wisconsin, where I use to enjoy many days of shooting images of the geese that came there on their migrations.
Modification in CS4 included; Fractalius, Topaz Simplify and other normal PS image adjustments. I overlayed the Fract layer image on the original and added the Simplify layer to get the desired vision.
Very creative and beautiful abstract. Love the richness of the colors. I almost wish that patch of blue sky in the upper left corner wasn't there and instead was a continuation of what appears to be a rock hill behind the trees. In any case, it's well done.
Except for the blue in the ULC, as noted by Richard, I really like this a lot, Mark. The deep red, gold and brown colors of autumn blend very well together and I think you got the tree outlines just right. Beautiful!
Beautiful autumn colors, Mark! I like the contrast that the bit of blue up in the corner gives but agree with toning it down just a little. Nice processing, has kind of a stained glass look.
Just lovely, Mark! It takes me right back to autumn here in KC (which I would desperately love to be in now that we're buried in snow!) I love the blue touches in the corners - they really set off the bold yellow to red palette of the leaves.
Thanks Jules for viewing and comments. Appreciate it. Personally I also like the bit of blue in the BG. Just a tad sometimes adds to the vision. It did to mine! Understand the views of others, but for me it was just the right amount of contrast for the image.