Rusty Lotus Leaf

[Judy Howle]

I really like the colors in this one. Topaz Adjust.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Judy...I like what Topaz did to the colors in your image and the reds against the greens are strong. It looks "otherwordly"....I like it!

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Bob! I came up with a good preset and saved it and I used it on several photos from that shoot.

[denise ippolito]

Judy, It does look like a rusty old leaf! Nice work with the processing. The leaf is kind of flowing to the right and if you have more on the right side w/ a little off the left that might be nice too.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Judy, I like the colors on this one also. I especially like the little triangle on the rusty leaf with the turquoise showing through

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Denise! I'll check the original later and see if altering the crop is advantageous. Sometimes I have to crop to eliminate other distracting pads.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Denise! I'll check the original later and see if altering the crop is advantageous. Sometimes I have to crop to eliminate other distracting pads.

Ya, that's what I thought but decided to mention it anyway.

[John Storjohann]

Judy, I'm late to the party...but I'll echo what others have said! I like the shape, contour and curl of the primary pad...Denise makes a good suggestion about extending the canvas on the RHS. You did a nice job with the processing...I'd be tempted to tone down the bright circular center of the supporting pad, just beneath your rust colored bad, so my eye isn't constantly drawn there. Nice leading lines from the bottom of the image...well done!

[Brendan Dozier]

Good one, Judy! Like how you framed the compostion, very interesting and unique, love the contrasting colors, the leading lines in FG and 3D depth to leaf. Good suggestions.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Judy, Love the soft colors and the processing. I too would like a bit more room on the right (if you have it....) The only thing that bugs me is the dead leaf in the upper right. Why that one and not the one in the upper left? Because it merges with the subject.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Artie. I'll have another go at it and try to remove the part that merges by cloning or painting it out and check on the crop.

[Arthur Morris]

Super. I look forward to seeing the repost as that merge really bugs me but I love that big leaf.

[Judy Howle]

Super. I look forward to seeing the repost as that merge really bugs me but I love that big leaf.

Artie, I cloned out part of the leaf on the right but I had to leave the crop as is because of tall stems in the water that I cropped right up to and the fact that I had already spent time cloning and painting over several in the blue water area above the leaf that I don't have the energy to repeat with a fresh do over. I also darkened the yellow spot in the lower leaf a bit but it didn't look too bright to me so I didn't tone it down much.

[Arthur Morris]

The repost is a huge improvement. Be right back.

[Arthur Morris]

Does this work for you?

[denise ippolito]

Nice repost!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Judy, love the colors and the repost. This one really signifies the changing of the seasons for me. Most of the water lilies and all pickerel weed has died off at Horseshoe Lake.

[Judy Howle]

Yes that looks better Artie! I tried that once but it didn't look as good as yours so I gave up.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Andrew!

[Arthur Morris]

Yes that looks better Artie! I tried that once but it didn't look as good as yours so I gave up.

That is good. Just some 50% Clone Stamp Tool work and a small Quick Mask.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks for the explanation, it looks very natural!