La Chua Trail repost

[Cheryl Slechta]

My DAP post that was lost. This is my favorite place to hike - La Chua Trail on Paynes Prairie in Gainesville. This was taken in the fall of 2009. I used Pixel Bender Oil Paint first, then Topaz Adjust Color Pop, then Nik Color GND, DAP Benson (on the whole image) and DAP Camille (on the sky only). I finished it off with Nik Color Sunlight on the flowers.
Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Cheryl, This looks like a beautiful place to hike with the large wetlands. It actually looks amazingly similar to a wetland I often hike at up here called Tiny Marsh. Love the PB work and the large expanse of sky showing as well. Nice one!

[Steve Adkins]

Love the treatment, mood and texture, Cheryl. Also reminds me of places around here... minus those special Florida toothy critters.

[Kerry Perkins]

Nice warm colors on the foliage and lovely sky as well. Nice painterly effect. I might crop a bit from the top to make more of a pano image. Looks like a wonderful place to be!

[John Storjohann]

Beautiful. Simple, clean composition...great lines and textures through the foreground...love the juxtaposition of warm and cool colors...you can FEEL the crisp fall air. Great capture.

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, This has a very peaceful look to it. A pano crop sounds like it would be another option. Nice job with the filtering.

[Judy Howle]

It also looks like some wetlands I've visited in MS. Nice colors and filtering!

[Indranil Sircar]

Hi Cheryl, wonderful image and I like the wide expanse of land and sky here. Beautiful colors and so is your processing. I like as it is but also wanted to see if getting a bit more out the sky provide another perspective... hope you don't mind. I selected the sky and used Topaz adjust.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Cheryl ....This image has a real presence to it! I think your processing is right on! You placed the trees perfectly!