The Wash - Dudley Farm

[Cheryl Slechta]

I went out to Dudley Farm this weekend and this is in the backyard where they did their laundry. It was a 3 image HDR and I used a Fractalius filter on it.
Unfortunately I clipped the leg on the closest table so I'll have to go back out there and retake it with a little more room.
Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated

[Dennis Bishop]

Cheryl, I really like this. The strong diagonal really makes an impact -- especially because it's separating the greens from the grays. Both colors have a nice range of tones, and the browns throughout the image tie all the colors together. Excellent application of Fractalius, too. It'd be nice if the rest of that leg were there, but I'm glad you didn't make us wait for that.

[Judy Howle]

I agree with Dennis' comments and I love the square shaped tubs and the matching color of the tin roof. Excellent capture other than the missing leg, and processing!

[Paul Lagasi]

Lovely effect..kinda makes me glad I was born in the 50's. I do the washing around the house these days..TFS

[Cheryl Slechta]

Dennis, I tried several times on the leg and I think it would be faster to go back out to Dudley and retake it Thanks for your comments.

Cheryl, I really like this. The strong diagonal really makes an impact -- especially because it's separating the greens from the grays. Both colors have a nice range of tones, and the browns throughout the image tie all the colors together. Excellent application of Fractalius, too. It'd be nice if the rest of that leg were there, but I'm glad you didn't make us wait for that.

[John Storjohann]

Cheryl, the layers of depth...from the diagonal line of the table to the first large tree toward the center, to the large tree closest to the fence...make this image for me. The filtering lends a quality of pen on watercolor...bringing out some detail from the soft tones and textures...nicely captured. I can empathize about the leg; I tend to compose my images tightly in the viewfinder as well, only to sometimes later discover that perhaps I should have left a bit of room to breath or that I unintentionally clipped an element in the composition...this stands up well, regardless.

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, I love the way you processed this. It has me thinking about a few of mine that could work with Fractalius . I think the composition is full of nterest and I agree w/ you regarding the leg. Seems like a return visit would be a lot of fun too!

[Maureen Allen]

Nice, Cheryl! Love the effect on the plants in the background.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Cheryl, love the fract treatment on this very lovely scene