WWYD79

My entry for the WWYD79 editing challenge. Trevor's starting image and competition rules are at http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/17313/wwyd79

A really challenging image from Trevor - but if it makes us think harder & experiment it is also a good choice!

I started with levels adjustment, denoise, and a Topaz Clean to simplify the slightly 'dirty' image. There is a strong contrast between the parallel lines of the trees and the twisted roots and to 'conect' the human form to the scene, I masked in a tatoo of the actual tree roots from immediately behind the girl. It might make sense, or not...... ;)

credits: using a stock image search engine ( http://www.veezzle.com/) I found some creative commons stock images the bird from skeletalmess at http://www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/4181591402/sizes/o/in/photostream/ the wolf is from Aras images http://www.arasimages.com/tubes/animals/animals3.html and the falling snow overlay (dodge blend mode & motion blur) from http://insightdesigns.co.uk/blog/2011/12/20/free-gift-falling-snow-overlays-12-days-of-christmas-day-8/.. The girl is from Dawn Allyn Stock over at Deviantart http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Rose-2-84188259

[Laurie]

OMG...LOVE this! So creative! The processing is perfect!

[De]

The results are incredible. Really nice.

[☠northy]

this is so incredibly, beautifully thought out!

[Terri Morris]

This is so creative. Nice job. Good luck.

[Kazzy]

Brilliant results! Perfect for the scene :) Fav!

[CK]

Lynn, what a fabulous edit, I just love it, the colours and scene are so powerful. Thanks for your welcome back to the site. Struggling to keep up already and only 2 weeks in:-)

[Daniel]

Very well crafted image!