Luckily the dogs were with her

(Happy 50)
Picture taken last month; used it to practice "magical" light effects.

Happy because today was the last day of classes. No more classes to prepare until January. Still working in other people's classrooms tomorrow, writing exams, reading papers, preparing all (sigh) the material for everyone to use next semester, but I feel strangely light and bouncy since I don't have to teach. I actually watched a you-tube video on one way to make the above type of picture. Goal: figure out how to have a lighter touch with coloring

[summerfield]

is she sinking or sitting on the leaves? i'm hopeless with the tutorials, i don't get them most of the time. very nice processing.

[Bill Fenske]

Magical!

[Linda Plummer]

You're coming along way in your photography and processing. Nicely done. What program do you use?

[Linda Plummer]

Or should I say What software do you use?

[Gabrielle Snyder]

Lovely shot and processing!

[Francoise]

@lindamp5 I use the GIMP. which is a free share-ware version of photoshop
@summerfield in real life she was sitting in the leaves... now that the weird light has arrived, who know what might have happened.

[Richard Sayer]

I'm enjoying your experimentations Françoise and really looking forward to seeing how your 'Month of Magic' works out... great idea for a theme!

[Annie D]

A lovely effect and i must look into such wonderful notions

[Joyce]

Beautiful and magical Francoise

[gloria jones]

Great shot, composition, light effect

[Darinka]

Really magical!Great experiment with chasing the light!

[Lisa Poland]

Beautiful!

[pam]

wonderfully magically

[GaryW]

Nice effect.

[Taffy]

Wonderfully imaginative scene!

[Joan Robillard]

Really cool.

[Denise Wood]

favtastic :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Love this one! I could see either of my granddaughters in this shot! fav