Magic Meadow

I do very little editing on my photos, but I thought I'd mess with this one a bit. I captured this moment while on a walk on the Flint Hills Nature Trail. This young buck was not as vivid in this composition as I had hoped, so I tried some different editing processes to try to bring him out a bit. This one was done with Photoshop equalize and Picasa saturation. Your input is much appreciated.

[Simply Amanda]

Gorgeous scene. Fun, funky processing. Posturized?

[Lisa Stein]

Very cool editing. It's fun to experiment with different effects with the right photo. Great, dreamy result here!

[Taffy]

THe sky is magical! And the buck looks ethereal. Like you wanted it to blend in a bit and come to attention because of the lighting.

[Kareen King]

@amandal Thanks Amanda. Not posturized, but equalized, then some additional saturation.

[Kareen King]

@pflaume Thank you, Lisa. :)

[Kareen King]

@taffy Thanks for your feedback, Taffy. :)

[Karin Hirsch]

This has a very magical feeling, lovely composition

[Kareen King]

@khirsch Thank you, Karin. :)

[Nancy]

It does have a very magical misty feel. the buck being slightly out of focus helps make it more mysterious...the sky is so awesome Kareen! :) Beautiful shot!

[Dakotaburns]

This photo does have the sense of a magical place. I like the result of your processing.

[Kareen King]

@nanderson Thanks so much, Nancy. :) I appreciate your comments.

[Kareen King]

@dakotaburns Thank you, Donald! :)

[Andrina]

I really like what this has done to the tree and the sky! Fabulous shot!

[Kareen King]

@andrina Thanks, Andrina! :)

[Yao RL]

The sky, the white tree, and the young buck are magical, like a fairy tale land. I would try to crop out the green just under the buck; in fact, I did a quick experiment using the snipping tool and liked the result – my personal preference anyway.

[Kareen King]

@yaorenliu Thanks for your input, Yao. I will try that! :)