Leaf by olivetreeann

Leaf

It was just one of those days that I wasn't really drawn to anything I shot today. But this shot from yesterday kept coming back to mind. I felt like it had all the makings of a nice watercolor. So that's what I did with it!
And you were right! Excellent effect.
January 15th, 2013  
This is really pretty. I can see why your mind kept wandering back to it.
January 15th, 2013  
Awesome
January 15th, 2013  
Not too much of a water colour but just enough to create a beautiful picture. The leaf looks as if it is made of copper!
January 15th, 2013  
@dakotaburns Thanks Donald! It's about half and half as I painted some of the original shot back in to bring out the details on the leaf and the background.
@lisjam1 Thank you Lisa!
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@maggiemae Thank you Maggie! The mist from the fog really brought out some beautiful colors yesterday.
January 15th, 2013  
LOL, when I came upon this I couldn't believe it Ann. Wait till you see my one photo for tonight.
January 15th, 2013  
Lovely processing. So rich and textured.
January 15th, 2013  
Lyn
I hope I can get around to learning to do more in post-processing once I finish my year, Ann - you seem to have really developed quite a knack for it!
January 15th, 2013  
Bev
Nice shot. It's odd to see a leaf not buried in snow. Nice color and texture. Well done, Ann
January 15th, 2013  
Lovely capture.
January 15th, 2013  
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! I will have to check that out. I usually click on the thumbnail and it takes me to that person's 365 album. That's how I end up missing a lot of your second and third shots. So I will make it a point to track down the other pictures. I'm sure this can be credited to "great minds think alike"!
@allie912 Thank you Allison. I carefully faded in some of the original picture with the effect so that your eye can't really detect the difference.
@lyno Thank you Lyn. I considered myself self-taught and most of the time I really don't know what I'm doing! I just try different things out until I land on something I like. I always try to make it look like the photo was meant to be that way because I don't like a contrived look. It sounds like a good philosophy, doesn't it?! But really, I mostly experiment. I don't usually start out with a specific end product in mind.
@prttblues Thanks Bev! The snow wasn't too far away though. That white band along the bottom and the white patch in the upper right hand corner was snow, but the effect smoothed it out so much that you can't tell that's what is was.
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
January 15th, 2013  
Love this! So simple but so effective! Fav
January 15th, 2013  
@salza Thank you Sally! And thank you so much for the fav! I have to say, it's one of my favorites too.
January 15th, 2013  
Perfect look. I really like it!
January 15th, 2013  
my reaction was the same as Maggiemae - looks like copper!
January 15th, 2013  
@cimes1 @eniaral

Thank you Carole and Laraine! I'm very partial to this one!
January 15th, 2013  
Lovely rich colour against a well selected background.
January 15th, 2013  
beautiful close up
January 16th, 2013  
@automaticslim @henrir
Thank you Andy!
Thank you Henri!

I appreciate your faithful comments. Had a tough day today in the inspiration department. So those kind words mean a lot!
January 16th, 2013  
Great effect.
January 16th, 2013  
Fantastic!
January 16th, 2013  
@daisy Thank you Kathryn!
@3whiteroses Thank you Angela!
January 16th, 2013  
I agree, this is beautiful! :-)
January 20th, 2013  
@vposey Thank you Vickie!
January 20th, 2013  
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