This photo was taken in December at the Malott Japanese Garden in the Chicago Botanic Garden (which isn't actually in Chicago, but in a suburb north of the city). I am still experimenting with processing. I used a detail extractor process with Nik Color Efex tool with Aperture. It's so peaceful and this processing turned it into the look of a painting -- something I wish I were able to create. I like the symmetry of the reflection which is amazingly clear in the original photograph as well.
@dauber Thank you for the fav and the kind comment! @vankrey Michael, maybe this is a place for meeting up at some point -- I know there are about 5 of us that have mentioned this (you, Junko, me, Daniel, Anwan).
@photodude Scott,such high praise -- many many thanks!
@danitech@olivetreeann - funny you should mention the HDR side of it. I actually bought the suite for the HDR originally, but find the other effects are more interesting. I have to learn more about the HDR one as it's not working for me at the moment.
Thank you for viewing and such supportive comments. I'm pleased that the processing choices made sense to you. Myrna, thank you for the fav!
@vankrey Michael, maybe this is a place for meeting up at some point -- I know there are about 5 of us that have mentioned this (you, Junko, me, Daniel, Anwan).
@danitech @olivetreeann - funny you should mention the HDR side of it. I actually bought the suite for the HDR originally, but find the other effects are more interesting. I have to learn more about the HDR one as it's not working for me at the moment.
Thank you both, Vanessa and Daniel. You are so supportive and I do appreciate it.