a cautious step

comments appreciated...the stream comes from a trip to Alaska...been

questioning whether or not it distracts from the image...regards....David

man: falln-stock.deviantart.com

woman: faestock.deviantart.com

background: nathies-stock.deviantart.com

An excellent creative and original result, David! 

I think the stream fits really well in this scene....the girl,barefooted ''cautiously'' looking down at it wondering if too cold to slip down into it and the man coming up,''cautiously'' stepping along the edge,cane out and not wanting to fall in.Fitting title and excellent image.

Meilleures salutations-Laurent

thank you Ruud and Laurent...i'll have to look over the elements a little better for sizing...regards....David

...not less!!!

the stream seems to blend in very naturally David. Really well composed and rendered! Beautiful result.

thank you Gail and Maurizio...i noticed a slight error...somehow I changed the opacity on the stream which allowed the background to come through too much...it was corrected in a later version...regards....David

David excellent work great atmosphere very nice composition-colors -soft lighting best regards janegbert

Beautiful, enchanting creation done well.  Excellent work, David.

Wow! excellent composition, story and so lovely tones... Thanks and Congrats David.

What a perfect allegory in green mood! I like it. Old man and his cautious step and girl which waiting for something ... The old man without hope, girl young and erotic. :) Really nice. BR, Joze

Immagine fantastica molto bella col ruscello incantato! Nessuno lo potrà attraversare se la fanciulla non rompe l'incantesimo! Btravo!

Your unmistakable still so well seen from thumbnail,is a so interesting allegory in your work that delight our view.I like how carefully you work the image to have full impact,compliments.

Beautiful creative work. Congrats.

I sad it before " one of your best" but its time to say it again it is one of your best for sure. Pure prefection.

This is very creative and overall so well done. Am I the only one who finds the proportion "off" between the two figures given a rather close perspective between the two?

Ken, no, my wife does...that's why she drives at night too...corrected in a later version...thanks....David

thank you Janegbert, Wayne, Marta, Joze, Gianni, Radu, Andrew, Raymond and Ken...regards....David

No words!

PDE

This is really nice David. Well done!! A magical feel , makes me think of Ireland and their folk-lore .. :) ..

Scene of the eighties. 

1880 … 

David, Looking for he later version, I perused the portfolio. Excellent, creative work

thank you Pierre, Andrea and Felix...Ken, i didn't post the revision...i'll try to pop it up there but it might have to wait...my computer is being repaired at Apple and I'm using a backup...fortunately, I was able to copy all my files to an external drive...i'll take a look for it soon...regards....David

You said there were imperfections?  Well, if there are I don't think the viewer is aware of them.  By its very nature it's a fantasy piece, so anything goes.  :-)  This is wonderful!  The sizes of the 2 figures might be able to be brought a bit more in line with each other.....maybe the girl a bit smaller and the man a bit bigger?  But even this way it's pure magic how you put these elements together in such wonderful story telling.

thanks Christal...i uploaded a revised version...http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17969625...i made the man larger...i've been told that it's a good thing to put down an image and walk away for an hour, a day, a week or longer so as to see what can be improved...regards....David