Under The Canopy - (enlarge)

(Any visits and thoughts shared are always appreciated. Sincere

thanks, :)Gail)

Dear Gail,

Excellent composition & beautiful colors like butterflies! I like very much your work!

Best regards, Tina

many thanks for stopping by. I think I was messaging you while you wrote this Tina. I appreciate your kind words of critique. Wishing you safe times during this month of December. No doubt we will get lots of snow!

:) all the best Tina, your friend, Gail

You are every bit as much of an artist as you are a photographer.  This is fantastic!  I love the darks in it, but (at least on my monitor) I think you could lighten the darks on the bird just a bit.  Great work, Gail!  Hope you're feeling better by now?  

Nice work Gail. It definitely should be seen "larger". The bird is a nice touch.

Ah, Gail, you're back in full throat. This one has all the appeal and mystery one could want in a picture. Everything is woven together seamlessly; I wish you could show me how you do that. I'm always fascinated by the magic of your PS artistry. Most importantly, the resulting image looks as if it had created itself. It doesn't look manipulated or tricky but rather a cohesive and intelligent composition.

I didn't have a clue what it was when I clicked on the thumbnail, now I see butterflies and beautiful texture! Most impressive and beautiful work of art, Gail! Congratulations!

 

Best regards

 

PDE

 

As Jack said this is a kind of magic here,late autumn scene with mood for this season when all life seems to prepare for hibernation,is what I feel.Very good one indeed,compliments.

Wonderful image. Best regards.

A really beautiful creative result, Gail!

 

Hi Gail,

  Beautiful creative image with wonderful texture & colors.  Take care, Patsy

Great magic, lovely bird. one of your best, very weil done, Gail, congrats.   Many hugs. 

Happy Holidays.  

I'm sorry, I cannot give you a 7 and you know it but a 7 should be very right: splendid work, my dear friend!

A wonderful creation with an equally wonderful result, bravo Gail!  Cheers!

Christal, I struggled with the bird and after I posted I decided it could be a bit lighter. The original image of the bird has a lot of shadows and saturation depleted within them. I could only lighten it a bit in the body or it got 'muddy'. I think increasing the levels on the face would have helped a lot. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts with me!

Thank you for stopping by Chuck. So good to hear you enjoyed this one. I have been really impressed by your recent postings. You never fail to impress me with your abilities. :) Gail

It is so nice to hear from you. You are such a talented 'word smith'. Your comments always  inspire me to do better. I am so pleased you enjoyed this composition.

It does have some sort of sadness... It looks like remembering last days of summer... You know how to apply and post-process those kind images!

With all my best,

Grigoriy

 

Excellent work as usual Gail! It's always a pleasure to browse your portfolio.

 

Best regards/Sadegh

very nice blending...excellent compositing skills Gail...regards....David

What an extraordinary marvellous result.   I do like a good composite and this has it in spades.    Even the edging is really good.  Goes to my favourites and has to be a 7.

Warm regards, Jim

Wonderful, Gail!!!

Cheers!!

Gail! a beautiful greative work very nice composition-nicely put together and atmosphere. best regards janegbert

Thank you each one for expressing your thoughts on this image, always an inspiration for me to work harder!

Wonderful to hear from you. I have many of your images to catch up on!! But I hope to do better in the New Year!! Many thanks for your encouragement, :) Gail