Lonely Expression

© Scott A. McDaniel

Lonely Expression

Uploaded: January 05, 2009 08:05:41

Description


A lone tree during winter expressing its inner beauty, since it has lost all its leaves.

Burned the ground and tree. Added a bi-color filter. Simplified layer. Selected patterns in tree and adjusted hue and saturation. Flattened. Viola!



Exif: Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/7999 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 90.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D

Comments

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe January 05, 2009

Very nice work Scott!! Jeff #1062279

Tammy D. Ferren January 05, 2009

Beautiful and creative concept, Scott! Love it! #6985217

Daniella Puente January 05, 2009

Wonderful and creative idea! #6985411

Cary Rogers January 05, 2009

Very cool twist on the "lone tree" image, Scott! Great artistic fx and wonderful sky! #6985574

January 05, 2009

Love the colors and the lonely tree! #6985589

Sheila D. Bottoms January 05, 2009

Very creative! Love it. #6985630

Ruth Grimm January 05, 2009

Very pretty, Scott! Love the stained glass effect!! #6985935

Anita Tykwinski January 05, 2009

Wonderfully artistic. #6986560

Naufal MQ January 06, 2009

Lovely work!! #6988761

Michael Umbreit January 06, 2009

Scott - Very creative! I like it! - Mike #6992591

Scott A. McDaniel January 06, 2009

Sorry I'm a bit behind on my comments. Thank you all for spending the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it. #6992722

Bill Knaps January 06, 2009

Very creative and beautiful. Bill #6992804

Martha R. Mazon level-classic January 15, 2009

So unusual and beautiful, Scott! #7037157

Scott A. McDaniel January 15, 2009

Thanks Martha and Bill. #7037244

Sheila D. Bottoms February 23, 2009

One of my faves! Big congrats to you! Good luck in the next round! #7199173

Scott A. McDaniel February 23, 2009

Thanks Mrs Sheila. Congrats to you on yours as well. #7199199

Angie Sidles level-classic February 23, 2009

Scott, this is outstanding!!! SO creative and beautiful!! Big congrats on your Finalists. Hope we see it again!! :) #7199214

Scott A. McDaniel February 23, 2009

Thanks Angie. Another good month for you. Congrats #7199260

Michelle L. Frick February 23, 2009

What a beautiful idea and execution Scott! Congratulations! #7202595

Kara L. Hendricks February 23, 2009

Congratulations Pictures, Images and Photos #7204335

Scott A. McDaniel February 23, 2009

Thanks Michelle and Kara. I really appreciate it. #7204381

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic February 23, 2009

Congrats, Scott.

Usman. #7205088

Colleen Farrell March 11, 2009

Wow, what a creative idea! Belated congrats on your finalist--and congrats for being featured in DD! #7271849

Angie Sidles level-classic March 11, 2009

Hey Scott! Congrats on your DD feature!! :) #7273443

Aimee C. Eisaman March 25, 2009

Super cool Scott! Reminds me of a stained glass window! Congrat on everything! :~) #7330267

Ali T. Almesri May 31, 2011

speechless compo
Superb idea #9437497

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