Beautiful garden. Adding detail in the sky really made a big difference. I enjoy seeing painterly images - sometimes they are over done (mainly with the Photoshop version) but your is just right. Love the colors and really like the way the effect worked with the fountain!   Posted: 03/14/2025 13:27:36

Hi Ian, I thought I had already posted a comment, but I guess not. The additions you have made give the image pop. I had a hard time finding a line to align to, but finally just decided it may not need levelling, yet I did anyway. I think a more symmetrical shot might hold interest better. It just feels slightly tilted. Maybe cropping the sky out would solve my dilemma. Maybe if you had a wide angle shot, from a low point I could feel more connected to the image. I just don't have a warm & fuzzy about the image as presented.   Posted: 03/20/2025 14:10:49

The effect certainly enhances this interesting decorative feature. I like the saturation too.   Posted: 03/21/2025 07:23:07

Ian,
I thought we had discussed this enough previously. Last month's entries were all really creative. To me, this is not. You have used only methyds that once can use to enhance a normal photo. I see no creativity here, sorry to sat. I hate to keep going over these aspects of creative again and again. It't a lovely photo but just making it slightly painterly is not enough to make it a creative image. Sorry to be so harsh, but I thought this point had been taken and accepted already by this group.
  Posted: 03/21/2025 21:46:29