.jpg "Juniper and Kansas Sky copyright by Preston Surface")
This was a landscape photo at the start. There was a bright contrast and the colors were questionable. There were also several sun spots I could do nothing with. Then I noticed the Juniper in the bottom left corner of the photo and thought cool. The Juniper appears to be looking up towards the sky with arms outstretched. I cropped out the unworkable and then used a mixture of softening, edging, and color toning to create a deeper foggier mystical feel.
by Preston Surface
9 comments
I really like the results!
Do Juniper leaves smell when you crumble them in your hand?
Last Saturday I crumbled an Eucalyptus leaf – the smell cleared my nose.
Preston, this looks wonderful!
Beautiful results, Preston.
Thanks Robin
Thank you Barbara.
I did what you said YB and crumbled the leaf like needles of a Juniper tree in the palm of my hand. The scent was that of pure Christmas tree.
Thanks Montucky.
This is wonderful. Does your juniper “explode” with pollen? In January, our hill country cedar (juniper) literally sends clouds of pollen into the air. We poor humans get what we call “cedar fever”, and it is miserable.
I hope yours is more benign. This photo is marvelous.