melueth wrote:
I think #1 is brilliantly pieced together. On looking at it, one could only think that you landed a very lucky shot, not built from pieces. Stories instantly come to mind when i see this shot. Number 2 . . . i'm not a fan of the wood grain background, and oddly enough, my eye was instantly drawn to one small dark spot that looks like a sensor dust issue. I know it's not, but for me, it just detracts. I do like the wilted shape of the branches in that one probably even more than the first.
Thanks for your time, Marylea! I see the spot you mentioned, and now I won't ever un-see it, so that will have to disappear
Glad you enjoyed #1. Those are fun to do! The "wilted" branches of #2 are the top of a weeping willow next door. A rather tame daytime composite is below (wrong lens; otherwise I'd have done more vertical orientation).