Re: Where were you? (part four)

[Ann_She...@adobeforums.com]

Linda:

You might like to try one more version if you have time.

See what it looks like if you let the background trees go dark (as in #2) and then mask the Cyprus' needles and pull a Curve so that they become the brightest objects in the image. A slightly more limey green would enhance the impression of new growth.

[Your shot made me scurry out to my field to see if my cyprus (it's about 15' tall now) had come through this rather harsh northern winter and hopefully it has, because the twigs are green when I scratch the bark.]