Without the oak, nobody uses the bench.....
Without the bench, the oak has no job.....

Thanks for looking

Really nice shot, and very pleasant processing.

Nice shot Michael - It has a quiet timeless quality. I like the explanation as well.

Phil

Interesting. This is a collage of several images? I see evidence of photoshopping throughout.

I really like everything about this.

Scott Kroeker wrote:
Interesting. This is a collage of several images? I see evidence of photoshopping throughout.
Like what? I'm intrigued.

Great find. You captured a great mood.
Love the title!
Fred

ChiShutter wrote:
Really nice shot, and very pleasant processing.
Thank you...

Scott Kroeker wrote:
Interesting. This is a collage of several images? I see evidence of photoshopping throughout.
Nope.... cloned out a branch onthe upper left because it was pointing the other direction and tweak the colors and dodging and burning and that's it

Fred Miranda wrote:
Great find. You captured a great mood.
Love the title!
Fred
Thanks fred!

The left area is what caught my eye then had me looking elsewhere.

Is that bench actually that close to the road? Or is this a bike path? The small image is hard to tell.

I'd say work the clone job a little more and this would make a great office print.

Scott Kroeker wrote:
The left area is what caught my eye then had me looking elsewhere.

Is that bench actually that close to the road? Or is this a bike path? The small image is hard to tell.

I'd say work the clone job a little more and this would make a great office print.
Local bike path

Nice shot Mike. I like the mood. The looming oak seems to be just waiting for a bench visitor to impart some wisdom.

I see little to no Photoshop aside from a slight saturation boost and the cloning as stated by the OP.

Thanks Mitch! I was kinda going for a Tim Burton-esque look to this shot

Same bench different angle...

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1167940/0#11136538

Dang! Now I've got a sudden itch. Nicely captured Michael.

Cheers,
Ed

Great capture and great caption!

I love the composition, processing, and overall mood of the image. Nicely done!

-Nick

teked wrote:
Dang! Now I've got a sudden itch. Nicely captured Michael.

Cheers,
Ed
find a friend....

Thanks...

treebeard wrote:
Great capture and great caption!