under curved grass by ACS-001
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
I spent way too long trying to figure out if it looked better like this or cropped so the frog's face was in the corner. I think I like it better this way because you can see the body and leg under the water, even though it is compositionally weird.
The postwork took forever but didn't actually change anything besides the colors: I made it mostly sepia-toned but kept a lot of color in the grass and some in the frog's little face. That small change went a long way; I honestly didn't think this was a good enough shot until I fiddled with it a bit and suddenly it had more depth. Don't be afraid of postwork, sometimes it can enhance the subject of a shot rather than distracting from it.
EDIT: not assuming gender in frogs anymore (because if you think about it, that just makes no fucking sense -- it's not like they can tell us what gender they are -- plus it's cissexist and binarist). sorry about that.

Comments (8)
Wonderful image_the post work turned out just fine_it's alway a hard balance when you stat post working your image_my trouble is I really never know when to stop.
The colors. mood and crop are fantastic!! Excellent capture!
Neat image! Where was this? You weren't one of the guys I saw on my outing yesterday at the waterfront park, were you?
Excellent capture!
Excellent capture my friend xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx♥ ROBY ------------------------------
Awesome shot! :)
Excellent capture!
Good capture erland