Bonnie_Lampley:
…well seen! In light of your comment that it wasn’t intended to be somber, I though about warming it up and increasing the exposure. Doing those two simple things really brings out the golden leaves of the little tree. And then a bit of a vignette/spotlight, as Tony K suggested, and there you go. The color of the rocks is a lot less blue, but if you want less somber, I think less blue would work.
Thanks Bonnie … I like your edit with the gold leaves boosted and the rocks more gray.
Ola_Jovall:
Bonnie, I like your approach very much. Just a minor comment, I would have cropped a very little bit at the top just to get rid of the small lighter parts of the rock. For me it is better to have a dark edge.
Hi Ola … thanks for your feedback. I agree with your comment about having a dark edge however I preferred the negative space around the sapling than reducing the space by cropping to get the dark edge.