Wash day

[IzzieK]

I like both versions -- Chris' edit and yours. They are both good.

[Tronhard]

Ah the nature of art! The thing is that each treatment works in its own way depending on what the photo does for you. Personally I found the original image evocative because when I was a child I visited my ancient great aunt: a child of the 19thCentury, who lived much as she always had. She had a similar arrangement and the dim conditions and shallowness of light that Rita captured took me back there immediately...

Rita - I like Jean's approach. Your original does not have enough separation from the background and the bucket just fades into it too much.

On the other hand, just lightening up the whole area gives you a totally different look. I'm not someone who tends to go for the dark moody looking images,

[Rita]

- we learn and grow :-)

And that is it in a nutshell.

[Rita]

Thanks for commenting Binnur. I am going to do some fine tuning yet.

[Rita]

Thanks Trev.