Autumn on the way

This is a reworking of a photo taken 8 years ago --

www.flickr.com/photos/algo/315698254/

 

I have always wished that I had taken one with a darker background, perhaps like this?

www.flickr.com/photos/algo/5036646844/in/photostream/

 

But in those days one took one's shots sparingly.

 

I have never enjoyed post processing, but these last rainy days persuaded me to try to work out how layers, masks and selections worked. Still a long way to go. Any suggestions welcome

 

 

 

Done