This pictures are really great Don! Did you do any treatment to the image? #1 is really beautiful, but I can see some trace of your post-processing technique in there
Irma:
Yes, you caught me. Up to my old tricks using the filters/brushstrokes/line emphasis (this is approximately it anyway). The image was too subtle and needed some perking up.
--Don
Thanks as always Shuttertalk
I can say Don that your technique in this pictures works really great! I like very much the effect in the leaves and in the outer part of the glass.... Nicely done!