this image is composed of two shots taken from the same angle at Tempura Island, with the only difference between them being the sparkles and the flow of the water:) some blending, selective gaussian blurring, and color curve adjusting helped me achieve the mystical touch I was trying to add. Having done that I then decided that the lamp hanging from the tree at the far left should actually be lit:) so I rendered a spherical glow in reddish orange, used the burn tool to brighten the lamp to nearly white, and finally added a heavy soft glow effect to make it all blend together nicely:) it has been a lot of work but I love the way this image invites one to walk so many different places and explore what lies around the corner:)
