Lonnit, meanwhile, I have tried out your suggestion; darkening the outside indeed would help to focus the eyes within the circle and would be an improvement. On the other hand, I do not want to make substantial changes to the original; I think that for this challenge, the "frame" should stay as natural as possible so I decided to do without other post processing than levels and USM. ~ Gerald
I like the concept. What is bothering me is that the water outside the ring is the same brightness as the water inside. I'd like to see the outside darkened so the eye stays within the circle. ~ Lonnit