This is my first attempt at creating an impressionistic piece from a photograph. This is a Japanese Maple tree in my front yard. The sun was setting and I was able to get this effect by using the manual focus on my camera.I boosted the colors a bit with Aperture and added a taste of sharpening.
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70, f/4.5 @ 70 mm, 1/125, ISO 200, No Flash