Unfurling

Hey folks...

I've been waiting for the fern in my yard to get some light on it to get a descent shot. I extracted it last night from the background and made this image. The sky was shot when I pulled over on the interstate to shoot a winter sunset. The "roots" were also shot in winter a couple of years ago. The distant shoreline was a summer image.

The sky, shoreline, and shoreline reflection were merged and the Flood filter then created the water. A lens blur was used to push the background farther away, then the fern and the roots were placed on top. The fern and roots were inverted, had a motion blur, and opacity change to create their reflections in the water. I've included some base images below and also a 1200px image. Your comments are always welcome.