My first and only attempt at handtinting done a month or so ago. A little heavy handed but it was fun and like most things will take some time and practice to get it to the subtle level that I would like a bit more.
My daughter Counti inside an old door I took with me from my ranch in Texas. You can take the boy out of Texas but you can't take the Texas out of the boy.... or something along those lines.
I've done a lot of hand tinting and if this is your first try, you have a gift. Really nice. Not to mention a really nice image that would work beautifully hand tinted or not.
You knocked it out of the park on this one. And as a fellow Texan who now resides outside the Lone Star State, I completely understand your sentiments.