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Taken at Big Cypress Preserve in south Florida . . . This is a bit of an

experiment. Since I coiuldn't squeeze much more color out of it without

it looking overblown, I tried fuzzing the focus on the periphery.

Feedback will be most appreciated!

Michael,

This is cool -- how'd you get the blurry, dusty effect?

I think this is a good picture. You mentioned you couldn't squeeze more color out of it, but the color of the red flower front/center is very rich -- maybe you could maintain that and squeeze the color out of (i.e., darken) the rest of it? Just a thought.

All the best,

Paul

Paul:

Feedback very much appreciated! I've admitted elsewhere several times that I haven't yet taken the plunge into Photoshop. I used an online editing site to soften the focus. By the way, I did try dropping the exposure, and it caused the shot to lose detail.

Thanks, again.

michael

Michael,, Just discovered this photo.. Great save,, I like it a lot.. I'm also interested in the technique that you used to get this.. It looks like maybe a layer and the focusing combined? The colors look very nice to me.. I like the way it gives that mystery between painting and photo look. Well done.