The discarded exoskeleton of a Praying Mantis on a waterlily. Yes, it's weird, and harshly processed, which kind of suits the subject matter. No, I don't expect it to do well against gorgeous landscapes. But it might get a comment or two ;-)
PP - converted from RAW, cropped, NIK CEP (tonal contrast, detail extractor), resize, Topaz Detail, blurred background a little.
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A fascinating scene -- I love the texture and contrast of beauty and the beast. If I were to offer one suggestion, the dark areas look a little washed out. I might try bring up the black levels a bit.
The contrast and tone mapping got out of control here. For contrast, there is barely any. The histogram looks flat. The tone mapping causes things to bleed together.
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