This is a photo of the brand new rose bush thorns. The background was beige house siding that turned white after applying auto levels. I increased brightness using levels to make it a little whiter, then applied slight USM and tiny bit of saturation to bring some more red out. The white specks were not visible to the naked eye, I have no idea what they are. The gray spots on upper corners are the shadows from the siding. I guess I could have cropped even more closely, but the photo was already small so I decided against it. If it were advanced editing challenge, I would have fixed them.
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The white speckles are disconcerting, but neat image. Positioning of the subject could have been at more of an angle - this feels a little "flat" for all its prettiness. 7
One of the more original takes on this challenge. I enjoy the simplicity and high key background. I love the texture and the itty bitty thorns to the left. 8
I too simple yet I like this one. Interesting yet not exciting. My opinions are all scrampled when it comes to this one. I think I like it so i'm going with a 7
Interesting idea, nice and creative. Pity about that tiny grey spot in top left but that doesn't detract too much. I like how you've composed the thorns, makes it look like the shot has been taken on some sort of alien landscape. 8 :)
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