Sweet Merry Sunshine summons flowers wherever she walks.
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This is the best of 26 shots - you don't know just how darn hard it is to stand on a hilly incline, twist your upper body one way so it remains hidden under the umbrella and have your feet just so all the time you are fighting not to get blown over by gusty winds.
Umbrella purchased on E-bay
My cream-colored skirt I dyed the color yellow.
Purchased sunflowers from florist.
Husband needed to massage aching calve muscles
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The image is a good concept for this challenge whether original or not the idea works well and I like the composition.
The biggest problem in my view is the sky as mentioned in the forum well not really the sky but the clouds they appear to be slightly blown out which diverts attention from the subject.
I would have liked to seen some bright yellow similar to the flowers either on the clothing or umbrella to give it a lift in contrast because as it stands now the main subject is a little flat in color.
I also see a little color shift in the grass area not sure how this was done but overall the image is a good idea well composed and scored reasonably well in a low scoring challenge and only needed slight adjustments to make it score much higher.
I think this is a great shot other than the ground and girls being somewhat dark. I would try lassoing both and doing a levels adjustment and maybe play with the selective color a bit, make the yellow really pop out. hope this helps...top 100 isnt a bad place to finishe considering the competition for this challenge :o)
Very cool and creative concept! I feel there's a slight blueish tinge to the grass and her legs....be well worth playing round in selective colour/curves as this is such a lovely original idea. Good work!
It looks like a sunflower just got up and walked away--very charming and creative. I would say the skin tones look a little blue, though. Or is that just my monitor?
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