I shot this picture on my uncle's deck, so the background was farther back and I was able to get a good blur on it. I loved the colors of the sun shining on the flower, and I liked the contrast between the yellow/orange and the green. The only editting I did was some levels adjustment and resizing to fit the size requirements of the challenge.
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Hi. Good subject, and definitely meets the challenge. IMO the colors re too saturated, to the exent where color is blown out in highlights, and the image no longer looks natural. Bokeh is very nice.