pp:crop slightly, luko sharpen, neat image, screen to lighten the background, increase saturation on the grass, USM for contrast, high pass/soft light on grass, resize, border, save for web.
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Definitely one of the best in the challenge. Excellent focus control, bokeh, and color. A little out of the box compared to some of the other entries. Fully expecting to see this on the front page, and can't wait to see who took it.