The Sunflowers are back at Buttonwood Farms in Griswold CT. This is a great place to take the family in the summer for ice cream and spending some time in the rolling countryside of southeastern Connecticut.
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Selective colors to enhance yellows, reds and greens
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Added layer - added watercolor effect and adjusted opacity to <50%.
Masked blooms in focus.
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I hope this gets me into the second round with a 6+ score. I think the colors and details should give me a chance...
post challenge: based on some comments during voting, I tried an alternate crop...
I agree that it is cleaner and more 'focused' on the sunflowers. Thanks for the useful and helpful comments
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wow it looks like a painting... until I see that sharp sunflower in the foreground and focus on it.... then it seems like a sunflower being held infront of a painting.... ;) very nice effect! :-)
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