This is a remake of my old "Something too Rare" shot which was lit with flashlights and window light. A lot has changed since then and I've learned a lot about both lighting and Photoshop. I am hoping this one at least beats the old version in score.
Post-Challenge:
Well I am very pleased with how this turned out. Beat my old score, got my forth highest score, no comments about poor lighting, knew exactly what I wanted to photograph and actually did it. Thanks to everyone who voted and commented!
Statistics
Place: 46 out of 95 Avg (all users): 5.7100 Avg (commenters): 6.3000 Avg (participants): 5.4407 Avg (non-participants): 5.8227 Views since voting: 1095 Views during voting: 366 Votes: 200 Comments: 12 Favorites: 1 (view)
I'm surprised this didn't come in over a 6. This would be a good selling photo on a stock site. I can see this in a lot of motivational PowerPoint presentations.
I love it! Not only is green my favorite color (and this is a wonderful shade of green in your image) but this really does sum up my experience on this site :-D So it's a personally meaningful image for me.