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crop, convert to B&W, adjust brightness, sharpen, resize
I'm sure this will not do well. This will be a tough competition, but my bright flowers looked too garish and my pale ones were too pale. I just like this, so here it is.
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Place: 56 out of 220 Avg (all users): 5.7844 Avg (commenters): 7.4444 Avg (participants): 5.6512 Avg (non-participants): 5.9259 Views since voting: 838 Views during voting: 291 Votes: 167 Comments: 11 Favorites: 0
Nice! My eye keeps looking for a brighter highlight that you might have gotten by cranking up the contrast. As it is, my eye can't find a focal point to rest on on this otherwise great shot.
It seems grainy to me. I'm trying to decide if I like that or not. I will not cast a vote until I figure that out.
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I've come back and decided that I like the grainy factor. It's stays true to what a film image would look like. 8 from me. Good luck.