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© Beth J. Hazelwood

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Uploaded: June 03, 2006

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Exif: FNumber: 5.6, ExposureBiasValue: 0/3, ExposureTime: 1.66666666666667E-02, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 125, WhiteBalance: auto white balance

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Beth J. Hazelwood June 03, 2006

This is a sweet little wildflower I spotted while hiking in the smokies. It was just growing naturally in this moss. Beautiful
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Brendan Knell June 05, 2006

This one has a lot of empty space in it. So, I would crop off the bottom third, and then a little off the top so it follows the rule of thirds. As it is it's a good pic, but I think this would help. #2856336

Chris Budny level-deluxe June 09, 2006

The bottom crop probably wouldn't hurt, but regardless, I still think this is my favorite picture in your gallery today. I love the color of the petals, offset against all that lush green, and the blurring starting to happen in the background. #2873439

anonymous A. February 02, 2007

I'm afraid the little flower has been lost in all that green, Beth. I would suggst you darken nd soften the background to bring out the purple flower. It would also not hurt to increase the saturation in the foreground.

Start with a duplicate layer, then insert a raster layer between and fill it wit a solid green. Turn off the visibility of the top and middle layers so you can see the bottom layer only.
On the bottom layer, use the Selection tool to isolate the flower and stem and apply a Gausian Blur to the moss.

Move to the middle layer and make it visible again; invert the selection and hit the delete key: you can now see the flower through the "hole" you made in the green layer.
Move to the top layer, turn its visibility back on. Invert the selection again and hit delete, leaving only the flowers on the layer.
Deselect all and change the Blend Mode to Hard Light and Merge Down.
Now reduce the opacity of the layer to reveal the blurred foliage on the bottom layer. When all looks well, merge down and save under a new name.

Good luck with my complicated suggestion! #3902940


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