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[Mitch Carucci]

Upgraded to the slightly newer version of Simplify (4.1), and thought I would play with it. If you upgrade, make sure that you have the file that says fix in it. The first release had problems, especially for those with AMD chips.

[Randall Farhy]

Mitch-This reminds me of modern art, abstract yet realistic at certain levels. I feel the colors work really well together, keeping the eye and bill rather true to what I thought to be a Coot also works well. The composition is strong though I might trim a hair off the top and left as I feel the leaves compete with those brilliant flowers (color) and the bird (size) a little bit too much. I'm usually not drawn to this style, but there is something about this that keeps my attention.

[Diane Miller]

Nice effect! But I'm wondering if I don't want to see the bright petal in the LL darker -- maybe with a gradient toward the corner. And maybe a little of the same for the UL.

[Nancy Bell]

Lots of interesting colors and bold shapes! The 2 red flowers catch my eye first and then send my eye back to the coot. Diane has a good suggestion about the lower bright petal. Love the position & brightness of the leg and that the lobed toes are spread out. It creates a nice balance with the left side of the image.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Lovely painterly effect. I like the colours especially in the moorhen. I think it would be improved also by darkening the leaf in the LLC.