This started out as an overly sharp photo of some lotus blossoms in a pool at our local art museum. I first used
fract. BW01 at a low opacity, an old paper effect, dup layer color curves - solarize at 60% opacity, added a
homemade chop (I finally found an English to Chinese conversion website that I liked), then a slight Topaz
Simplify, crisp edge. The chop means "inner beauty".
Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated:)

