Congratulations Anita!
I've been busy this summer and regret my absence from these forums. Hope I have time to start up again.
A Gladiola from my garden. Taken indoors with Nikon D300, 105mm macro lens, 2.5 sec., f51, ISO 200. I may have used a Cannon Close up filter 500D.
Processed in Elements 10: I processed the RAW file twice, once with details and once with low clarity, and combined them. Crop, clone, paint, sharpen, and CEP Darken/Lighten Center.
I look forward to constructive critique.