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    another in my "If I were a raindrop" series - very little processing - Nik high key - PS selective colors -

    BTW for those that are interested Mark S. Jonson has a terrific book "Botanical Dreaming" with lots of OOTB techniques also another book of all white flowers is Searchings - Secret Landscapes of Flowers volume III by Barbara Bordnick - I enjoy both

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    Love the water drops Bill! The colors almost look like a tritone technique and the peak values are nicely controlled. Very pretty.
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    Bill, I like the delicate color and texture here. The detail of the edges keeps drawing my eye in to the center.:)
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    Quite a different approach to the challenge, Bill. Lovely! Kora

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    Love the purple touches, the composition, and the soft feel. Exquisite in my book! And, speaking of books, I'll check out the titles you mentioned. Always looking for inspiration!

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    Lovely colours and comp. Wish I had time to read the books but will just have to look at inspirational images like this one!

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    Bill, Thanks for the info on the books. I will check them out:)
    Beautiful high key effect w/ just the right amount of color. Lovely.

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    Lovely image, Bill. Great detail and clarity and the whites are spectacular. If this were mine I might take a bit off the left side of the frame to get the center more into a ROT's position but this is lovely as presented as well.

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    Nice high-key effect, Bill. Love the bits of color! :) I might place the flower center further to the left to move it out of the center.
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    thanks everyone - I too debated about moving the flower center to the left - looking now, I think it would be stronger - exactly the type comments I need

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    Bill, I love the slight color hue and the water droplets. Would also like the see the center moved to the left a bit:)
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    lovely. i like the touch of purple and the comp and the brightness. thanks for book recommendations. i love bordick's 1st 2 books.:)

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