Loosestrife sans grain
by annig

Comment by Wink:
Beautifully elegant.

Loosestrife sans grain
by annig

Comment by jmritz:
I like both and this one is lovely.

Day 9 Pretty Pond Flower
by annig

Comment by RKT:
Ah yes....that beautiful evening gold, love the color.

Loosestrife sans grain
by annig

Comment by ephln:
Both versions are lovely. Well done!

Day 8~Loosestrife~
by annig

Comment by RKT:
I really enjoy the grain, and the lush greens, I can almost smell them.

Day 10~Daylily & Friend
by annig

Comment by Brad:
Overall this does seem a bit washed out. Grab a cup of coffee regardless.
Try a real simple adjustment:
Image, Levels, now grab the center pointer under the histogram and slide it to the right until you get the desired richness, watching the middle input box on top of the histogram -> 0.75 seems about right. A lot more could be done, but a simple drop in the Neutrals helps a lot, while retaining the highlights and shadows.

Day 9 Pretty Pond Flower
by annig

Comment by Brad:
The late-day lighting is so warm and does change the mood completely to one of calming and relaxing. Great detail and DoF.

Day 8~Loosestrife~
by annig

Comment by Brad:
I like what image grain can do for an oof background, just this one is a little over the edge in my opinion. The tones and mood on this are quiet, peaceful, and rich.

Day 7 Bee Balm & Pest (color)
by annig

Comment by Brad:
Darn you.
As much as I liked the B&W version of it, this really looks great - especially the green/red together on the underside of the leaves.

Day 7 Bee Balm & Pest
by annig

Comment by Brad:
Stir fry in order?
I do like the PP on this and the metallic sheen you got out of it. DoF works well here.