What I have learned: As far as my submission, Chive Flower, I am dissappointed that I over sharpened. It was definately an over-compensation. When I went back and REALLY looked at the original, it was a bit out of focus afterall. I had taken this section and cropped it out of the whole. I was so excited by how the striations in the petals popped out, and how the texture "felt" in the flower, that I lost sight of other aspects of the photo. The background though, was supposed to be out of focus (DOF). I think next year (now that the flowers have passed), I will try to redo the shot against a black background, or a white one. I'll play with it. Anyway. The thing that caught me about it was the texture - even before shooting - and how the sunlight only lit one side. Thanks everyone for your comments. It shows me that if I had paid attention to other aspects of the photo more, or reshot it, I could've had a good rating.
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