Editing: Crop, shadow/highlight adjustment - lighten shadows and darken highlights; adjustment layers for levels, curves and contrast; noise removal; resize, smart sharpen, save for web.
My husband and I walked all around Taos on Sunday while I took pictures of flowers. I liked these ones - this daisy looked like it is wearing a crown as some petals are sprouting out of the top.
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Definitely meets the challenge and exhibits proper bokeh. The subject matter leaves me wanting (not because it's a flower - I have nothing against flowers - it just lacks a "wow" factor for me). Good luck!