It was hard to know what to do for this challenge. I chose just to go with high contrast between the subject and the background. The contrast was achieved by using the camera flash with a diffuser.
Crop, Luko sharpen (USM action), curves (luminosity mode) 57% opacity, burn image edges and purple flower slightly, high pass (soft light mode), resize and save for web.
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I like the composition and the oranges against the deep green, great detail in the flower and the bud as well. My one nitpick would be that the purple flower in the background is distracting. But lovely DoF, just enough shape in the leaves to be interesting without being distracting.
Beautifully done, Julianne. Depth of field is a viable method (not to say one of the most effective) of isolating the subject. You used colour and tone as well so it was triple whammy, or at least double :-)
I think wow factor carried the day for the winners in this challenge. You've actually got a lot of that, but maybe it's just-another-flower-pic in the eyes of many.
Not a sscore to be sniffed at, but less than you deserve.
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