I really did not want to put Philadelphia in the title but there was no getting around. Philadelphia Green is part of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. They green Philly. They find areas in the city that they culticate and make parts of the city a lot less dreary. More information regarding this green organizaion can be found here: PHS Philadelphia Green
Studio lighting with camera on tripod and cable remote.
Post: Camera raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturaion. Crop. Cloned some hotspots out of the lily on the furthest right and some of the pods to its left. USM. Smart Sharpen. Resize. Smart Sharpen.
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So, I find this well executed from the exposure, sharpness, color balance and tones point of view. There is something slightly chaotic about the arrangement itself that is vaguely unpleasant for me, though. 6
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