Very nice job controlling the stack, Diane. I like the selective focus. You might want to look at the bright double circle behind the buds-it tries to draw my eye into the background even though there’s nothing there.
Thanks, @Dennis_Plank! I hadn’t noticed that but when you pointed it out it became one of those can’t unsee things. Tweaked version posted above – better?
The rework is just the thing. Good eye, Dennis! I like the directions the leaf and buds are pointing in because it compliments the way the petals stretch out from the center of the flower. The light helped bring so much texture into those, too. Quite lovely and an unusual flower since it isn’t native. Reminds me of a wild rose a bit.
