The original shot was unremarkable. However, I desaturated the photo, and it started to become something. I adjusted the contrast and shadows. I found that there were some distracting highlights in the background, so I took the paintbrush tool and got rid of them.
Here are my three steps: http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/images/dandelionorig.jpg http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/images/dandelion.jpg http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/images/dandelion2.jpg Tech: *istDS, Sigma 70-300 (macro mode), 1/1000s, f/9.5, handheld. Any thoughts or advice? Mike
