This is my first time doing any edits to the picture.
BTW I never noticed the two butterflies in the lower third of the photo till I saw MikonGal's edit.

From what I read I thought people wanted a more challenging image to work on so I posted the Butterflies, maybe to difficult since I haven't seen anything. I will keep it open so if you started working on something you can post your edit for us to see

Now I'll start this new one that should be more fun.

Anything goes as far as editing. Add, manipulate, twist, crop, or create a fine piece of art. Please show us your editing that might improve the picture OR POSSIBLY create a piece of art using some of the latest software actions to create different effects. ANYTHING IS ACCEPTABLE. If you use some special software or action please let us know the software you used.

When you are finished, post your edit in this thread. Edits will be accepted until 9 pm Eastern time on Thursday. No edits will be accepted after that time, voting is done Thursday 9:00PM - Sunday 9:00PM. Voting will be for the one image voters like best.

Thank you for your efforts and participation.

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I hope you find this image fun to work on. You might need to blow it up to see the three butterflies. They were after the abundance of tree sap. Can you do anything to make them stand out, or should you make them stand out? I think there is some camera shake, can you do anything to help? Do whatever you want, your image to play with.

This is your image this week (JPG below and TIFF version here... https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2kca3v7wedml7gt3xptxg/Buterflys.tif?rlkey=vd7vpk2zh3e09b1oa35406hkz&dl=0

Anything goes as far as editing. Add, manipulate, twist, crop, or create a fine piece of art. Please show us your editing that might improve the picture OR POSSIBLY create a piece of art using some of the latest software actions to create different effects. ANYTHING IS ACCEPTABLE. If you use some special software or action please let us know the software you used.

When you are finished, post your edit in this thread. Edits will be accepted until 9 pm Eastern time on Thursday. No edits will be accepted after that time, voting is done Thursday 9:00PM - Sunday 9:00PM. Voting will be for the one image voters like best.

Thank you for your efforts and participation.

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OUR WINNER this week is Jim-Pops. Wanted to edit for a model's portfolio 8 x 10 print.

Edit No. 5 Jim-Pops ....6 Votes
Edit No. 2 Matt Phox ...2 Votes
Edit No. 3 Big Daddy ..2 Votes
Edit No. 8 SoHillGuy ...2 Votes
Edit No. 9 NJFrank .....1 Vote
Edit No. 11 KTJohnson 1 Vote

I'll have a new image shortly for our next editing challenge.

WINNING EDIT

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** Time to Vote **

Edits were done with several different editing techniques. Your votes indicate what you like best that uses all or part of the original image. There is no right or wrong vote, just vote for your favorite.

👉🏻 Anyone can vote. 👈 Tell us the one you like the best.

Click the link below. When the link opens it will automatically start running the pictures for 3 seconds each. To change the setting move your cursor to the lower left corner of the window, a menu opens and you can change settings.

As always, view the edits then return to leave a reply post using the matching number for the edit you think is best.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRDHbehSiaU6LzoS_e70KDG60ShCApV9_m6w8HBPxFNh3mSmSs-_FLmHWrJTIoIOJK2Vz_im2GGz1We/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000

Original Image

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Wanted to learn a bit about using Beveled. Took a simple image and made it look like it was on a plater or something. Working toward creating another image that will have soft, flowing, rounding curves.

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Something different, thank you, R.G.
I didn't like the way her shoulders rolled inward, didn't know what to do about it other than a different crop. New crop is for an 8 x 10 print. While cropping I added some space above her head. Used the Photoshop Neural Filter to smooth her skin giving it today's "model portrait look". Last edit was to brighten her eyes.

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OUR WINNER this week is R.G.. Congratulations on your win R.G..

Edit No. 2 R.G. .......6 Votes
Edit No. 3 NJFrank ..5 Votes
Edit No. 10 NJFrank 2 Votes
Edit No. 5 Jim-Pops 1 Vote
Edit No. 8 Jim-Pops 1 Vote
Edit No. 9 NikonGal 1 Vote

I'll Private Message R.G.. We should have a new MIYE image soon.

WINNING EDIT

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Used my chess pieces for the form then added the stone look to them for this composite.

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#9

Your welcome.

It's hard for me to remember myself looking like that. My grandson looks a lot like me back then. He's 20 now and even he thinks he looks like me then. I told him he can look forward to looking like me now, when he is my age, he just shook his head.