Nice one Jim. Happy 4th of July. Bev

I enjoy old deserted buildings and land. It's fun to think of a "what might have been" story. This is SOOC with all it's dust spots and no PP. Hope you enjoy and have fun with it. Happy and safe Fourth of July. Bev

Feel free to download this image to your computer. Then you can edit it any way that you think is an improvement. Composites, black and white conversions, textures, sky swaps, inverted images, solarization, or whatever else you think will improve the photo are acceptable techniques for your edit. When you are finished, post your edit in this thread. Edits will be accepted until 9pm Eastern time on Thursday. No edits will be accepted after that time because we will begin voting then. Thank you for your efforts and your participation.

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I really like your image and I would consider this finished piece, a work of art. You initially took it as a photo because something in it caught your eye. To me the art part is how you've changed it to incorporate your own idea and feelings of how to present it. I like the simplicity of the macro crop, the soft image, and muted palette. I could easily see this as a large canvas print hanging over a fireplace in a white predominant living room.

I've been working the last couple days trying to find an abstract I like well enough to make it into a canvas print over our fireplace for the summer, but to no avail. I'm probably trying too hard, which in itself means it's not going to be good. I know it's a couple days late in replying, but I enjoyed your image too much not to say something. Bev

I like the feel of your image with a fog. I'm sort of waiting for a team to slowly emerge. Bev

Enjoyed your processing, especially on the butterfly. Could that be a filter or texture applied, or possibly a brush effect. Regardless, it's very interesting. Bev

Enjoyed them all, but liked #1 especially due to how you handled the lighting and positioning within the frame. Bev

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Thanks for the image, it was enjoyable to work on it. Bev

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Very interesting, I like it. Her eyes match the grasses well. Bev

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Being a high key and macro type of person, your first and last images really held my attention. All are really well done, but those two are my favorites. Bev

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I enjoyed your image, great composition, lighting, and handling in post processing. Bev

I think shooting at night really makes these images. Interesting lighting and subject matter. Bev

Excellent set of images. You must have enjoyed your trip. Bev