Went back and tried it again. Better?

[JBW]

[Shadowman]

The flower tones are much better.

[JBW]

The flower tones are much better.

two reasons (1) I did subtler work on the background. (2) I emphasized the front row of petals to create a kind of 'Nike logo' effect.

[selig1656]

Great job in the adjustments , a better final capture of the flower .

[JBW]

Great job in the adjustments , a better final capture of the flower .

thanks. The more I work with Gimp the better it works for me.

[Manfred M]

Definitely an improvement over your first try. I'm wondering if a vignette to darken the edges might not help here. The background is still busy, but less so than before and darkening it up means it will draw the viewer's eye a bit less.

[JBW]

Definitely an improvement over your first try. I'm wondering if a vignette to darken the edges might not help here. The background is still busy, but less so than before and darkening it up means it will draw the viewer's eye a bit less.

Actually it had 2 benefits. The background did draw less attention and the yellow tips popped. Thanks. I think you will like the third and final posting of this series.