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Glass Flower Sculpture

On the photo walk I came across a local jewelry store that had several glass flower sculptures in the window. I loved the lines of color inside the glass, but ...
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On the photo walk I came across a local jewelry store that had several glass flower sculptures in the window. I loved the lines of color inside the glass, but it was a bit flat light and color. I shined a small LED flashlight through the store window onto the flower (trying hard not to look like I was planning a heist!) and it just glowed with this amazing color and detail. Took several exposures trying to get the focus and composition to suit me.

Edits in Lightroom 5.7 included 180 rotation, crop, sharpen, clarity, exposure, noise removal to hide the dust on the flower, a few spot fixes, and multiple exposure gradients to blank out the surroundings. (calling it out, since I am not sure how much is allowed here)

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