Rudbeckia-June Challenge

The petals on this Rudbeckia were just starting to unfold on this hot, 90 degree day. After cropping the image, I used Selective Color-Greens to tone down the greens in the background. Then I applied a texture overlay called "Grab Bag-1" from Shadowhouse Creations, set the blending mode to Hard Light with an Opacity of 82%.

This was definitely challenging since I use other plug-ins quite a bit. It's interesting how you don't realize all the tools you use to accomplish a certain look. A good exercise to take us back to the roots of one program.

Camera is a Nikon D7000, auto focus and no tripod. Your comments are always greatly appreciated.