Yes it’s from the embedded thumbnail/preview but when i look it with windows photo viewer his size is the same as the raw file
With RT locallab_dev, a locallab spot on the flower bunch to emphasize the center, and an Ektachrome sim to reddify the fuchsia.
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Your mother is welcome at my house anytime!
Here’s mine with DT and GIMP. For some reason, I thought it very important that the green be brought back to the leaves. Now, I wish I’d stuck with the blue and gone for a more contrasty look.
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Here’s my take on it
and the PP3
_MG_0424.CR2.pp3 (10.5 KB)
The edit is based on a preset I made to immitate the look of Steve McCurry’s work 
some form of contrasty dark gritty Kodachrome
Oh and @afre, thanks for sharing 
@HIRAM The reds remind me of cut roses in a bouquet. Nicely done. If you could share your pp3, your post would be complete 
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@MLC I agree– the background could use some contrast. As for the blue, while I made positive comments about it, I would be careful not to overdo it. Nothing is stopping you from doing another take 
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@stefan.chirila Love the tonality. The thing I would reconsider is the flower. Make it pop 
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@afre how would I make the flower pop? I mean I could Gimp it …but otherwise?
And thanks for the kind words!
@stefan.chirila There are many ways to isolate and make the flower pop in RT. First thing to do is to check out the others’ pp3s for ideas.
@Morgan_Hardwood Reminds me of childhood: crayons, highlighters, food dyes, color-changing cars, and the enigmatic characters and set pieces of graphic, fantasy and sci-fi novels.
@paperdigits This complements @Morgan_Hardwood’s rendition: his golden to your silver. Can’t wait for someone to do a bronze and digital age .
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Sorry that the raws weren’t very good. Took them in a hurry with shaky hands with arm, neck and back pain. Thanks for taking things to the next level with your post-processing 
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