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Comment by shudderbug:
Thanks Brad and Rick for you kind support - very much appreciated.

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Comment by Knightmoves:
very nice, should have scored better. I will remember for future pics, outside the box won't score well, but it doesn't make the image any less compelling.

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Comment by Blackbox:
Another one that was TOTALLY under-rated. Maybe some people just didn't like to see the 'seed' that may be growing inside them? Thanks again for your boldness of playing outside the box.

Take care,
Brad

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Comment by shudderbug:
Thanks PapaBob:-) It's not my first and it definitely won't be my last mistake LOL Hopefully there'll be quite a bit of time to the next one here though!!

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Comment by PapaBob:
Sorry to hear about the DQ, but I really admire the honesty it takes to admit your mistake. Great image either way!

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Comment by vertigoreality:
Wow, really heavy photo.

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Comment by shudderbug:
Thanks Jewels. That's what happens when you enter too many contests/challenges/assignments on the same day with the same image:-(( I had the "valid" entry all ready and done up and the editing steps on a sticky note on my Mac - I just noticed after the voting closed which steps of editing I entered and realized (obviously way too late) what I had done - wrong image uploaded with invalid basic editing steps to match. I'm pretty bummed out about it but what can ya do - just a stupid careless mistake. What's the real bummer is the valid one is as good with just a very slight difference as I didn't use the multiply on a duplicate layer of the image but insteadit used a double curve adjustment layer and lowered the opacity of the second one:-(( Live and learn - I just have to be WAY MORE CAREFUL!!!!

Thanks again for the kind comments!

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Comment by Jewels:
WOW!! Big Kudos to you for the honesty. (not to mention the awesome photo)

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Comment by tinky2:
Congrats on the excellent finish!

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Comment by pineapple:
An appropriate interpretation too.