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I find it hard not to be captivated by the Japanese Stuartia. Given its vibrant colors, it seems so easy to make images that are brilliant in many ways. This one is a bit different - it seems to de-emphasize that glorious yellow-orange color that is so dominating. Instead, this one highlights what might be a relatively somber green-gray element that is saved by its texture.

In some ways, there’s more going on than in the image from the previous post. But it has a bit of the feeling of two different visions being merged with moderate success into a single image. I suppose I might have stirred things around a bit but I tend to avoid that if I can. Now, several weeks after making the image, I’m glad I left it as I saw it.

In truth, I don’t mind intervening to strengthen an image. In this case, I’m not sure that moving some elements would have made the image stronger; it would just have made it more intentional, more self-conscious. So I guess my initial impulse to leave it be was correct - or at least I still agree with myself, always a good thing!