Painterly depictions of a Pink Perfection Camellia.

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Hints of spring are starting to peek out among the detritus of fall and winter.

For the Whatsoever is Lovely blog challenge, and Cee’s Flower of the Day.

I used Raw Therapee for basic edits and raw conversion, Topaz Studio 2 to apply a painterly effect, and the GIMP to resize and add a vignette and watermark. I used the worflow described in: Photo processing workflow: preparing photos to use on the web using open-source software.