Moccasin Flower

Also known as the Pink Lady's-slipper--it's a wild orchid; and endangered in some areas. Found a small grouping of them off a trail in the forest, but the light wasn't quite right and the BG was distracting. So, after processing - this was the result. Used several layers, a mask, 2 different reduced opacity layers of other images (birch and frost) blurred them in opposite directions, then added a slight watercolor filter to the final layer - reduced to about 10%. Full frame comp. Not my usual cup of tea...

Thanks for looking; larger version included.