THE FERN TAKES OFF; & "Ganesh's Sword Dance"

I have another version of "The Fern Takes Off" (8-15-17 004v7b) that I'll probably name "Phoenix Flight" (can you guess? lots of red in that one). But I really like this more realistic one, especially as it offers that same sense of flight and in a more unusual color palate and shades than I usually use. BTW, yes, this is the same fern I've been working on pix of, on and off, for days now. As to what I did to it? Can't even really recall as I ran it through many different filters and such, one on top of the other. I think the most defining one was the glowing edges filter somewhere along the way, and then color inverting that version, with more minor fussing on color contrasts and some sharpening. But I know I did a lot even before applying glowing edges.

And to honor Ganesh Chaturthi, here's a photo of my letter opener holder, the chivalrous and generous Ganesh in his dancing form ("Ganesh's Sword Dance" in Ganesh pic folder):

BTW, that "sword"/paper opener has the name on it of "Excalibur." I keep this figurine next to my recliner where I do most of my paper work in the evenings. My Ganesh Chaturthi altar this year is filled with figurines, an entire line-up across it. Well, it actually looks more like a chorus line because two of them are dancing (one of them is this one). :-)

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