My second image for Leanne and Joanne’s invitation to choose one image and then for four weeks share one edited change to that image. “You can do whatever you like with it, just do something different each week.”
This week the editing began with cropping the image which brought the center of the flower to be the main focus area. I then finished in Silver Efex Pro 2.
My first edit was to crop the image and then explore structure, brightened mid tones, and chose golden bright in color balance. I slightly brought out the shadow within the center. I ended with vignetting.
Fujifilm X-T4: f/4.5 1/900 s 80 mm 400 ISO
a meditative journey 
I like the monochrome look to is, there is something softer about it. Great work Brenda.
Thank you. “Great work” …. Brings a smile.
I like the monochrome look, too! It looks almost shockingly white–very pretty.
Thank you Lois! Week 3 is proving to be a challenge…
Good work, Brenda. I like each variation. Each adjustment is well-reasoned. My favorite is this week’s monochrome. Cropping so the center of the flower is moved closer to the edge really draws the focus in.