Flowers, shadows. They continue to delight me after all these years. I thought about cloning out the "extra" shadow, but was afraid it would be too obvious.
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With the wood grain, cloning would be tough. I suppose maybe a combination of cloning and blur...It’s a great picture even with the pesky extra shadow!
I think you an go either way with the extra shadow. It takes time and some meticulous attention to detail, but it could be taken out if you really wanted it gone. However, it does work with the composition too- pointing to the main subject of the red cosmos and its shadow. So, I think it's an artistic choice- to leave in or not to leave in; that is the question! Good shot.
