It's a good image, Mitchell, and it sure says "summery."
In the interest of offering other possibilities: this seems a little tight on the right side to me. Shooting "looser" permits more choices in processing, and in the digital age- little is lost when cropping moderately after the fact.
Good luck with the contest .
Charlie
I hear you Charlie. Literally one of the first shots I took. I now have a 24 mp camera so leaving room to crop is in my wheel house now. Thanks for looking.
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