actually, 1 of 3 (the first one) was my favorite. i was going to post that one then over-thought it and posted the more literal one. as for why 2 and not 3, it just confirms that i am a terrible photo-editor of my own images!
as they say, i probably was too close to the forest to see the trees!
but when i posted them side by side, it was as amply clear what i should have done! maybe that is what i should do going forward - post it on the blog, compare it side by side and then choose one
thanks!
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