Although some digital images are printed or posted online straight out of the camera, many photographers have a favorite workflow involving cropping and enhancements or adjustments of such characteristics as color balance, resolution, or sharpness. Not satisfied with this degree of post-processing, some enthusiasts attempt artistic treatments and in fact there are expensive programs dedicated to producing such “painterly” versions of digital images. Debate rages in online forums about what constitutes legitimate post-processing; purists often label experimentation “over the top” if not illegal and un-American, but the words retouching, restoration, enhancement, painting, and smudging have begun to overlap in meaning and the proponents of various methods of manipulating photos generally give each other space and respect. I admire the results many digital artists achieve and have begun timid experimentation myself. I don’t want my finished images to be too obvious or heavy-handed. How did I do on this Abraham Darby rose?