Flower soul

[snoid]

A try at high copntrast B+W.
other than desaturation and a bump in contrast
this is as shot

[AgingEyes]

A try at high copntrast B+W.
other than desaturation and a bump in contrast
this is as shot

Hey, but the contrast doesn't look like it's high enough

I think it could bump it up a bit more, unless it's certain kind of mood you're after.

[snoid]

Mostly I held off some to maintain gradation in the bokeh.
Here's one with higher contrast.
Do you think this works better?

[AgingEyes]

Ooops ! Sorry, sorry ! My bad !! I should have been more specific. I should have said brighter in the center but not so much in the surrounding areas because those areas have some good details there (I know they're OOF). So yes, keep the gradation in the bokeh. You don't want to lose the good things, do you?