What a Mess!

First, I tried piecing the flower together according to my traced pattern.  What a mess!

I decided to take off the pedals, threw several in the trash, recut a select few, and repositioned them using the photo only as a reference.  Risk number 2, not relying totally on my pattern.

I considered changing the smallest flower purple to help give the look that it was further back in the picture.

I considered a different shade of purple, but it was as light as the pink.  In the end, I decided to leave it pink.

I like the look I have achieved so far.

A view of a mountain north of Nome.  I took the shoot onmy stomach looking across a river bed.