Finalist again!

So I'm a finalist again in this online photo contest. This time I'm a finalist twice...once in two different categories.

Flower Photo (Lily)

City Photo (Eiffel Tower)View Blog

Now If I could just win! I'd love the prize money. Of course it would just go to my new camera!

So Here's a before and after from a photo I took a couple of years ago in venice.

Original Photo

With about 30 seconds of editing in Lightroom