@shaka's image was challenging to create something beautiful out of it, hence effective as you mentioned.
Focusing on the green aspect was one of the ideas I had when I was making mine, I didn't go with it. But I'm glad someone did!!
Thanks for the little backstory about mining and strip mining too, it was informative.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I don't compete in the contest so I really just want to enjoy myself and at the same time make the best collage I can come up with. This was relaxing. I put each of the flowers on individually. Spent a lot of time in that green landscape :)
Thanks for your kind words.