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from the Earth you came, to the Earth you shall return
from the Earth you came, to the Earth you shall return
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Challenge: The Four Elements III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: New Jersey
Date: May 1, 2013
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/10
Date Uploaded: May 2, 2013

 i found this old leaf during spring thaw. it was basically intact.

i carefully broke some of the bottom off, left some larger pieces, and crumbled some to fine dust. i then "painted" with the pieces and dust on a sheet of paper over a sheet of plexiglass, lit the whole thing from below, and took the photo from above

single capture

Silver Efex Pro

Color Efex Pro
-Bleach Bypass
-Image Border

Capture NX2
-unsharp mask
-spot touch up
-crop
-size and save for DPC

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 58
Avg (all users): 6.1348
Avg (commenters): 8.7500
Avg (participants): 6.2647
Avg (non-participants): 6.0545
Views since voting: 895
Views during voting: 172
Votes: 89
Comments: 11
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/10/2013 10:36:55 PM
you killed the dead leaf???

thank you for sharing your secrets
Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 05/10/2013 07:13:19 PM
oh nicely. thanks for sharing the process.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/09/2013 11:31:16 PM
Illustrative

Hanging this in my fantasy gallery



Message edited by author 2013-05-10 12:30:10.
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Nikon D810
 05/09/2013 10:57:10 PM
Always loved this kind of stuff. Nicely done!
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/09/2013 10:20:02 PM
Deconstructing creation.
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Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 05/09/2013 07:37:32 AM
Good job. Love this
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 05/08/2013 04:06:53 PM
Almost not a photo. I hope it passes the rules court. Well executed idea. 8
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 05/07/2013 10:56:56 PM
The title explains clearly what the pic is...10
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 05/07/2013 11:17:22 AM
Yep for sure.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/03/2013 11:13:28 AM
8 from me. wonderfully done.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 05/03/2013 12:05:23 AM
Very nice. Love the feel of this image!
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