This caladium was peeking out from the shadows of our garden, appearing like dark waxy leather when converted to black and white. I thought it worthy of the challenge on two levels.
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Well done! Great composition.
The texture on the leaf really stands out as do the shadows and the other leaf hidding in the corner adds to the photo as well! I wonder how it might look at a slightly different angle to accentuate the center 'curve/bump' on the leaf itself? Nice B&W!!
This shot has such a great range of tones and textures, it looks like you can just reach out and feel the veins of the leaf. This works great in B&W and the treatment it really good, good contrasts.
...came a big chunk of a leaf, and then it stood there in black and white, not altogethere there, not altogether not there, and on-one had any idea what on earth to make of it...
Good dark image where B&W works well. The tonal range is good and it has very nice sharp detail. The fine detail in the center of the leaf is its strongest feature.
The detail near the edge of the big leaf appears a bit grainy and more granular than some people may like but it is not terribly bad.
Though photographically a good image viewers will have a tough time strongly relating to it and the darkness theme. Without a strong connection they will not vote it as high as they otherwise might.
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