That was my first challenge. I'm very new in digital photography and editing. When I realized what I’d done with a border it was too late to change it. I know it's bad, but comments like "Border Madness" don't help me much ether. I'm still happy with a result and attention from you guys. I appreciate any useful comments, its very encouraging. Thank you all.
To me the light coming through the leaf is beautiful, but the border is quite distracting. I am assuming this is a branch, but it is hard to decipher that in this photo. In any case beautiful use of light and texture.
Cool viewpoint. For me, the white border is just a bit overpowering. I wonder how this would look with say a 1/4 inch border. I like the lighting you captured too.