Cropped, adjusted levels, saturation and hue. Added noise, used history brush to remove noise from leaf and part of background. Added border and saved for the web
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Hmmm clever. Interesting too. I like it but I'm not sure how well it'll go over. Heh, what do I know? Nice use of negative space. And I love the leaf. Great color and detail.