I placed a leaf directly onto the bare bulb of a desk lamp. I love the detail brought out by the light and also the transparency in some places. Another leaf I know, but remember it's MY first leaf and I think it's beautiful :-)
I hope to improve on my score in my first challenge.
Levels
Nik Sepia Filter
Lowered Saturation
Variations
Cloned out a few spots on leaf
A little Dodge and Burn
USM
Border
Resize
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Wow I love this one, and am I the only one who loves the white background? With no background it will; be just one of the many leafstructures pics, the white background adds a bit extra! Faved it!
First up, well done on your 2nd entry in DPC challenges. This is a simple photo showing great detail in the leaf. Looking at your comments you also made the most of a simple lighting setup.
I agree with some of the comments you received about filling the frame with your subject rather than having the white background in the top corner, but by doing that you may run the risk of people looking at it as too much of an abstract of some sort.
The lovely warm tones of the sepia filter are apparent here and works really well with the leaf. Your focus seems to be pretty close to spot on except slightly around the edge of the leaf at the top.
Well done on this entry and it scored very well. Best of luck with your future challenges.
Thank you everyone for your comments, especially General. Appreciated!
I was hoping for a top fifty finish, but never mind. I did better than my first challenge, so that's the main thing :-)
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