This is the tips of an unfurled cycad leaf in the front garden of my residence. The original bud has taken almost the whole year to get from a bud to this untidy looking mess. It's the first time that I've watched this happen, and it's facinating. I took the picture of the edges against the background of the cycad itself at full zoom and short distance.
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This looks like the beginnings of a flower or other type of plant. I wish it were a bit bigger. It looks like you shot this in harsh sunlight, it might be better to shoot it on an overcast day to give it a softer feel.
The lighting on this is a bit harsh and the subject is not that well set apart from the similarly colored background. Good use of DOF to try and separate them though.
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