I took the weekend in the woods at my favorite place, the Alabama Coushata Reservation outside Woodville, TX. Camera was on the tripod wide open at max shutter time, 8 sec. With a handheld flashlight, I painted just this section of the marsh grass at the lake's edge. Cropped, adjusted brightness and contrast and burned out a distracting area in the center foreground.
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It seems that the challenge should call for something that is black in itself, no because of the lack of light or making the shot a B&W. That aside, I think this would work better if it had been in color (green grass, yellow/brown plants).