Taken with +2 and +4 macro rings. Since the leaf's not flat and macro rings lead to a very narrow DOF, I wound up with a blurry spot in the upper right that I couldn't fix. To even it out, I decided to blur the outside edges all the way around.
Focus was a bit soft at the center, too, so I had to fiddle with overlaying Levels layers to sharpen things up properly.
To answer Ja-9's question: I guess I just got lucky with the "clean" leaf. I didn't have to do any dusting or anything. The leaf was underlit--I don't know if that has anything to do with the "clean" look. Also, this leaf was from the same plant in the "Delicate II" challenge:
... so its being a fresh young indoor plant might have helped. I dunno.
With this image I met my twin goals of (a) raising my average score and (b) having a modal average vote of 6. Thanks for the votes, the comments, and the fave!
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what I would like to know is how did you get such a super "clean" as in no dirt shot...I've done some of these leafs and there always seems to be some dirt that I have to clean off...but it leaves residue where I clean them off...I even carry little brushes with me to clean them...super, super clear picture...got to love the deep vivid green color...well done
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