The maple leaf comes from the tree in my backyard. I put it in my home made light tent, with a blue pillowcase as the background, and stood it up between to chunks of wood. I lit if from both sides, with the right light acting as a stronger backlight to give depth to the many crevices of the leaf.
I really enjoy looking at all the textures and details in this photo. I am guessing that some people won't find it minimalistic because of this.
Post Processing (Aperture):
* Increase Exposure
* Increase Black Point
* Decrease Brightness
* Increase Definition
* Increase Saturation
* Decrease Vibrancy
* Increase Highlights (Increase High Tonal Width and MId Contrast, Decrease Low Tonal Width)
* Adjust RGB Levels
* Adjust Green Levels
* Adjust Blue Levels
* Increase Saturation of Blue and Cyan
* Black and White (R: 21%, G: 39%, B: 4%)
* Sharpen and Edge Sharpen
* Export (to resize and convert to JPEG)
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