I knew this would be a great shot as soon as I saw the lighting on the leaf. This is natural light with zero editing except for the crop and the resize for dpc.
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Have to agree with the comments on soft focus, it's not quite here or there. Love the colours and rich texture, and that you did virtually nil editing. The lighting is nice and the settings are fine for a handheld shot. The title could use a little work! :-)
However although the leaf does have many interesting aspects to it - the stem, the texture, the veins - it really needs something to draw the eye in and lock it. A bug, a snail, a frog, anything at all, even if it's also green, but there has to be something there for us to find and not just skip over it. Lack of focal point and the softness is what hurt you here.
But it's not a complete train wreck, you can do better and I hope you're still shooting and entering.
the focus is too soft for this kind of shot. the color and the light coming through is really nice. a strong focus and clearity would really make this image stand out!
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