Pattern of Nature
by PhantomEWO

Comment by melismatica:
I like that you isolated the subject very effectively from the background. I just wish you had pulled in a lot closer. This little leaf surrounded by so much empty space doesn't quite make a bold enough statement for me.

Pattern of Nature
by PhantomEWO

Comment by Melethia:
Lovely shot.

Pattern of Nature
by PhantomEWO

Comment by tsm100:
Beautiful....so delicate... One of my favourites.

Pattern of Nature
by PhantomEWO

Comment by Antanas:
Short and nice...8

Pattern of Nature
by PhantomEWO

Comment by Jutilda:
Awesome. Love the single backlit leaf. Great DOF. I wonder if the background could actually be a tad less blurred? Oh well... really beautiful image.

Pattern of Nature
by PhantomEWO

Comment by AndrewTO:
There are quite a few pictures in this challenge showing nature's patterns with varying degree of success. This one is one of the better ones, due to its simplicity. I think it would work even better if you could get even closer to the leaf and get rid of the redundant (and slightly out of focus) branch to the right. Good try nevertheless (7)

Pattern of Nature
by PhantomEWO

Comment by Dusty:
Nice DOF!

Pattern of Nature
by PhantomEWO

Comment by joycobb:
Beautiful composition.

Long Flight Home
by PhantomEWO

Comment by rjkstesch:
Great job, Don! This shot is magical. Congrats on a stong showing in a very difficult competition.

Long Flight Home
by PhantomEWO

Comment by SandyP:
Woo Hooo, Don!! What a great score in such a tough challenge! This one deserves to be in the top 10 imo, but a 6.588 is nothing to complain about in THIS challenge! GREAT JOB!!!