Day 3 - Three
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Comment by CNovack:
Wow, I love the textures and lines in this close-up photo of the Agave leaves! Love the tones. Beautiful textural lines and I like how the two leaves come together to show off those lovely curves within this square composition. I noticed that the portion of leaf that curves toward us in the foreground is a little soft compared to the sharpness of detail in the leaves throughout most of the rest of the image. This happens with macros especially if you use a lower F-stop. Hmmm, you shot this at a 3.5-5.6 aperture - you might want to try a higher F-stop like an 8 or more with a slower shutter speed (you will need to have a tripod for this) to get a richly sharp details on both the forefront & background.

Day 3 - Three
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Comment by Retroesque:
Oh you SHINE with these plants, you REALLY 'get them!' The are wonderful - you make them SUBLIME!

Day 3 - Three
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Comment by roz:
hey shez ... nice to see you back!!
love your black & white with this one ... so sharp and clean .. great the way the shadow contrasts so well with the lighter petals and draws you into the image ..

Day 3 - Three
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Comment by Katmystiry:
Beautiful lines and tones in this!

Day 3 - Three
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Comment by SandyP:
Yayyyyy. A Sherpet Agave! Nicely done Shez. It looks good from this close, in-your-face angle.

Day 3 - Three
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Comment by mia67:
Very well composed to an abstract image. Great use of B&W tones.

Day 1 - Towards the Light.
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Comment by colorcarnival:
if this is what it looks like to go towards the light - I'm there! Well - hopefully for not another 50 years... lol

This is GORGEOUS! I love seeing clouds in pics. The contrast and little streaks of light are beautiful.

Day 3 - Three
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Comment by krnodil:
Wonderful shapes and nice capture of texture. I think because the shapes in the frame are large, the softer focus works very well with it - conveys "gist" rather than precision.

Day 3 - Three
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Comment by ursula:
Very beautiful, almost looks sexy :) I like all the greys, and the subtle striping.

Day 1 - Towards the Light.
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Comment by GinaRothfels:
Beautiful image. I love that moody sky.