Carbon-Leaf
by cryan

Comment by ursula:
Beautiful leaf! Looks good in a square crop.

My personal preference would have been for a little more detail overall, more "gray" - this is almost all either blacks or whites, and even though it looks good, I find it a bit hard on my eyes.

It's very interesting that you chose an almost symmetrical composition, almost right down the middle, but not really. I was thinking at first, either it should be right down the middle, or pushed over further to one side, or at an angle or something like that, but in looking at it more, it actually works as it is. Very nice.

Carbon-Leaf
by cryan

Comment by HeiSch:
I love these leaves and I love taking pictures of them. Don't they look like little maps of a suburban area?

Carbon-Leaf
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Comment by roz:
funny .. i noticed you'd had a fav and my first thought was shez .. lol .. i've just had a look .. its quite reminiscent of her close-ups which is a compliment of course .. :)

Carbon-Leaf
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Comment by roz:
AMAZING TEXTURES .. !!
looks amazing in b&w with such contrasts and shapes .. its a very brilliant image .. also a bit'v an optical illusion as you scroll up or down .. it sort'v messes with your eyes .!! :)

Carbon-Leaf
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Comment by ErikV:
Great patterns/designs. Good choice of B&W to emphasize this.

Carbon-Leaf
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Comment by glad2badad:
This is a classic. Well done!

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Comment by patio127:
Fantastic display of those intricate maps of veins-nicely shown , Chris !

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Comment by sherpet:
TOTALLY AWESOME and MY kind of shot..... and by the way, a 'favorite' right now.....

Carbon-Leaf
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Comment by mbrutus2009:
I like this one. I have always wanted to do this. I like the well defined lines in the leaf. Great shot.

Linda
by cryan

Comment by DJWoodward:
It's a far better shot than the score reflects. Very nice work Chris!