Against the Wind
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Comment by rinac:
I quite like this, though I can't put my finger on why exactly (not very helpful, is it). It's just... nice :)

Against the Wind
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Comment by brownsm:
Great shot! Nice take on the challenge.

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Comment by riversong:
The 'bokeh' colors are simply beautiful and they do indeed showcase the shadows and green of the leaves. Very pretty image.

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Comment by sherpet:
Lovely "Bokeh".....

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Comment by om10:
Beautiful bokeh!

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Comment by Sunshyne:
great lighting - beautiful color - meets challenge well

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Comment by bnilesh:
Nice colours..

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Comment by Dave Gordon:
The red background really sets off those green leaves.

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Comment by Jutilda:
I've come back to this several times. I adore the background. I think the one thing that is bothering me about the foreground is the part on the right where there is shadow/light/shadow/light. I wonder what it would look like if you just cropped out the right third of the shot. I think it would clean it up and you'd still have that touch of shadow on the leaf on the left, under the stem. I've noticed this with several of the nature shots and it's hard to compose what Mother Nature has put there. I still like it, but it's a tad busy with all that's going on, in the right third of the shot. I love the green leaves that are clear and not cluttered by other branches or overlapping ones.

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Comment by JuliBoc:
Beautiful!