A magnolia tree behind the school I was at on the day. One of the teachers said she was taking a photo of it every month to show its chamges through the year, so I went out and took some photos too.
Cropped, rotated, cloned out some dust spots, and took out all the colour. Levels, contrast and the USM doodacky treatment.
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Great range of white to black. The foreground has too much weight and non-interest. Perhaps cropping more of the dark soil and burning the top end of the clouds would add to the visual appeal. Tree silhouette is lovely.