A leaf in a puddle in a parking lot on a partly cloudy day. Shot toward the sun. Duplicate layer with soft light blending mode, high pass sharpen, crop and slight rotation.
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this might be my favorite from your portfolio just because ive never seen water look so soft, even in 5 minute exposure "DPClassic sunrise shots" ( what i like to call the inevitable winners of every challenge). rather than the exposure making the water soft looking the reflected bokeh and the hard contrasty forms of the pebbles create this serene feel that i get from the shot
I really like what is going on here. The textures, light, and colors are all wonderful. I just think something is missing, maybe a bigger leaf? It is one of those photos that almost has it all, just missing a little something. Still I really like the idea and think that the uniqueness is really what is most important anyhow. Well done.
Keep pointing your camera into interesting nooks and at interesting angles, Deb. I really like a lot of your recent work, and this is a good example of why.
Had to stop for a bite to eat from turning so many pages...An interesting image and a stretch of the mind to see your story in this image, I gave this a 6 for the depth in the processing.
Man! I wish this photo was just a bit sharper or something. The lighting, colors, and highlights, along with the shapes, really make this photo stand out. My attention is locked in to the photo. But as I study it more, trying to find some detail, I get lost in it. Still, it is an amazing shot.
Right then, joke's on me as I now have to plough through 564 images and bump them all (yes, all of them) up. There'll be a third run through for fine tuning. It's day two three now and I'm running late, sorry.
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