Leaf Abstract

[Anita Bower]

Small Milkweed leaves. Taken this morning, shade. Nikon D300, Sigma 105mm macro, f3.5, 1/80, ISO 160, tripod, live view focusing, manual exposure. Processed in Elements 10: High Pass, crop, auto contrast.

[Valerio Tarone]

Hi Anita , shalloow DOF, a\ lovely image.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Anita. This is certainly abstract. A little too abstract for my taste perhaps, but that's just me - we all see the world differently and there is no right/wrong here. I like that the tip of the top leaf is sharp enough to give my eye something to lock onto and the diagonals of the leaves and stem are also pluses.

[Anita Bower]

Thanks for comments. It may be too abstract for me, too. Just playing around.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Anita,
You know......I don't normally like shallow DOF but I do think you are onto something here! I like the two leaves but the diagonal line that runs from the UL to the LR it a bit overposering to me and takes away from the 2 leaves. I do think if you blend them a bit more and minimize that.......this will work very well! Just some food for thought. You are much braver than me experimenting on that end so I applaud your efforts!

[Anita Bower]

Hey Anita,
You know......I don't normally like shallow DOF but I do think you are onto something here! I like the two leaves but the diagonal line that runs from the UL to the LR it a bit overposering to me and takes away from the 2 leaves. I do think if you blend them a bit more and minimize that.......this will work very well! Just some food for thought. You are much braver than me experimenting on that end so I applaud your efforts!

I see exactly what you mean. Good point. And, thank you!