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    Default Spring Leaves

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    I took this yesterday on a walk in the woods. 105mm macro lens.

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    Hi, Anita, the greens are wonderful as is the bokeh! Nice composition. I find the shadows on the leaves interesting but I think I would lighten the two shadows on the leaf tips on the lower left. (just a very tiny amount)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cheryl Slechta View Post
    Hi, Anita, the greens are wonderful as is the bokeh! Nice composition. I find the shadows on the leaves interesting but I think I would lighten the two shadows on the leaf tips on the lower left. (just a very tiny amount)
    Thanks, Cheryl. Yes, good idea about lightening.

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    I love this Anita. Ditto what Cheryl said about the greens and I also love the bokeh and the composition. Well seen and processed!

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    The colours are lovely and the bokeh too. I think Cheryl makes a good point, I might try desaturating them first. I also wonder about a slight crop from the right, just past the dark spot. I really like the one leaf curled in the central grouping with the highlight. That makes the image for me.

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    Spring, and the light pours through!

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    Anita, you really captured those gorgeous bright spring greens! Agree that the bokeh is wonderful. You might experiment with just a hint of a dark vignette. But I do like it as it.

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    Thank you all. I tried cropping from the right, but didn't like it quite as much. I tried a bit of a vignette, which worked well.

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    Super image with a beautiful foreground and background. I like the color and the diagonal. The bokeh is not only effective in its own right, but I like the way the stronger circles help to guide the eye through the image.

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