I know this looks like an oak leaf, but it was shot in the tropical section at the Meijer Gardens where Randy has been shooting his B-fly shots. It was a small bushy plant with leaves that where fairly large. So I think it was some kind of Palm bush. The light hitting the leaves is what caught my eye. I left the hot areas rather then toning them down as i wanted the stong contrast of the highlights.
Fuji S5, 180 macro, Handheld because no tripods, f/3.5 at 180sec, natural light.
The high contrast on this leaf gives it a 3D effect. Very nice graphic image.
Thanks for sharing...
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Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL
Hey Mike,
Very rarely does high contrast work so well! I still may prefer a touch less on the brights.....but super comp as always and very dramatic light sets this one apart!
When I first saw this on your website I thought "I wonder if he used the solarizing filter on this?" When I saw it here I had to try it - the one I liked best was the #1 setting under black and white...give it a look. It's smashing as is this beautiful color version.
"Vintage" is such a great description here - that's exactly how it looks - like a neon light that got a good brown glow over it. Incredible...I'll bet this is one of your new top sellers.
Palm Leaf
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