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Ron Evers · Aug 18, 2010

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tirediron · Aug 18, 2010

Nicely captured.

Aayria · Aug 18, 2010

Loving the brokeh on the second shot. It doesn't bother me at all that the subject is dead center.

In the first one, I like the light shining through the leaf, but it just isn't as striking as the second.

DanFinePhotography · Aug 18, 2010

i like #1 also

786soul · Aug 18, 2010

I like the 1st over the 2nd only because of that light that shines through. Nice shots.

MohaimenK · Aug 18, 2010

is it me or does it look like there is a small string tied to the leaf in the first pic?

Corvphotography · Aug 18, 2010

it does, i figured it was a spider web but it could be string. if so, thats cheating lol

Ron Evers · Aug 18, 2010

Thanks folks.

Both are suspended by spiders web. They are small leaves.

Second dead centre very much on purpose.

These were hand help & I was kicking myself for not dragging a tripod along. The breeze was taking them in & out of focus & I was leaning back & forth trying to get the shots using burst mode.

Photographerperson. · Aug 18, 2010

I love the second one, especially since you can't see how its floating.

g-fi · Aug 18, 2010

#2 is AWESOME!

SecondShot · Aug 18, 2010

love #1. love the composition, love the background (simple painted waves of green, noise works well) love the downward slope of the stem to give the intended direction had there not been a spiderweb attached. I also like the space to the right of the leaf. I just think a lot of stuff is working here.

#2 I think there's a hotspot in a spot or two in the lower part of the leaf.

Naphtali14 · Aug 18, 2010

Both of them are really sweet!

My favorite is number 2.

Ron Evers · Aug 18, 2010

SecondShot said:
love #1. love the composition, love the background (simple painted waves of green, noise works well) love the downward slope of the stem to give the intended direction had there not been a spiderweb attached. I also like the space to the right of the leaf. I just think a lot of stuff is working here.

I took some license to produce that effect by rotating the image a bit. Personally I think #2 has greater impact.

Thanks for you assessment.