Big leaves in Jersey

Tell me strait - is it boring - insteresting - do you like the processing?

Any suggestions for this beginner much appreciated!

Where in Jersey did you find this! ...if the pole had been emerging exactly from the corner it would have been marvelous... shooting up was a great idea... i guess this was the best you could get having circled it... the leaves are well-exposed with nice detail... you must have had real fun working on this on the comp

Yeah, I was reaching over into a ditch with my camear - I made about 10 attempts - they were pretty crude attempts - just kinda reached inside, pointed up and shot (did use a farily high Av if I recall) - I see what you mean though - It would have been a bit more dynamic as a good diagonal! I was quite happy with this overall - the photo taken from the outside of the tree was quite boring - this made for a really cool exposure against the bright sun - I found this less saturated version made for a stronger image as well....

Yes, this is an interesting shot. Great perspective and nice choice of BW!

Thanks Melissa - much appreciated - by the way - you have the exact same first and last name as my cousin :) - small world I guess!

I love this. It really makes you want to 'work it out'.

Well done. Very precise and sharp

Yeah, I had tried to shoot this small tree from the usual perspectives and it was really boring - sometimes you gottat get in there and get chiggers to get the best shot, which I did, my father in law warned "if you walk into those weeds, you will get chiggers - I got 4-5 on my legs and itched like hell for 2 weeks, it was worth it :)