Banana Leaf

Try cropping a little off the bottom to eliminate the odd triangle of background

I wonder if the softness was deliberate. It really works in this picture. The delicate texture of the leaf is conveyed far better than it would have been had the picture been sharper.

 

I think this would be better with the center thingy (stem?) running corner to corner. Pointing the camera up just a tad would have been nice, but at this point some cropping could do the trick.

Taking away the edge of the leaf makes this image a very strong abstraction. It's amazing how much the small change affects the way I see this. It's a very nice job, Jim, of seeing and capturing a different viewpoint.

I did try chopping out the triangle after scanning, but I decided to leave it in so it would be less abstract.It would probably be better if the corner was all black.

 

The leaf was backlit which must be why it appears so soft. The only other possibility is that the leaf was moving, but this is doubtful as I took 3 shots at different apertures and they all have this look to them.

 

The toughest part here was selecting the point of focus; the top right edge was just an inch or two from the lens.