Urban Leaf

[GovMule]

Wondering what you all like or dislike on this one.
Would appreciate any feedback.
Xti with 70-200mm f4L - f4 @ 1/800 200mm ISO100

http://chriscouse.smugmug.com/photos/396885920_foAhB-L.jpg

[jjaenagle]

i dont really like the leaf lol... i'd say its just me but i guess i dont like the spots on the leaf... im not sure if you could have found one that was all colorful and stuff but the deadness... of it doesnt make the picture look appealing.

I do like that the other leaves around it are more dead than that which makes it stand out... which maybe the look your going for and in that case, forget my opinion above!

Other than that, the shadow effect looks really cool and i like the background that its on!

[chauncey]

Pull a maple leaf of a tree and use it on a clean background.

[David Israel]

Aesthetics of the leaf aside, here is my technical c&c:

I like the narrow DOF. I also like the choice of the shadow passing through the top corner of the image. You did a nice job of not letting letting parts of the leaf (with the greatest degree of reflection) not get blown out. Finally, I also like your watermark placement on the image. It is subtle but readable.

Nicely done.

Dave