bretthondow

Poinsettia Leaf

Poinsettia Leaf

Poinsettia leaf macro. I literally taped the leaf to my cellphone with a white light background for some nice backlighting.
Problem was I left some tape ...
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Poinsettia leaf macro. I literally taped the leaf to my cellphone with a white light background for some nice backlighting.
Problem was I left some tape in the bottom left corner of the shot! Silly me. I did some cloning and blending to repair the corner, I don't think it turned out too bad considering.
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camera

NIKON D5300

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settings

Aperture 18/1 ISO 100 Shutter 6/1 Focal Length 105/1

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Houston, Texas, US

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upload_date

May, 2022

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297

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+33

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Absolutely stunning shot! I love how you’ve balanced the colours and framed it! 👏🏻💚💕

Thanks, it took a bit of work editing. I appreciate the comment. :)

beautiful harmony in colors

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