Hosta Fan

Bob: Almost looks like an x-ray. Its a small point but I also like your border and the grainy feel. Creatively done. >=))>

Interesting l ines and details Bob. Can't wait to see what else you've come up with.

Love the composition and framing. If looking for a critique, my suggestion is that the upper right corner is softer than the rest of the image. The in-focus lines in the rest of the image reveal detail and texture, and that difference is a bit jarring to me, as I want to appreciate that detail/texture throughout the image.

My first thought was a radiographic image. Cool that it's "just" a graphic image. Very nicely done including the warm tone!

As a fellow hosta fan I'm intrigued by your hosta fan. Very unique subject; I never thought of taking a picture of the dried leaf. I like your comp and neutral coloring in this. Also as Bill commented, I like the grainy feel to this photo.

Really well done. Very unique. I like the lines and patterns. I am curious as to how this was done, if you would care to share.

I really love this. Nice comp and "look" to the presentation. My only nit is the dust on the background. I'm not being nitpicky, it's just that I'm always on the lookout for dust specs cause the sensor on my camera needs a good cleaning and I usually have to do plenty of cloning.

Some additional info on how I did this one. First, I converted to BW with SilverEfex Pro. Took up the structure to around 20 and reduced contrast to I think -8. Then over to ColorEfex Pro. Used three filters. First was Detail Extractor. This one pulled out alot of fine detail in the leave but also the dust on the light table that gives it it's grainy look. Michael, there is no dust spots on the camera sensor but there was dust on the light table which you are seeing. After this was the frame filter. Used style#11 and cycled through the variations till I got one I liked. Then EFex Reflector (gold) that gave the image the tone you see. All this was with Lightroom and Nik Lightroom plugins.
After this was done, I took the image into Photoshop and used TK's Triple Play light and web sharpening actions.

Thanks for the details, Bob. Professionally done.

It has lots of details but feels to me like a minimalistic composition at the same time. Very well done.

Excellent, Bob. It looks like a Leaf embossed on a think silver plate. Pure Art

Great textures, Bob, and beautifully composed. I like especially the pale sepia tones, which seem to bring out the textures so well.

Fantastic work Bob, just love this processing. Wonderfully done !

Hi Bob Superb processing to get the X-ray effect Beautifully composed wiith amazing lines
Albert Darmo
Canada

I like this, the monochromatic look and the feel of soft old stationary makes it unique and a real standout.

Bob:
Certainly looks very similar to some of the line drawing effect in an Xray image.. fabulous that you can do this without the risk of radiation exposure!

I like the image a lot for its graphical quality and processing. From a critique viewpoint, the slight softness in the RUC as mention by Daniel weakens it slightly. Also I am seeing a halo effect along the border with the bg.. could this be processing artefact? The dust spots on the light table are a little distracting. Having said all these, this is a captivating image and I look forward to seeing the other two.

Very nice work, Bob. I like it very much!
Mauro