The Lonely Leaf

[4hero]

I think I'm going insane. My thoughts:

1. Get A2 sheet of white card out from cupboard
2. Pierce small hole with a paperclip into white card
3. Stick leaf into hole
4. Stick camera on 15sec exposure, f9, iso100, with no flash
5. Wait for shot to develop

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2711809550_0e1c5acc52.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/4hero/2711809550/)

Sometimes I do worry about me :thinking: I could have been out doing something constructive rather than sticking holes in cardboard.

Help,

Neil.

[nfulcher]

What a great idea - love the clinical feel to it. Gonna get me some white card and paperclips...

[Dark Star]

Haha very cleverly done and it looks good! I wonder if the image would benefit from a frame..?

[Baz777]

Certainly not 15 minutes of your life wasted, excellent result! :thumbs:

[4hero]

Thanks folks. I've made an appointment with the shrink for tomorrow at 2:30pm. Wish me luck ;)

The leaf's kept falling off a plant I had in my study, so grabbed a small flower from the garden and had another play. Not quite the same effect as the first, but practice makes perfect!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2712113094_c82c72464e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/4hero/2712113094/)

[cloughie89]

i really like them, a 'winter idea' maybe but i will be trying myself sooner or leter :)

[erding]

Lovely concept producing excellent compositions. Well done.

Take the gear with you when you visit the shrink - there may be a plant in the room :lol:

Tom

[Duckydoodle]

Really like the idea. How inventive. The results are good. Clean, simple, effective image :thumbs:

[animal168]

i like it, its a good idea and worth experimenting with. :clap::clap:

[rh1944]

Really like the idea. How inventive. The results are good. Clean, simple, effective image :thumbs:

I'm with the lady on this one. I really like the slight reflection from the paper. Very effective.

[cloughie89]

Had a look a the blog i visit regularly and found this, thought it might interest you, it seems your not the only nutjob :)

Shows what fantastic results you can get with just a white background, not that yours isn't already!

http://www.wild-wonders.com/blog/index.php/?language=en

Also have a look around the main website, it is amazing, the featured photographer section updated once a week on a Friday is my favourite bit :)

http://www.wild-wonders.com/index.htm

[4hero]

Phew, I'm glad people replied to this, I really did think I was going a bit daft :cuckoo:

cloughie89, there's some pretty interesting stuff on that site, bookmarked!

Thanks folks, I have some more plans for when I get home tonight :thumbs:

[Ajophotog]

Nice lighting on these Neil ;)