Bright green leaves against a defocused, purple and yellow sky. It looks like some nighttime rain is coming on! I used a flash to make the leaves bright.
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A lively purple and yellow sky surrounds a branch of vivid green leaves. Dark green and bluish-purple complement each other. I used a flash to light up the branch; the alternative was to silhouette the leaves, but that didn’t look as good here.
Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/70, F2.8, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2006-01-27T17:55:10-05, 2006-01-27_17h55m10
Source image. I brought out the colors, darkened the edges, and gave it more contrast.
More of the Leafy Sunset series.
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