The leaf was photographed in situ; the interesting textured background is the sidewalk. Yes, of course Photoshop was involved. A little "gradient map" can dexcontextualize things very nicely.
If you were wondering why I was singing "So Long, It's Been Good To Know You" to a cat while walking down the street, all I can say is that it was not the kind of cat that could take a hint, but I didn't want to hurt its feelings or anything. There was no actual, justifiable reason.
Justification
Dec 11, 2010
If you were wondering why I was wandering around taking pictures of perfectly normal fallen leaves, it's so I could do this, and show you how they are pretty:
The leaf was photographed in situ; the interesting textured background is the sidewalk. Yes, of course Photoshop was involved. A little "gradient map" can dexcontextualize things very nicely.
If you were wondering why I was singing "So Long, It's Been Good To Know You" to a cat while walking down the street, all I can say is that it was not the kind of cat that could take a hint, but I didn't want to hurt its feelings or anything. There was no actual, justifiable reason.
The leaf was photographed in situ; the interesting textured background is the sidewalk. Yes, of course Photoshop was involved. A little "gradient map" can dexcontextualize things very nicely.
If you were wondering why I was singing "So Long, It's Been Good To Know You" to a cat while walking down the street, all I can say is that it was not the kind of cat that could take a hint, but I didn't want to hurt its feelings or anything. There was no actual, justifiable reason.
on 2012-05-16 at 14:06