Leaf skeleton by seanoneill

Leaf skeleton

When we were in the garden over the last few days, Rebecca found this beautiful leaf skeleton that had made it through the winter.

I love the intricate pattern, which looks like a river delta from the air. It just shows you how full of life and minute detail every single leaf, on every single tree is.

Oooo, I love this. From the thumbnail, it could have been so many other things - a dried out landscape, a network of pathways and roads, fine lace. The black and white brings real interest.
March 3rd, 2012  
Wow......This is realy stunning Sean!.....The detail is fantastic! Fav : )
March 3rd, 2012  
Favd!
March 3rd, 2012  
What an amazing capture! How beautifully nature preserved it :-) Excellent!
March 3rd, 2012  
@esolvideosuk Thank you Jennie, yes, it really is a great find, thanks for the Fav. @annbo Thank you Ann, you are too kind. @zuzana Thank you Zuzana, yes, I was lucky that it made it through the winter. The lack of rain has probably preserved it.
March 3rd, 2012  
great!!!
March 3rd, 2012  
This is beautiful!! I love the detail...the leaf cells have always amazed me...this one is a fantastic shot! FAV!!!
March 3rd, 2012  
A very delicate photo Sean. The detail is amazing..Well done..:-)
March 3rd, 2012  
@houdiniem @bazza @ellimae Thank you all, lovely comments, thanks for the FAV Ellen, that is very kind of you, glad you like it!
March 3rd, 2012  
The detail is just amazing and I love the fact it could be anything...if you know what i mean...well Sean lol...it's a fav from me again today!!! :D
March 3rd, 2012  
Awesome detail and focus!
March 3rd, 2012  
The detail is awesome, as you say when you think every leaf is just as intricate! Great focus .
March 3rd, 2012  
Nice find! This is just so intricate it’s amazing. Nature never ceases to amaze me. It might sound odd, but even the storms we have are amazing in their own way.
March 3rd, 2012  
That is wonderful, intricate detail that you have photographed so well. It makes me think of how most everything in nature, including the human circulatory system, is organized in fractals if you look closely enough.
March 3rd, 2012  
Love it, fav!
March 3rd, 2012  
Fabulous detail - well captured!
March 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic Sean. Really great detail and I love the black and white.
March 3rd, 2012  
Imaginative as ever, great shot :)
March 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful detail.
March 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeous! Your focus is so spot on that this looks like filigree. Great dof, perspective and use of negative space. You are HOT lately!
March 3rd, 2012  
Amazing detail! A fave.
March 4th, 2012  
Incredibly done! FAV with all the rest.
March 4th, 2012  
WOW the detail in this is incredible, fantastic.
March 4th, 2012  
The details are amazing. I love that intricate network of veins. What a mesmerizing pattern. Fantastic capture, Sean!
March 4th, 2012  
Wow ,... this is awesome...you have captured the intricate detail beautifully!!
March 4th, 2012  
This is a terrific macro
March 4th, 2012  
Amazing!
March 4th, 2012  
amazing shot...look like aerial shot.. :)
March 4th, 2012  
Stunning shot Sean! Fab macro.
March 4th, 2012  
Wonderful!
March 4th, 2012  
Stunning
March 4th, 2012  
Awesome shot, Sean. Fav! I'm going to hunt or my own leaf skeleton today.
March 4th, 2012  
@cmc1200 @megsy @reva @lizzy_lu123 @alexissevilla @maplemolg2012 @peterdegraaff @michelle58 @simon0128 @simon0128 @myautofocuslife @housetohome @debsphotos @kalexa @lesphoto @ruthmouch @runningbk @danacarruthers @elsbels @stiggle @rockinrobyn @lisjam1 @louisefrance @clairehiker @susieb Thank you so much to everyone, I am quite overwhelmed by your comments and all the Favs you have given me for this shot, I wish I had time today to thank all of you personally but I want to go and look at all your shots now instead.
March 4th, 2012  
Beautiful detail
March 4th, 2012  
Awesome macro.
March 4th, 2012  
Really cool, well done!
March 4th, 2012  
This detail in this is just gorgeous, favourite!
March 4th, 2012  
Wonderful!fav
March 4th, 2012  
Hmmmm just realised I didn't comment on this... sometimes I flick through then come back later.... otherwise I get bogged down ... but I forgot!! This is awesome, love it and I just noticed that it's now on the PP!! (that's what triggered my memory).... CONGRATULATIONS and great shot :)
March 5th, 2012  
Reminds me of my dragon fly wings I took today, only yours is ALOT better. Nice job. I think it looks like a maze. I'm lost already!
March 5th, 2012  
@emmar84 @noragentian @lagerdalek @jenniprior @cebelka @ozziehoffy @kamb I am staggered that thi sshot has been viewed nearly 200 times and faved 24 times. I guess the idea and execution just touched you all. Thanks you so much for such incredible comments and your Fav's. This means so much to me.
March 6th, 2012  
Very interesting texture macro shot. Congrats on the PP
March 6th, 2012  
@sailingmusic Thank you so much Myrna.
March 6th, 2012  
This is truely awesome. I so need a macro lense.
March 6th, 2012  
Wonderful wonderful detail of the leaf network!
March 6th, 2012  
Great detail
March 7th, 2012  
@newbie @pocketmouse @babedol23 Thank you one and all. Stacey, a Macro lens is the best lens in the bag I think. Macro extensions do a similar job a lot cheaper.
March 7th, 2012  
@seanoneill I might just try that cheaper version, thanks.
March 7th, 2012  
@newbie Good luck. Macro world is wonderful!!
March 7th, 2012  
This one is amazing!!!!! Love it!
March 7th, 2012  
@bee5488 Thanks Bee.
March 7th, 2012  
Wonderful shot it looks like filigree work
March 7th, 2012  
@valley Thanks Valerie
March 7th, 2012  
CONGRATS to you, my friend! Top 20 for the week. Way to go.
March 9th, 2012  
@debsphotos Thank you so much Debs. I've just got in from the pub to get your message. I am delighted, of course, but especially so that I got the message to tell me from you, one of my earliest followers. Thank you so much :) x
March 9th, 2012  
@seanoneill -- You rocked it!
March 10th, 2012  
Fantastic Sean. My first thought was also 't looks like filigree'! Love it. fav.
March 10th, 2012  
Top 20! Congrats!!
March 11th, 2012  
@debsphotos @andym @lisjam1 Thank you all, and for the Fav Andy. I am overwhelmed that this made the top 20. I've still got the leaf, I may do something else with it!!!
March 11th, 2012  
very artistic photo - well done.
March 11th, 2012  
Congrats on top 20!!!
March 12th, 2012  
splendid "skeletal structure" !
March 12th, 2012  
Lyn
again, wow. . .I love that you are able to go from these artsy nature shots right into the action of horse races or soccer matches.
May 18th, 2012  
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