In the afternoon sun yesterday, a lotus seed pod cast its shadow from behind a lotus leaf.
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D500 + 105mm macro 1/60 f13 ISO 200
Tonalities adjusted in LR, Denoise, then Shadows, Highlights and Vibrance in PS. Sharpened and cropped a little for composition.
Mike: What a great title and an equally terrific image. I love all the details in the leaf and the pod shadow is perfectly placed in the frame. Just a wonderful comp and a marvelous result. 
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How totally cool!! Wonderful seeing and composition, and such a fitting title! I wonder about slightly more contrast in the LR corner and along the base, where the blue comes in, but that’s a minor point for this great image.
Thank you @Bill_Fach and @Diane_Miller. I’ve added a bit more contrast to the LRC and base. Thanks for noticing this. Reposted it above.
Very neat! Love the title and the concept. The luminous leaf and it’s veins is marvelous, and the shadow very appealing.
Fine work!
Mike, this is great, with the shadow of the pod completing the story, as the details in the leaf dominate the view.
