Just One Leaf (Digitally Modified Photo)

Just One Leaf (Digitally Modified Photo) Originally uploaded by randubnick

This is a digitally modified version of the photo I posted here yesterday. I am going to make a pattern from the photo, but I wanted to clean it up a little first. Although I like the original version best, the little marks and flaws that can add charm to a single image will become distracting in a pattern. So last night, I opened the photo in Painter IX, made a copy, and used digital pastel to soften some of the marks on the leaf, and while I was at it, I de-emphasized one or two nail heads in the boards. Tomorrow, I will post the pattern. . . .