© 2012 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

I took advantage of the unique (and stylish) flare pattern of my old Helios lens. I used Live View to get the sun’s flare just where I wanted it while focusing in on the leaf. I held this (fallen) leaf up with one hand while trying to manually focus with the other. This shot took a little patience, but I like the unique look. This is striaght out of the camera.

Technical info: Canon EOS 5D MKII, Helios 44-2 M42 lens, SOOC

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