I’ve been planning to take some photos of the leaves on our next door neighbours’ fig tree for the last couple of weeks. As I leave for work in the morning the sun is always shining through the leaves, highlighting the patterns created by their veins. This evening the sun was shining through them in the opposite direction so, after asking permission from Dennis and Margaret, I stood on their front lawn snapping away. It proved to be quite challenging as there was a light breeze which wafted the leaves around just enough to put them out of focus in lots of my shots. This was the best of the bunch and it occurred to me that the leaf’s veins look rather like a street map.

That's a great image Helen. SADHYA · 2009-09-25: 12:58

Great! and very beautiful :) txerra · 2009-09-25: 14:03

Wonderful idea and yes a google fig map. Fantastic iage with so much detail :) cariad · 2009-09-25: 15:39

Dear!! You're improving yourself!!! Another super photo. XD ????? · 2009-09-25: 16:11

Great post, excellent idea, shot and title tricky · 2009-09-25: 20:00

...or perhaps an aerial photograph. Nice graphic quality in this. Latecomer · 2009-09-25: 20:39

Beautiful!! lookagain · 2009-09-25: 23:05

Cool shot - it could almost pass for a view through a microscope davids · 2009-09-26: 05:35

Green map!!! :) Nice capture! principe · 2009-09-26: 12:29

Amazing capture!! Excellent details! Najeli · 2009-09-26: 15:07

Great shot:) boszorka65 · 2009-09-27: 04:18

gr8 find... original title and cool details miltonjacob · 2009-09-28: 09:45

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