spanish leaves for mothers day - week 6

I just used this image for my mother's day pdf and she asked me if I had altered the colors in the image. I was happy to say no and remembered how amazing this tree was when I photographed it. I remember taking a bunch of pictures because of the way these little green leaves were glowing as the light hit the tree. I never felt like i could catch it quite right but in this bottom photo you can see how in the leaves where the light is able to shine through them they give off this glow that set the leaves completely off from the very opaque branches they are connected to. it was amazing to me and looked magical really, as if the leaves were glowing from the inside. This makes me think of how some light can conceal its source and actually reveal more about what it is lighting than the quality of the light. In these photos the light shines through and reveals all the fine little details of the skin on the leaf. It isn't concealing, but revealing more than you would normally look at, which takes a sort of patient interest. It is something I want to look at for a long time because it is showing me so much and there is so much information there to take in. I think I have seen this in drama and dance productions where the way someone glows under light makes you feel like they have some real internal power or gift. Light is able to bring that magical quality that really makes you feel like you are in a different world. I definitely felt that when I saw this tree glowing in spain. the green is quite a spectacular color, especially when featured like this. It's amazing that it really exists. sometimes beautiful colors can really knock your socks off.