Wow, such a perfect subject, a newly fallen leaf with perfect little dewdrops.  When photographing anything in nature, I always shoot just as the object is, I never dress it up or move it around to look more interesting.  Here, there was nothing I could have done to make it more perfect!  The contrasting texture of leaf and concrete, the shadow around the edges, the drops … all perfect and only necessitated snapping the picture, and playing it up with HDR.  And a B&W filter, of course.  Using B&W in this situation makes the textures the focal point of the picture, without the distractions of color.

– the Daily Grunge