Another macro in the Canary Island Palm Tree series.. This branch had been cut from the tree along the banks of the Merri Creek in Coburg, nth of Melbourne, and was laying on the ground.
What you see is the matting on the end of the frond.
The sheen is the light being reflected off the surface of the matting…
Best viewed enlarged by clicking on image
( no extra colour has been added )

taken with a p&s Panasonic Lumix FZ30 and is set on Manual Macro.
Also x2 images for hdr with Picasa3 as Post Op.

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