We had a bay leaf plant...it won't survive the winter, so Liesa removed the leaves and is drying them.  This was an ordinary shot of the bay leaves, made unique by Ben's Photoshop skills...gradient map with convert to B&W layer and tweaking of hues. 

Sony DSC-R1, 42.4mm, 1 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 100, tripod-mounted