Japanese-style (s)leeves

In the Summer, on a bright and hot day, Ian and I went to Weston Park so I could take pictures of trees for the sleeve of his new CD, entitled 229, 294, 306, 337. Catchy name there! Anyway, I sort of bleached them out and we printed them on handmade paper. Unfortunately, the design Ian preferred is the busier of the two, which clearly isn't the most striking or elegant. What is a designer to do?