Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by tinky2:
The water drop is fabulous! I really like the colors in this.

Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by joynim:
This is lovely and the water drop is gorgeous! Has a suitably soft and pastelly feel

Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by roz:
very beautiful david .. love the clarity inside that droplet and those amazing colours .. :)

Red Tunnels
by Pug-H

Comment by sfalice:
Stunning!

Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by VitaminB:
Great photo. I really like the shallow DOF, and the water drops a refracting some interesting shapes as well. As with the other comments, the grain is the only drawback. Some noise ninja, or other noise reduction should fix that easily.

Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by GeneralE:
I think your crop and color adjustments work well, and shallow DOF is perfect; love the tiny details refracted in the water drop.

Compared to my camera, that's minimal grain, and in the soft OOF areas it is not a distraction at all for me -- I think people are usually way over-sensitive to it.

Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by GregoryB:
I like this edit best. Even though it's a bit grainy I still like the reflections in the water droplet. Maybe a bit of ninja might help with the noise factor.

Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by bvy:
It is grainy but it doesn't appear this grainy in the original (that I can see). Not sure how you processed it, but I'm wondering if your sharpening step enhanced it. If so, maybe selective sharpening? Have you tried noise reduction? The original has some really nice radial geometry, and there isn't a lot of in-focus detail here, so I think like the original a little better.

Great subject matter though, and the color is stunning. I really enjoy your nature shots...

Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by jomari:
This version is lovely. The colours have so much more life and that beautiful droplet with the refracted image in it is given its due importance.

Spider Lily '05
by Pug-H

Comment by Kelli:
Beautiful colors and awesome dof! The detail in the main drop is wonderful!