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New Leaves, Spring Flowers
New Leaves, Spring Flowers
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Something New III (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Apr 17, 2006
Aperture: f/ 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/32 sec.
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2006

 This was done in studio. I took a small branch of leaves from a tree down the street and placed then off the edge of small vase on top of a pile of books. The top book had a piece of aluminum foil, non glossy side up, on top from another project. I think that helped to light the drop. Used two clamp lamps each with a 100w halogen bulb at the top of the shooting area pointing back to a bouquet of pink tulips in front of a black velvet backdrop in the background.

As in my other drop refraction endeavors, the drop provided the challenge of the shoot. I would get a decent drop and then more water drain on to it and plop! And on and on. Ya get smart after a while sometimes and I finally lessened the amount of water sprayed on the leaves and let the draining water form the drop gradually which seemed to do the trick. I was able to get several shots of the drop in this image because it managed to stay on the leaf for a good five minutes. Shot hand held but with both elbows on the shooting area the camera was relatively steady. Macro mode with a 10x close up filter on the camera.

Post: Thank goodness we could spot edit!!!!
Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. Sharpen. Crop. Eradicated many hot areas from the lights on the drops and on the leaves. I left some but at a smaller size. The composition of this is not what I would have liked it to be so I tried to get rid of anything that might detract from the drop. Left the background as is and muted a bright spot on the stem.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 247
Avg (all users): 6.2874
Avg (commenters): 8.3333
Avg (participants): 6.0274
Avg (non-participants): 6.3883
Views since voting: 919
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 261
Comments: 20
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2006 10:05:31 PM
Magic
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 04/25/2006 06:29:59 PM
Love the refraction through the drop. Focus and colors are great. Good job.
 04/25/2006 05:50:35 PM
Very nice idea with the water drop. Scores well with me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/25/2006 01:41:57 PM
Nice reflection in the water drop
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/25/2006 08:28:17 AM
Wow, i love the drop of water that works as a mirror! A 10!
 04/25/2006 08:24:29 AM
Great color and composition. The reflection in the water drop is very cool.
 04/24/2006 10:35:17 AM
Excellent capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2006 11:44:18 PM
Very nice refraction off the droplet there
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2006 06:26:43 PM
Neat pic. I wish this was a no-editing challenge, but hey, still a good image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2006 03:19:47 AM
Lovely Pic
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 08:18:22 PM
Lovely, sharp refraction, great colour
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 05:10:24 PM
5
 04/20/2006 09:45:03 AM
Very nice reflection in the water drop, but it is almost lost in all that is going on in this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 09:29:11 AM
well captured...life is amazing!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 01:38:41 AM
Noce one, love the reflection.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 03:36:40 PM
I love the reflection in the drop of water. Really cool.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 02:10:59 PM
Great Picture!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 10:34:14 AM
This is a cool shot - Well done!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 06:36:11 AM
Love the reflection in the drop - it makes this image so much more than it would be otherwise.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 01:43:54 AM
I was going to say, this is pretty bad, but then I saw the water drop. Very nicely done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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