Dewdrops on leaves


Posted by Michael Dossett on Thu Oct 16, 2003 9:39 pm

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I took this last summer while hiking the Wonderland Trail at Mt. Rainier National Park
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Minolta maxxum xtsi body with 28-80mm f5.6 lens
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Flash as main light
Provia 100 pushed one stop

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by Steve Sage on Thu Oct 16, 2003 10:51 pm
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I usually don't like the way water droplets look when flashed but this looks very nice. Maybe you used a diffuser or had the flash quite close to the subject. Very nice composition and exposure.
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by Dennis Olivero on Thu Oct 16, 2003 11:21 pm
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Agree with Steve, very nice work, interesting study of water and green..
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by Michael Dossett on Fri Oct 17, 2003 12:20 am
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Steve Sage wrote:I usually don't like the way water droplets look when flashed but this looks very nice. Maybe you used a diffuser or had the flash quite close to the subject. Very nice composition and exposure.
I was probably a foot and a half or so from the leaves at the time. I used the built in flash because I didn't have anything else with me at the time. I also have a few pictures using natural light but I think that the flash is what makes this work here. All the natural light ones look flat and I think the flash as main light adds depth to the photo by adding the dark areas

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by Wil Hershberger on Fri Oct 17, 2003 5:26 am
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Cool. I think that your angle helped to keep the flashes from reflecting off the bottom of the drops. Well done.
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by NDCheryl on Fri Oct 17, 2003 6:23 am
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Well done. I like the strong color here. The drops look good to me as is in this case.
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by T Williams on Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:46 am
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Very nice composition, and the rich green color looks great. I like the little details in the big water drop.
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by Harvey Edelman on Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:54 am
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Elegant image. I really like this for its simplicity.
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by Michael Brown on Fri Oct 17, 2003 1:08 pm
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Bold color and beautiful!! :)
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by Bart Breet on Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:32 pm
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Great shot!

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Oct 17, 2003 8:18 pm
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A beautiful shot!
 

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