After The Rain

Gallery: FloraPosted June 8, 2010281 views38 comments

After an all night rain, the early morning sun broke through and illuminated the garden. Cant remember what this particular flower is called.

Nikon D2Xs
70/300 at F-5/6
C&C Always welcome

Comments

38 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on June 8, 2010 at 8:44 AM

WOW John, this is fantastic. Love the colour pallette, DOF and the rain drops are awesome. Perfect simple composition.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 8, 2010 at 9:02 AM

Wow this is a really nice image - the DOF is perfect and detail and colors are quite impressive

- Luke

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Comment posted by Wendy Blanchard on June 8, 2010 at 9:30 AM

Very nice details and color. Beautiful shot!

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Comment posted by Wendy Blanchard on June 8, 2010 at 9:43 AM

Very nice details and color. Beautiful shot!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 8, 2010 at 9:59 AM

Excellent Portrait with nice looking water drops, John and Patty

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Comment posted by Laura Stafford on June 8, 2010 at 10:34 AM

This photo is just beautiful. The colors are so vivid, and I love the rain drops on the flower. Very nice background too.

Laura Stafford

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on June 8, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Excellent shot. Really nice BG and love all the little highlights in the drops.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 8, 2010 at 12:52 PM

Beautifully captured.
May

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on June 8, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Beautiful. Wonderful details, and background to set this off.

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Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on June 8, 2010 at 3:39 PM

Sweet image. Nice background, and the water drops are just exquisite.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 8, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Great lines and light on this John (and/or Patty). I also like the look to the water droplets. A very pretty photo.

Nathan

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Comment posted by John Kerr on June 8, 2010 at 8:10 PM

Wonderful lighting and great detail in the front petals and water droplets. I like your DOP choice giving a soft gentle touch to the photograph.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 8, 2010 at 8:36 PM

Beautiful image. Great light and a strong composition.

Pat

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Comment posted by Bruce King on June 9, 2010 at 12:24 AM

This is really good. The bokeh is silky smooth and the light, colors are all well captured. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on June 9, 2010 at 7:43 AM

Spectacular work John, the details, bg, and colors are great, and the comp puts it over the top

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on June 9, 2010 at 9:28 AM

The golden hour. Very fine image.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 9, 2010 at 10:50 AM

Now that's the way to handle droplets!! They glow bringing out the petal colors...with only a small sized little 'catchlight' w/those white spots....hmmm...the catchlights appear nicely designed by a distant umbrella or diffused flash. Nice backside of the sunlight and dof that isolates those petals.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 9, 2010 at 3:56 PM

Love the light play on the petals, and of course, the raidrops/dew.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 9, 2010 at 5:01 PM

John: Wonderful lighting and color palette. This looks a little like a gerbera daisy. Great find and a superb capture.>=))>

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Comment posted by Timothy F. Hale on June 9, 2010 at 5:40 PM

Patty, it's called beautiful! A terrific job and I LOVE the water.
Tim

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 9, 2010 at 7:35 PM

Hi John & Patty

This is a splendid capture.

The detail and color tones are to die for!!!! And the water drops are done perfectly

Albert Darmo ...Canada

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on June 9, 2010 at 9:19 PM

Sweet shot John & Patty. Great comp, light, and color. The detail in the water drops is just exquisite.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 10, 2010 at 7:09 AM

Gorgeous light and detail. Love the drops. Could use a bit of NR in the bg IMO Great composition otherwise

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 10, 2010 at 10:11 AM

Beautiful bg, beautiful color, and terrific comp. A joy to behold.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 11, 2010 at 3:27 PM

A beautiful photo of a beautiful flower. The Osteospermum is always in pose, asking for a photo. It's my favorite model.
Take care

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on June 12, 2010 at 8:14 AM

The thumbnail doesn't do this justice. I'm glad I had a closer look. Perfect technique.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 12, 2010 at 9:35 AM

Rich color pallette enhanced to perfection by the water droplets. Great image!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 12, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Amazing lighting. Pure art!

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on June 15, 2010 at 10:20 AM

Congrats John on your EP pick. well deserved.

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on June 15, 2010 at 11:04 AM

Congrats John.....a spectacular image and well earned EP

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on June 15, 2010 at 11:17 AM

I thought I might be seeing this one again - congrats on the EP. Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 15, 2010 at 12:31 PM

Excellent selection for the EP... Congratulations!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 15, 2010 at 7:05 PM

Congrats on a fine EP!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 15, 2010 at 11:01 PM

John and Patty, Congrats on the WP. Looked good then, looks good now.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 16, 2010 at 8:28 AM

Congrats on your EP. Well deserved.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 16, 2010 at 1:10 PM

WOW, I almost missed this one as an EP selection, J&P. Congratulations.......

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 17, 2010 at 10:23 PM

Hi John & Patty

Congrats on a well deserved EP

Albert Darmo..Canada

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 1, 2013 at 1:16 PM

Congrats on this WP John, a fine image!

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