Worlds Apart

Gallery: FloraPosted March 27, 2012175 views23 comments

This is an oldy for me but one of my favorites. Taken in my garden after the rain
Canon Rebel XT
60 MM 2.8 lens
ISO 200 F5 @1/200
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Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Todd Bielby on March 27, 2012 at 1:13 PM

Love this! Cheryl.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 27, 2012 at 1:31 PM

STUNNING

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 27, 2012 at 2:18 PM

Really a great shot. The little drops on the right side of frame and the green BG really take this to another level. Cool!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on March 27, 2012 at 3:28 PM

very nice!!!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 27, 2012 at 3:44 PM

How stunning !! Beautiful work Cheryl , love the unique POV and water droplets placement.

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on March 27, 2012 at 4:59 PM

Amazing. I love the composition and creativity involved here. If that drop is natural that is incredible. It probably couldn't be more well placed. Love the title. Suggests a great story.

Registered on March 20, 2012, 21 Posts, 170 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 27, 2012 at 5:55 PM

Very cool Cheryl. Fantastic colors and nice lines. The true subjects (the water droplets) are very well supported by the other elements in the shot. Nice implied distance by the title also.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Thanks everybody. geoff yes the drops are real pretty amazing I thought too

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on March 27, 2012 at 7:36 PM

I like this, Cheryl. It's amazing how you were able to nail the focus on the different water droplets...I'm sure it took more than one shot! Quite a capture.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 27, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Excellent. Fabulous clarity, nice perspective.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on March 27, 2012 at 8:42 PM

These drops are difficult to make interesting (other than a drop on a petal), but this is exceptional. The center drop is wonderful in its own right, but the two focused on the right add balance, depth, and interest that radiates beyond they typical shot of this sort.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on March 27, 2012 at 9:49 PM

Stunning work, Cheryl

- love the placement of the drop and also the refractions in it. A small quibble is the highlight here and there from the OOF water drops.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 27, 2012 at 9:57 PM

Cheryl, in the flora discussion forum, I asked this week what makes a great floral image. Patricia gave an excellent summary, which I quote in full here because she seems to be describing your image, which I think certainly qualifies as a great floral image:

"A few things that are necessary or complementary are... background (always), lighting, unusual lines and curves, a gentleness or softness, sharp lines, texture, a waterdroplet, interaction with other elements in the photograph, color palette and especially a challenge to present the flower, leaf, tree, etc. that you are photographing in its best light and in your own personal way."

Congrats.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 28, 2012 at 2:49 AM

Cheryl:
Really STUNNING! Although composition looks simple, the execution is not so easy to get various drops in sharp focus.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 28, 2012 at 7:36 AM

Beautiful, Cheryl ! The array of droplets and the swing of the petal make for a very appealing image

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Comment posted by Steven Clark on March 28, 2012 at 12:17 PM

Really like this Cheryl great comp!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 28, 2012 at 4:31 PM

Wonderful POV and colours.

D&L

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Comment posted by Verdon on March 28, 2012 at 4:58 PM

awesome.....!!!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 28, 2012 at 5:06 PM

Thanks so much all of you. I need to get out in the rain more often

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 28, 2012 at 9:23 PM

I knew I'd seen this before, gets better with time

Beautiful Cheryl!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 29, 2012 at 9:45 PM

Hi Cheryl

I wish i had oldies like this in my file :eek......: All the various element work so well together. Very Nice!!!
Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 1, 2012 at 4:23 PM

I go on staring at the little water drop in the higher petal thinking that it is up to fall down. A splendid photo Cheryl.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on April 3, 2012 at 12:40 PM

Wonderful shot! The depth of field is perfect, and the colors are lovely...
Jaymes

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