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Bejeweled

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 27, 2012359 views14 comments

D300s
70-180mm @ 170mm
]=Subject dist: 0.40m
1/400 sec, f/10
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 320
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
hand-held

PS: Several people have asked the size of this bud. The total image, end-of-stem thru bud was about 1.5 inches.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 27, 2012 at 10:32 AM

Stunning! Beautifully created. Masterful.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on November 27, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Striking photo, Sandy. The colors and dew are both excellent, and I love the strand of dew drops trailing off to the right. Excellent bg as well. Very good image.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on November 27, 2012 at 9:17 PM

Beautiful, simple image, Sandy! Love the raindrops of varying sizes and the little rope web also covered with drops. The drop on the very top is a perfect finishing touch. I like the pastel colors in this bud; however, if this were mine, I would probably increase the contrast/saturation in the bud a tiny bit to help bring out those wonderful colors. Nice find!

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on November 27, 2012 at 10:55 PM

Beautiful. I did not know what this was when looking at the thumbnail, but bejeweled it is. And that guy-wire adds so much to the composition.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 27, 2012 at 11:05 PM

The colors are terrific and the the clustered drops really make them sparkle. Beautiful image

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 29, 2012 at 10:04 AM

I like the gentle colors in the bloom and all the dew drops, especially the crowing drop at the top. The single silk thread is also a fine addition. I am bothered slightly by the disappearance of the thread before it hits the frame.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on November 30, 2012 at 7:11 PM

This image inspired me to take my camera with me this rainy morning to get our vehicle serviced. I wanted to see if I could come close to capturing something like this. Nope but I will keep trying. Thanks for you continued motivation.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 30, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Great find! Wish it were mine.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Hutchinson on December 1, 2012 at 4:17 AM

Hi Sandy, a really nice image, if it was me i would have gone to f16 for a bit more DOF to get the point where the stem and bud meet a bit more in focus and i would have used a tripod, always do for all my marco shots.

Still a cracking shot though and well seen.

Ian

Registered on September 8, 2012, 9 Posts, 38 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Hutchinson on December 5, 2012 at 3:01 PM

Well done on the WP Sandy.

Ian

Registered on September 8, 2012, 9 Posts, 38 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 5, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Congratulations, Sandy! Masterful shot.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 6, 2012 at 6:11 AM

Congratulations on your WP for this image. It is a stunner!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 10, 2012 at 10:33 PM

Makes you want to take all flower photos at first light in the spidery dew!

Beautiful presentation of a lovely subject! Congrats on the WP!!!

Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on December 16, 2012 at 8:40 PM

Oh this is sooooo nice! I love the one drop on the very top! I also like your choice of cropping! Congratulations on WP!

Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments