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Rosemary Drops
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Rosemary Drops

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 12, 2013160 views6 comments
Went back through the files, and reworked an image from this series of shots.
I removed some of the largest flash spots from the leaves, and adjusted the color tones a bit.
F/18, 1/125th, ISO 1000, 1D M3, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 with fill.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 12, 2013 at 6:01 PM
Howard - Superb angled entry into the frame for the Rosemary leaves ending with water drops. Refraction of the flowers are nicely seen in the larger version.

Use of complementary green and red also goes in favour of this frame.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on December 12, 2013 at 8:41 PM
Love the sharp refracted images in the drops against the beautifully colored bg, Howard. Excellent job getting both drops into sharp focus against the soft bg.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 13, 2013 at 10:33 AM
Howard, this is special, with the red and green colors, the lovely arch of the stems, and all of the details in the drops. Very well done.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 13, 2013 at 6:22 PM
Love this :toast: The upside down view of the red flowers in each drop is very cool! BG is lovely. The red and green are gorgeous :wavey: Thanks for sharing.
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 14, 2013 at 7:14 PM
Howard: Really good plane of focus and DOF management. I like the refractions. What is the structure in the drops? Can't tell if its a fence or a house. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 14, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Hi Bill and thanx for your comments!
It's an old fence I built myself 15 years ago. Has its own unique sag these days, sorta like me..
I like to say it gives it some character, couldn't be the construction technique :wink:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments