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Rainy day Water Lily
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Rainy day Water Lily

by Mark Seaver

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 5, 201819,673 views7 comments
One of the best results from a session last summer trying to catch raindrop rebounds around this purple water lily in my pond.  When large raindrops hit the pond, they cause a rebound like you see somewhat oof and behind the lily.  That rebound eventually spits out one or more drops that can be captured sharply with a relatively slow shutter speed, like the drops beside the lily.  (5D3, 180 mm macro L, 1/125 s, f/16, iso 3200, tripod and raincoats)

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 5, 2018 at 11:54 AM
Interesting exercise, Mark. Can't remember where, but I recently saw a video on that very subject. Nice to have all the droplets on this beautiful bloom.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 5, 2018 at 1:13 PM
The droplets are very nice.  I might drop the saturation on the flower...to my eyes, it appears a bit electric.crying
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 5, 2018 at 1:17 PM
You caught a couple of good bounces in this single image, Mark, and the lily really adds to the image.  All the intersecting ripples are a subtle reminder of the other drops that we don't see.  Well done.
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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 6, 2018 at 12:20 PM
Fascinating image Mark.  It must've taken you multiple shots to create this.  I really like the color, the composition, and all the raindrops.
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Comment posted by Skip Layman on March 6, 2018 at 12:36 PM
Nice use of the DOF.  I don't think the color is unrealistic.  I've seen them this vivid.
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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on March 7, 2018 at 2:51 PM
That pond has more than earned its upkeep in so many great photos, including this one. It takes a lot of patience to get a shot like this, and the stunning lily flower makes a wonderful center of attention with all those raindrops surrounding it.
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on March 7, 2018 at 3:48 PM
You're quite the expert at these water drop images. Really like that one drop suspended in the air to the right of the flower.
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