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Shining Grass

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 19, 20043,129 views12 comments

UPDATE: due to the server change of my website, the image won't show. To see it click here : Shining Grass

Thanks,
Juza

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Nikon N60 with Nikkor 70-300, 1/30 f5,6, Fuji Provia, iso 100, tripod, flash at -2.0. Prov.PC , Italy.

In a grassland near the Trebbia river the rays of sun enlighten the grass spangled by dew. The leaves are of a bright translucent green and the drops of water shines as gems . All is light, and the beautifulness of the nature is an invitation to stop and quietly looking.

I toke the photo on mid december 2003; I lowered the tripod as much as possible and I used fill flash at -2.0 to get more detail. On computer : USM, saturation, 85% of full frame.

Comments and critiques are always appreciated

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Edwin Brosens on January 19, 2004 at 2:46 PM

Juza, great view . the light makes the drops glowing.

all the best at Italy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 60 Posts, 593 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Gzibovskis on January 19, 2004 at 3:34 PM

Juza

Nice photograph with great detail. The dark area in the background and the out of focus grass in the foreqround bothers me a little.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 0 Posts, 12 Comments

Comment posted by Terri Norris on January 19, 2004 at 6:04 PM

I find dew difficult to capture well, but you've done well here, Juza. I think that the OOF blades in the foreground compliment the image and add depth. Well done!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 395 Posts, 2402 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on January 19, 2004 at 8:51 PM

Emanuele,

Now this is really nice. This is my type of photography, playing with light. When ever possible I will always try for a backlit subject. You done a great job on this one. My only nit would be the dark area of the BG; would have been nice to get that nice green completely in the frame. When I shoot macros, I treat the BG equally with the subject. I think a slight move to the right would have eliminated that dark area. Still, this is a super shot and the dew just pushed this one over the top, great job.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by R Arvind on January 19, 2004 at 10:35 PM

This shot has so much motion that every strand seems to dance! I love the way each droplet shines - excellent capture. It was a great idea to keep the tall strands on the left, it adds to the sense of motion.

Thanks for sharing!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 29 Posts, 389 Comments

Comment posted by Kim Kaiser on January 19, 2004 at 11:25 PM

flowing is a good term for the long stems afaiac,,,i dont mind the black, but there are a couple of really blown out dews that catch my eye, personally id clone em out,, the ones that are just completely white ( i count 5) but still a very nicely seen shot

Registered on November 1, 2003, 45 Posts, 370 Comments

Comment posted by Klaus Bombach on January 20, 2004 at 1:26 AM

Great work with light. Very nice.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 103 Posts, 430 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on January 20, 2004 at 9:12 PM

Juza - Very nice capture. Reminds me of a cool summer morning, and dewy breezes, when I was able to see the ground and little critters were everywhere. I may have to come back to this many times and continue this daydream. Thanks!

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Isley on January 21, 2004 at 9:49 AM

Juza, super image and you made a wonderful composition with a simple subject and great use of available light here also. Nothing to nit pick here at all.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 24 Posts, 422 Comments

Comment posted by David Gottlieb on January 21, 2004 at 6:16 PM

Well done..I particularly like the left side.Good exposure..well seen

Registered on November 1, 2003, 436 Posts, 1790 Comments

Comment posted by Danny on January 25, 2004 at 3:47 AM

Beautiful capture/ Love the way the light bounces in this shot, the glistening natural jewels so well seen and taken. Excellent !!!

All the best and great "seeing".

Danny.

Registered on November 25, 2003, 165 Posts, 1345 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on January 25, 2004 at 2:23 PM

Thanks for the kind words and the suggestions

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments