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Early Morning Dew Drops
Early Morning Dew Drops
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Challenge: Something New II (Advanced Editing II)
Collection: Plants
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro
Location: On a Leaf
Date: May 9, 2004
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2004

 New macro lens - never done any macro before! I was surpised at how round these beads of water that I found were.

I chose this deep blue colour to make it still appear it was night time.

Editing steps:
A few adjustments in RAW mode
Made a highlight on one of the back droplets a little less harsh
Resize
Sharpen
Save

Statistics
Place: 23 out of 187
Avg (all users): 6.4246
Avg (commenters): 6.9500
Avg (participants): 6.2232
Avg (non-participants): 6.7612
Views since voting: 6044
Votes: 179
Comments: 24
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 05/21/2005 11:37:12 PM
please contact me. amazing shot. I adore the blue color. This shot required MUCH work and effort. I've been doing and evaluating photgraphy for 43 years. This is a MUST HAVE for my gallery. But as stated, please contact me.
THIS should have taken one of the top 2 spots.
10/10
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 05/24/2004 05:29:46 PM
Just saw this on DCPrints - Beautiful shot Ben

-Ben
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 05/17/2004 03:19:13 PM
This is a nice shot! Excellent macro and DOF. I was lazy and didn't vote on all of the entries but I got close. Anyway, beautiful shade of blue and excellent detail in the drops of water. The only thing that bothers me is the reflection in the left side drop. I would have voted this an 8. Great work! BTW, which macro lens did you get?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/16/2004 06:35:56 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 7
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 7
I like the blue look but wonder if greener would have been better.
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 05/16/2004 05:15:14 AM
exquisite !
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 05/15/2004 06:39:50 PM
So beautiful.
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 05/15/2004 09:27:16 AM
The droplets look like marbles. I hope you detailed what you did here in the comments.
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 05/15/2004 05:26:04 AM
Nice use of a shallow dof. Also Like how blue adds to this photo and the droplets, something different.
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 05/14/2004 08:21:14 PM
Can't vote, but this is a stunning photo. Good luck.
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 05/14/2004 06:48:54 PM
The color and light are just magic......lovely shot.
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 05/14/2004 07:32:06 AM
Really like this, good DOF and the clarity in the two droplets is great. The only thing I would have liked different it so have seen less of the white glare in the droplets.
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 05/14/2004 03:00:35 AM
Nice macro. The reflections on the lower-right bead of water look like a dragon about to hatch.
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 05/13/2004 12:27:11 AM
Just beautiful I love the blue
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 05/12/2004 08:41:44 PM
Really liked the colors, photoshop or nice lighting?
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 05/12/2004 02:45:40 PM
The blue creates a very unique effect... I'd like to se a little more depth of field to bring more drops into focus, but overall a great shot!
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 05/12/2004 11:34:09 AM
Very pretty - nice catch. Is it the early morning lighting that makes the leaf appear blue, rather than green?
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 05/11/2004 04:15:41 PM
Leaf, water, blue... great combination! 9 -danny
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 05/11/2004 11:53:41 AM
Very nice composition and clarity on the drops.. Not completely sure about the blue tinge to the picture, but it looks cool (as in temperature).
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 05/11/2004 10:43:28 AM
Colors are beautiful
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 05/11/2004 04:02:03 AM
Those droplets are amazing looking. Wonderful shot!
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 05/10/2004 08:39:04 PM
Really great shot. Good mood, nice capture of the beads of water. I gave it a six because I think it could benefit from much tighter cropping.
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 05/10/2004 08:21:30 PM
What a lovely and powerful image! The blue temperature is great and makes me cold! I like the DOF and the spherical shape of the water droplets...amazing...
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 05/10/2004 02:52:48 AM
Excellent DOF and coloration!
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 05/10/2004 01:21:27 AM
needs more DoF
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