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Aarti_Sachin_Soman

Wet flower

A cell phone capture of raindrops falling on the flower.
We had not taken our camera because of the heavy rain.

Leicester City Center, UK...
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A cell phone capture of raindrops falling on the flower.
We had not taken our camera because of the heavy rain.

Leicester City Center, UK
Dutch flower sale.
Summer 2016

Update - as of today 07/08/2016

This is our most viewed, most liked, and most appreciated capture.
It received a place as a finalist in the 'Image of the Month photo contest vol. 11' (July 2016).
This image has taught us an important lesson: that the limitations of tools (camera/software) cannot limit creativity.
One needs to keep on experimenting.

We feel encouraged by your support.
Thank you very much. :)

11/2022
It's unbelievable 9th photo award.
This is the only cellphone pic in my gallery yet. Thanks for all the peer and challenge awards for this, Wet flower. :)
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XT1072

Aperture f/2 ISO 80 Shutter 966/100000 Focal Length 3540/1000

location

Leicester, GB

upload_date

Jun, 2016

Views

7221

Likes

+2.1k

Awards

Chatter Award

Zenith Award

People's Choice in Water droplets on flower macro Photo Challenge

Winner in Raindrops on Flowers Photo Challenge

Winner in All types of daisys Photo Challenge

Winner in Water Drops in Nature Photo Challenge

Winner in Droplets Photo Challenge

Winner in The Power of Flowers Photo Challenge

Member Selection Award

Featured

Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 11

Peer Award

+561

Absolute Masterpiece

+258

Superb Composition

+206

Top Choice

+176

Outstanding Creativity

+112

Magnificent Capture

+51

All Star

+39

Superior Skill

+38

Genius

Virtuoso

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

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Top 20 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Categories

Premium

I love the colour contrast and focal quality of this image. Beautiful capture.

Thanks Laurie. :)

PRO+

Love how you have captured the water drops on the petals

:) Thanks.

Beautiful

Thanks for appreciating, Kevin. :)

love this shot Outstanding one

:) Thanks Ceri Jayne.

Stunning photo!!

Thank you Terry. :)

Very Nice

Thanks for appreciating,Richandcheryl. :)

How do you make the background black like that ?

Applied vignette filter in mobile post processing. It was done using snapseed app in android mobile.

To do it in-without processing use an external flash with hi-speed sync. The higher the speed, the darker the background, just make sure your f-stop is open enough to expose the subject.

Love this!

Superb :-)

:) Thanks Kim.

Gorgeous capture! Congrats.

Thanks so much JD..I feel happy at this moment... :)

I love this! Absolutely beautiful!

:) Thanks Amy.

PRO

Wonderful picture, Aarti_Sachin_Soman. I'm so happy for you that you are nominated as a finalist in the Image of the Month contest. Congratulations!

Angela, Thanks for your kind wishes. :)

Gorgeous!!

Thank you Lynn. :)

PRO+

Simply beautiful!!!

:) Thank you Mark.

Stunning ! I love how you captured the beauty of this flower with the water drops !

Thanks Susan.... it's just a simple cell phone click in the rain. :)

Jaw dropping! So beautiful.

Thank you Amy. :)

That is one amazing picture.

Thanks Matt. :)

Wow! Love this picture! :)

:) Thanks Kimberly.

Ultimate

Beautiful, i love the depth in the petals, seen thru the droplets of water, the colors and the details, with the dark background is spectacular!!

Thank you Brenda.. I never thought this pic would get so much appreciated. :)

Write a commentSpectacular capture of natures rain drops on beautiful petals.The wonders of nature.Well done.

:) Thank you.

Beautiful capture; gorgeous flower!

:) Thanks Julianne.

That is beautiful !!!!!! Well done. :-)

:) Thank you Esther.

Beautiful !!

Congratulations !!!!

Thank you Estrella. :)

Very artistic how the petals drift into the darkness. Pleasing to the eye, makes me smile. Thanks for sharing!

:) Thanks again Bryan.

Just good to look at, well done.

Thanks Phil. :)

magnificent

:) Thanks Joy.

This is amazing!! Gorgeous!

Thanks Charlene. :)

I keep coming back to this shot , great.

Thanks Phil..... :) That's sweet of you.

PRO+

voted Mobile Macro

:) :) Thank you so much Sonja.

Beautiful

Thank you Ira.

This photo of yours keeps popping up but I don't mind its a good one.

:) :)

Platinum

Genius. Such an amazing capture, composition and color. Lovely.

:) :) Thanks for a lovely comment Jayne.

Congrats - beautiful

Thank you Jamie... :)

Platinum

Congratulations on grand winner in droplets challenge...very much deserved

Thank you Glenda. :) :) :)

Congratulations on your win!

Thank you Patti. :)

how do you get the balack behind the flower ?

This was done using snapseed app in android mobile. Applied vignette filter in mobile post processing.

Platinum

Congrats on the water drop challenge win...

Thank you so much Mark. :)

You're quite correct - in creative hands, such as yours, phones will take brilliant pictures. Computers & tiny lenses in them are amazing! I can't make calls on my DSLR - yet... :))

Thank you so much. George.. :)

Gorgeous shot, thanks for joining my challenge :)

Thanks, Melissa. :)

beautiful photo--Enlight app will give a black background allowing you more definition than Snapseed....if that is what you are looking for. Yours is nonetheless perfect.

Thank you Cookie. Will check for this Enlight app.