Rain drop and asters
Rain drop and asters
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Chatter Award
Zenith Award
People's Choice in Macro Water Drops Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Macro Water Drops Photo Contest
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People's Choice in Macro Photography Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Best Shot Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Photofocus Feature Photo Contest Volume 2
Winner in The Colour Purple Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Water Drops Photo Contest
Contest Finalist
Contest Finalist in PhotographyTalk Photo Contest Volume 2
Absolute Masterpiece
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
Superior Skill
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Genius
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Exceptional Contrast
Virtuoso
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Joey_Howard
May 13, 2014
Nice shot, it always amazes me when I see how a water drop makes a lens like that. Great capture Michelle. !!
p_eileenbaltz
May 11, 2015
Spectacular image! Congratulations on your well-deserved awards and your Challenge win.:)
Katnott
January 06, 2018
Wow! that's awesome! the color the background the image in the drop! so cool I love it!
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Behind The Lens
Location
This image was taken in front of our big picture window in our kitchen. I get beautiful light from that window and it was perfect to capture the rain drops that had settled on my wild asters.Time
Most of my photography is done very early in the morning. Whether I am photographing dew drops on grass and flowers outside or bringing flowers inside for a more controlled window light. This image is no exception. It had rained before sunrise and everything was covered in rain. I brought a bouquet of wild purple asters inside so that I could capture the still clinging rain drops up close and personal.Lighting
With the window light there was no need for any extra lighting.Equipment
This image was photographed with my Fuji S5 pro. I used an old 55mm manual focus Nikor lens attached to a bellows system so that I could fill the entire frame with the rain drop. Because of the need for no movement I did use my Bogen Manfrotto tripod to keep everything still.Inspiration
My photography is all about showing the unseen and unnoticed in the natural world. Most of the time my subjects are considered weeds. But when you get really up close you can see how beautiful they really are. I want to draw the viewers eyes into something they probably missed when they rushed past talking on their cell phone. I love showcasing something so minuscule and making it larger than life.Editing
I actually do very very little post processing. There was no cropping or color enhancement or corrections. There was a couple of dust spots because of the age of the lens and those I removed. Everything else is straight out of the camera.In my camera bag
My current gear is still all Nikon. I shoot with a D7000. My lenses vary from a 10mm fisheye to a 70-300 Zoom. Primarily my macro work is shot on an old 3.5f 55mm Nikor. This is sometimes attached to my ancient (It is so old!) bellows to capture drops and extreme macros.Feedback
The best way to learn how to capture minuscule subjects in nature is to always be looking. Crawl around in the dew covered grass for a bugs eye view. Get dirty! Get up very early in the morning. The best time is when the sun is rising and creating dew on the grass and leaves. Be ready to get out the old manual focus gear so that you can control where your focus point is. Sometimes the best gear is not the most expensive!