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Location
I took this photo in my mother's garden, right after a storm went through on mother's day. I had just started shooting macro and really getting into photography.Time
This photo was taken around 12:30pm. I decided to look for droplets on the flowers because I was noticing reflexions in droplets I saw earlier.Lighting
I have since tried to recreate this picture but the lighting when I took it was perfect. The sunlight was strong and almost strait overhead. It gave a good crisp look through the droplets.Equipment
I used a Nikon L830 camera in its close up mode. I didn't use a tripod, or anything else. I held the camera steady and took the picture.Inspiration
At this time I was still experimenting with photography and especially macro. I saw the reflexions of the suns rays in the droplets and I liked how the droplets sat on the leaves. I didn't want to shoot it from over head and decided to try more from the side.Editing
I did some post-processing with contrast, sharpening, and color boosting. I did a strong contrast to darken everything other than the leaves and droplets. I sharpened the image to maximum and I brought out the color in the leaves. I used the program ViewNX2 by Nikon and I only have jpeg images.In my camera bag
I rarely use any equipment when I am out taking pictures. I go with the camera and get what I get. I will use a tripod sometimes but mostly I am holding the camera as still as possible.Feedback
Lighting is the key that I have found for working with droplets. The stronger the light the clearer the image will be in the droplet. Softer the lighting, softer the image's refletion. You will also need to work with angles. Different angles will give you different perspectives within the droplet. You should also be aware of what image is in the droplet; because, if you are at the right angle you might be the reflexion. If this is what you want then that's good; however, if you want to be anonyms in the picture it won't be. There is also looking at the shadows being cast by the light. If what you are shooting is in strong lighting and there are strong shadows it is easier to completely black out anything in the shadow and focus solely on what is in the light by just adjusting the contrast in the image.
