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The World in a Drop

The World in a Drop

It was the morning after rains. I saw that there were a lot of water drops on the leaves of the plants in our garden. I had wanted to start macro photography fo...
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It was the morning after rains. I saw that there were a lot of water drops on the leaves of the plants in our garden. I had wanted to start macro photography for a long time. This seemed to be the right moment. This was one of the first macro images I made. I was able to see a flower and the border paint of our terrace in the water drop. I couldn't get closer and so I used a magnification lens to zoom in further on my subject.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 200 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 135/1

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Nov, 2016

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