After the rain

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After the rain

Postby radar on Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:05 pm

I really have to get out more with my macro lens. After the rain today, I saw these nice frangipani flowers in the back lane. I had to get the camera out :D

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Taken with D200, tamron 90mm at f22, on tripod. Click image for larger version. This is full frame, re-sized for web, bit of sharpening

C&C welcome,

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Postby daniel_r on Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:40 pm

Andre,

I like what you've done with this.

I've come back a couple of times to this image, and can't quite put a finger on what makes it.

The way you've composed it works well - normally I'd be looking at the lines of the image (petal edges) which draw out to the right, and out of the image... but this is prevented by the placement of the water droplets, which seem to hold the eye in the centre of the frame.

The colour and DOF also works with the image - the colour range is simple, complementing the subject, and you've isolated that subject well with good DOF usage. The OOF highlights / bokeh is also pleasing.

Well, thats what I reckon anyway :)
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Postby blacknstormy on Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:08 am

Andre - I can't add anything that daniel hasn't already said (and very eloquently too I might add) .....
a great photo that needs to be printed :)
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Postby Oscar on Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:35 am

Simple, elegant, engrossing!!

Well done André.

Print it. Print it large and shiny.

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)
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Postby colin_12 on Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:07 am

I like how you have captured the droplets so clearly Andre.
Elegant as stated earlier.
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Postby radar on Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:12 am

Thanks everyone for the nice comments,

Daniel, I was also not sure on the lines leading out of the image, even tried rotating, etc, but that didn't quite work. In the end, I liked it the way I had taken it, thanks for confirming this :D

I will print this one, I'm getting a new Epson printer soon, so I'll get it printed big,

Cheers,

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