Fraid I like taking pics of ...

Lord Vetinari

.. dewdrops

Brian V.

Elaine

'Fraid I never get tired of seeing them!

LUCKYSHOT

I have never taken such a beutiful shot, Great DOF with a stunning flower in the middle

Chris

l2oBiN

Stunning as usual. Brian, I think I have mentioned this before, there is just something unreal/natural bout the shots to me. They feel very "plasticky". Dunt know why, perhaps my eyes are not used to that world, but there just seems to be a lack of natural feeling for me. They seem too perfect, the specular highlight is very creamy and everything is very very sharp. Perhaps is the flatness in the image due to no OOF areas. Maybee because there is no reference to the background. Just can't pin it down. Don't get me wrong, they are beautiful, but my mind has trouble relating it to something I might see in nature.

jecottrell

Wow, the multiples are even more fantastic.

Do you have to "pose" the flowers behind the dewdrops, or do you just move about the drop to get the flower behind it?

Cuong

Fraid we're all addicted to your dew drop images.

Cuong

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments all

I2oBIN - As I spent about 8 months getting the hang of how to do these - I suspect I grew into them - They are unnatural in the sense that I place a flower behind the dewdrops but believe me when I look through the viewfinder and scan through the focus this is what I see.
You can see what a set of single shots looks like in the tutorial here http://www.wonderfulphotos.com/articles/macro/dewdrops/

jecottrel - I mainly put the flower in the right place and then scan round the dewdrops for the best angle. I do sometimes then have to move the flower. You have to be pretty careful with any movement near the drops- they are very easy to knock off

Brian V.

GOLDENORFE

wonderful Brian, I need to start doing more of these,
oops,just cut the grass!
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Lord Vetinari

GOLDENORFE wrote:

wonderful Brian, I need to start doing more of these,
oops,just cut the grass!
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Thanks - yes can be a problem cutting the grass
Brian v.

blacksmith

Your unique in every single shot! I'm always love your dewdrops, Brian.

Cheers!

Lord Vetinari

blacksmith wrote:

Your unique in every single shot! I'm always love your dewdrops, Brian.

Cheers!

Glad you liked them
Brian V.

Grly

Your dewdrops are always amazing! Stunning work as usual.

canon400d

Grly wrote:

Your dewdrops are always amazing! Stunning work as usual.

Absolutely first class Brian. I would love to master the dewdrop shots but I usually lose the drop before I get fully organised.
Regards
Bob

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the kind comments Anita and Bob
Brian V.

IPClark

Fantastic amazing shots as always Brian.

Very nice set. I also noticed you were shown in "25 Lovely Macro shots" in smashingmagazine.com (saw them posted on another forum)

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/21/25-beautiful-macro-photography-shots-photos/

Very cool

Lord Vetinari

IPClark wrote:

Fantastic amazing shots as always Brian.

Very nice set. I also noticed you were shown in "25 Lovely Macro shots" in smashingmagazine.com (saw them posted on another forum)

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/21/25-beautiful-macro-photography-shots-photos/

Very cool

THanks Ian - Yes did find that the other day

Brian V.

Paul Iddon

Terrific as usual Brian.

photorise

Talking about work by a master. All I can say is WOW!!!

Thank you!
Gene

Lord Vetinari

Thanks Paul and Gene for looking and commenting
Brian V.

Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

.. dewdrops

Brian V.

Keep shooting them, we love seeing them
You are so good at dewdrop shots Brian, no matter how many times I see you post them I still say WOW :ivar .... Skippy
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greenpea

Wow, just wow!
:jawdrop

Lord Vetinari

Thanks Skippy and Andrew for the kind comments
Brian V.