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Drops of Dew


Drops of Dew
Photo Information
Copyright: Kathleen Amiee (SandPiper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1215 W: 6 N: 1945] (7392)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-10
Categories: Nature, Macro
Camera: Olympus E-10, MCON-35, Compact Flash Card, Tiffen UV
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-11-09 8:01
Viewed: 655
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Yesterday is a memory and tomorrow is but a vision. But how I live today will make every yesterday a memory of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope......

I was taking pictures of an early morning sunrise and noticed these small, dainty drops of dew along the edge of the Elephant Ears plant. The soft glow is natural morning sunlight as it was awakening this day and the tiny flower reflection in each little dew drop is a blossom from my Lantana bush... A beautiful moment in time that I am thankful I was there to caputure. So much natural beauty around us. We only have to pause a moment and see it. Naturegirl has found that beauty in her post today of a glorious spiderweb. Be sure and take a look....
And perhaps it would help us to stop for a moment and consider this question...
"What would you do, how would you change your life, if you learned today that you only had six months to live?" Everything would change and you would take time for what is important....and you would not want to miss a thing.......

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Tech:
1. Cropped original photo to make a simple line across the page with dew drops along the edge...
2. Used NI for background noise control
3. The colors are all natural light from sunrise and the pink hue reflects in each teeny drop.
4. Resized in three steps and lost some sharpness in the drops when I resized. I tried over and over and this was best I could achieve.
5. Chose simple frame and added signature.

Thanks to each of you for your comments and thoughts today. Treklens has become an important part of my life..... :O)

BradP, muffled, vanbeeck, jpotvin, Dingo, MindarL, mumek, Soundsangels, missBHaven, fooeleen, carmem_busko, mukesh has marked this note useful
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Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To fooeleen: Thank you, Eleen...SandPiper 2 12-24 01:01
To fooeleen: Thank you, Eleen...SandPiper 1 12-23 13:34
To fooeleen: Thank you, Eleen...SandPiper 1 12-23 13:34
To fooeleen: Thank you, Eleen...SandPiper 1 12-23 13:33
To eduaraujo: Thank you, Eduardo...SandPiper 1 11-14 12:34
To ephemere: Thank you!SandPiper 1 11-13 18:54
To Quark: Elephant Ears....SandPiper 2 11-10 14:51
To Soundsangels: Thank you, Claude...SandPiper 1 11-10 07:37
To mumek: Thank you,ZiggySandPiper 1 11-09 21:54
To vanbeeck: Thanks, AlexSandPiper 1 11-09 19:27
To jpotvin: Thank you, Jacques....SandPiper 1 11-09 19:20
To cloverstar: Thank you, Diana...SandPiper 1 11-09 19:17
To Nessuno: Thank you, Wout..SandPiper 1 11-09 19:11
To Dingo: Thank you, Frank...SandPiper 1 11-09 18:54
To Nao: Thank you, Nadine....SandPiper 1 11-09 17:53
To TheZubial: Thanks, Bernard...SandPiper 1 11-09 17:31
To tucancr: Thank you, Iris....SandPiper 1 11-09 17:28
To ywho79: thank you, YahWenSandPiper 1 11-09 17:17
To muffled: Thanks, John...SandPiper 1 11-09 17:15
To BradP: Thank you , Brad...SandPiper 1 11-09 17:13
To starkey666: Thanks, Dennis...SandPiper 1 11-09 17:09
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Beautiful close-up, with great color detail and just the right amount of sharpness, well done. I think the little reflections are great as well.

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  • BradP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 58 W: 53 N: 111] (1973)
  • [2004-11-09 9:19]
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Hi Kathleen,
You make it sound like this is a poor image - it's NOT!
You acheived good detail and clarity in this as well and a good composition. The view to the world in water drops is amazing isn't it.
TFS!

What a fabulous capture. Once again you have brought to light what the average person would have never noticed, and made it an object of beauty. We all notice the bolders, but few notice the pebbles. Thanks for bringing them to our attention. The colors in this are wonderfully vivid and the clarity is amazing!

Hey! This is a nice waterdrop picture. I'm a big fan of waterdrops too so if possible please drop by my posts.

Hi Kathleen,

A really nice shot, very cool droplets and great DOF.

Thanks for sharing so much informacion on you tech notes.

Saludes,

Iris

Composition is very nice kathleen !
Great shot! Drops are very sharp
Bravo! Félicitations !

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  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1339 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2004-11-09 11:35]
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Elephant Ears plant, ha !
What a nice name...
But these drops are the jewels of nature, and of course, you found them again.
Nice sharp, full colours, a great photo, Kat !

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  • Nao Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 46 W: 20 N: 67] (1117)
  • [2004-11-09 11:41]
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J'aime bcp votre photo. La fraîcheur du vert et des gouttes, la délicatesse, l'infiniment petit.Tout est très clair sur cette photo, et le fond plus pâle aide à faire ressortir les gouttes en avant plan, ainsi que la feuille. La composition est très belle aussi. VOus êtes mon modèle de perfection! ;-)

this is a good photo! the water drops are really fantastic.. i wish i can take this kind of photos too.. inspiring.. need to look out for some tress soon.. hehehe.. big smiley for u!

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  • padre Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1419 W: 90 N: 263] (4035)
  • [2004-11-09 12:49]

I really like this one Kathleen. It came out very sharp and the color is fabulous. I like the way you cropped/framed this and I love how the drops divided into 3. Very nice!

Hello Kathleen,
This is so beutiful. How nature is great. Your eyes can see details that in our day life is just ignored.
Nice diagonal contrast and droplets. I am becaming a fan of droplets.
Congrats !
Alex

Très belle macro d'une netteté impeccable. Beau contraste du vert sur l'arrière-plan. Bien fait.
Bye, Jacques

This is one of the best water droplets I have seen on TrekLens. The clarity is marvelous. The corner composition is just great. Great depth of field, giving such a nice soft blur to the background.The colours are perfect.I noticed that the leaf shape is the top part of a HEART.
Wonderful job Kath.

I am concerned about the 6 months you mentioned?

You never cease to amaze me... this is a beautiful shot! You must for certain be one of the best, if not the best, here on TL. You are able to connect personal warmth, outstanding technique, and excellent PP work! The compo, the division of your photo in two equal parts, its wonderful. Creation is in good hands with you...!
The 6 months... something personal?

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2744 W: 369 N: 2624] (11948)
  • [2004-11-09 18:04]
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Beautyful, Kat, simply beautiful. All has been said I guess... I love the sharpness in the leaf and the drops and the softness of the lighter part. Excellent PP work. TFS, TFS&

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  • mumek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 220 W: 2 N: 107] (1833)
  • [2004-11-09 20:10]
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Super macro Kathleen!Fantastic depth of the field and colors.Thanks for posting
ziggy

Une autre de vos pieces-maitres.....
Quel beau travail...
Détails, teintes, luminosité, tout est dosé pour combler notre curiosité visuelle.
Tres fort...bravo...bravo!!!!

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  • lady Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 167 W: 0 N: 20] (1443)
  • [2004-11-09 22:33]

superbe photo...netteté...couleur...époustoufflant!!

oh, wow! i love the composition! the way the dew is just about to drop...the brilliant green color...and the blurred background...this is different from most "water drop" photos...i really love this one!
jen

Kathleen, it's absolutely beautiful. I love the diagonal shape and the deep green colors. The drops are captured very nicely. Presentation and note are excellent. Gourgeous photo :-)

Regards,
Stephen

superbe capture de goutelettes comme des perles ...belle composition dans des couleurs vivantes...j'aime beaucoup cette finesse de photo...bravo et merci...amicalement BI

Hi Kathleen, besides your beautiful name your photo is a perfect macro one with gorgeous dew drops ...":-))

congratulations
eduardo

Wow, what a beautiful shot! Everything about it is perfect. Did I see an angel in the dropplets?
Thanks for sharing your beautiful picture with us.
Bea

everything is so clear and detailed....even the reflections of the droplets....such a nice and balanced composition!

Receiving a good critique from an artist like you is a great honor.... when I visit your portfolio I see how much I have to learn!!
Excellent macro, and beautiful composition!!!
Very good cropping.Cheers... and thank you!!!
Carmem

There are a few lessons on Macro here. Your note is surely a revelation. Sice much has been said on the picture, besides endorsing, I can't say any more. But a line for sure - each day at tl makes me realise I am yet far away from even scratching the surface of the art called photgraphy. tl humbles you - makes you look sharper and try harder. Thanks Kathleen to you so many of you all...

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