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12 Drops Refracting
12 Drops Refracting
banmorn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Water III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Apr 13, 2008
Aperture: f/ 20
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/5 sec.
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2008

 Water drops placed with an eyedopper on a piece of nylon netting refracting a gerbera daisy in the background in front of a piece of Thai hand painted black ink paper, the backside of the sheet.

Poat: Camera raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0. Convert to jpeg. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue saturation. Perspective and distortion corrections to staighten netting. Crop 2x. Spot edit dust and glare on net and refractions. USM 15%, 50 pixels, 0 threshold (generale tip). Sharpen. Resize. Sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 207
Avg (all users): 6.8421
Avg (commenters): 8.3125
Avg (participants): 6.6094
Avg (non-participants): 6.9813
Views since voting: 3600
Views during voting: 406
Votes: 171
Comments: 24
Favorites: 7 (view)

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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 04/23/2008 11:29:38 PM
I love it!!!
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 04/21/2008 03:05:42 PM
Nice work, congrats on top 10!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/21/2008 03:11:23 AM
Very well done, congrats on your top 10 finish!
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/21/2008 02:40:12 AM
Deserved to ribbon, but thats because it was my favorite for this challenge.....
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 04/21/2008 12:50:03 AM
Wonderful! You're so great at this type of shot. Congrats on top 10, Robert.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/20/2008 10:13:37 PM
A banmorn signature photo, well done.
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 04/20/2008 03:05:54 PM
Very nice shot.

striking colours, and a nice balance between the soft organic shape of the flower and the regular symmetry of the fence.
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 04/19/2008 06:50:36 PM
Great prop idea -- I'll probably try this myself :-)
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Nikon D80
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
 04/19/2008 09:19:41 AM
Ah, I love the drop shots. Great execution on this one. I particularly enjoy the variety in each drop and that the middle left drop is a well centered fisheye of the flower. I hope this does well.
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Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 04/19/2008 06:13:52 AM
beautiful color combination
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/19/2008 02:55:42 AM
My FAVORITE for the BLUE..... 10..........
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/18/2008 07:02:23 AM
How cool...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/17/2008 06:07:03 PM
A well executed cliché special!
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 04/17/2008 12:05:20 AM
Another nice variation on an old concept (9)
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Konica Minolta A2
 04/16/2008 07:44:56 PM
I hope you explain how you took this photo. It's refreshing for being so unique.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G
 04/16/2008 12:18:57 AM
This is spectacular. Great concept and beautiful image.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/15/2008 08:18:01 AM
very nice photo but I find it a little confusing -8
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 04/15/2008 06:54:27 AM
great technique, the colors really pop
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 17.5-45mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/14/2008 04:27:48 PM
very creative
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/14/2008 02:28:40 PM
Nice Bob!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/14/2008 09:36:16 AM
This is an absolutely great shot. Great idea: I am going to try and do one like it.
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 04/14/2008 07:23:06 AM
This is so cool! Great idea and the colors are awesome!
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/14/2008 01:43:53 AM
First place ribbon right here! I hope you tell us how you shot this - 10

I'm so jealous of awesome shots like this
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
04/14/2008 12:49:41 AM
Great imagination. I love it.
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