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A drop of life
A drop of life
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
Location: Stratford, ON
Date: Sep 4, 2010
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 2500
Shutter: 1/100s
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2010

 Wanted to put this in the Sunshine After The Rain, but I don't think it would have done well. It was taken after the rain, but doesn't match any of the lyrics, nor will it say 'hope for the future' to anyone but me :)

Not sure how this will do in the Freestudy (also the selective desat may get me into trouble), but I got this idea when I first moved into my new house. After a significant storm, some plants that I had re-planted in the backyard collected water in this fashion. What was significant about them, was that after the transplant, they weren't doing so well and with this rain fall, they started to come alive again!

I didn't get a chance to take a picture at that time; afterwards the plant leaves had opened far enough that they couldn't hold water in this fashion anymore.

So this past weekend I was visiting my Grandmother, and the rain was off and on all day, with pockets of sun. She had these same plants, and they were catching water. Snap, snap and I had the picture I wanted. With the shot, I wanted to make the water droplet standout quite a bit against the plant, so I selectively desaturated it.

To me this s a very inspiring image of life; the entire cycle of it:
* precipitation (birth)
* collection (growth)
* evaporation (death)
* condensation (recycle)

Just one droplet can make all the difference in our world, and that gives me hope. I hope it might inspire others as well.

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XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro
 10/07/2010 09:38:12 PM
IreneM quality... 10+
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/07/2010 07:28:24 PM
Great image good color
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 10/04/2010 08:31:38 AM
lovely
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 10/03/2010 12:56:05 PM
I really like the gritty textured feel.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
10/03/2010 11:24:49 AM
Beautifully delicate. Lovely in sepia.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/01/2010 01:19:59 PM
Very artistic. Beautiful tonal range and lines. But the drop in the center (?) really detracts by being a different (and not particularly complementing) color.
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