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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 9/21/2006
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Thanks for the elaborate explanation Joggie . . . it's very helpful and the shot is amazing!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 9/21/2006
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I just saw your explanatin to Amir as to how you captured this. That sure is a lot of work and shows dedication to getting the best shot. You went to a lot of work and it paid off with this shot.
MAry
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 9/21/2006
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Very beautiful capture. This is a lovely and excellent picture.
MAry
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Randy Lorance
{K:24769} 9/18/2006
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Exceptional piece Joggie, I'd love to have a large print of this on my wall.
Randy
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Susie Peek-Swint
{K:7303} 9/16/2006
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Awesome capture ~ especially hand-held! lovely rich colour and detail ~ you have a great gallery by the way!
regards, susie
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Robert Kocs
{K:89085} 9/16/2006
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Excellent macro shot with incredible nice details.
Gorgeous colours, perfect DoF, sharp and soft details
in one! Bravooo dear Joggie! 7+++
Have a nice day!
Robert
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 9/13/2006
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Fantastic image with these perfectly proportioned drops, Joggie! Compositional interest is generated by the gradation of scale in the drops. I am amazed that your on camera flash is not occluded by the long lens combination. You most likely do not use a hood.
Eb
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 9/13/2006
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Oh, Joggie, what a fantastic macro image! The colours are amazing - so rich! Once again, excellent!
Cheers
Phil
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Simone Tagliaferri
{K:28180} 9/13/2006
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Magnifica, un vero capolavoro.
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 9/13/2006
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The lighting of this image is very impressive,and so the DOF and composition, the color is very well saturated also, I did enjoy viewing this image a lot my friend and I do wish you all of the best ever.
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 9/13/2006
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Thanks Amir - your comment is highly valued. I can assure you I have tried that too. Firstly, as I said it was a heavy mist with very low light. Secondly this was shot about 3cm from ground level, my tripod cannot get there and if you know the lens setup youl understand the difficulty to get the focus planes correct. Thirdly, only the little flash gives you the coloured lining on the drop at a specific angle (something I have used extensively with these water drop shots - see my portfolio). Fourthly, my setup allows me to use the macro freehand at a speed of 1/250sec and with a fstop of 8 to 16, giving the depth of field needed to isolated the drops sharply from the blurred background. After litteraly thousands of shots - some with sunlight (not enough speed and DoF), others with the ringflash (disaster), other with stronger flashlights (reflections to big, blown out sections) - I found the setup with the built-in flash by far the more versatile and giving the best results. Forgive the elaborate explanation but I thought it might be worthwhile to others on usefilm who want to try this. Kind regards.
Joggie
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Leo Régnier Я£
{K:67696} 9/13/2006
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Nice picture my friend!!! Congratulations!!!
Leo
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174022} 9/12/2006
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Amazing...almost like 'peas in a pod'.:)
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Petal Wijnen
{K:50989} 9/12/2006
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Shine on... crazy diamond...
Wonderful macro!!! Those drops look like glass beads... great!!! Super details, DOF, clarity and composition... well captured!!!
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Quix Photography
{K:20204} 9/12/2006
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Another excellent macro & a rainbow just off to the right for good measure!
Beautiful x
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Mirko Sotgiu
{K:649} 9/12/2006
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Simple but wonderful.
Good composition and sharpness.
Well done.
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Amir Mohammadi
{K:4258} 9/12/2006
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great work, my friend.
you did a perfect shot.the DOF, the composition and ... and the explaination; but I think it would be better,If you used the real light like sun instead of flash light. This is my idea, if I were you.
very wonderful.
good luck,
Amir
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James Cook
{K:38068} 9/12/2006
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Very nicely shot. Good fortune getting that little trio waiting for you. See you.
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 9/12/2006
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Detail well beyond my skills...beautiful composition Joggie
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 9/12/2006
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wow!!! wow!!!! perfect macro shot dear Joggie!!!!!!! those drops are just stunning!!!!! and the reflections on them!!!! wow!!!!!! bravo!!!!
all the best
Marian
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