11 Responses

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  On 11 March 2008 Michael Brummett gave props:

  This is an awesome shot. Talk about being at the right place at the right time.

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  On 11 March 2008 Jayne Logan said:

  I just love this shot! The soft bokeh compliments the crisp images in the waterdroplets! Wow! Fab shot Debbie! Hope you have this one framed. Cheers!

• On 11 March 2008 Josh Lee gave props:

  Are you using a strobe there? That is absolutely fantastic.

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  On 11 March 2008 Debbie Sickler said:

  Thanks so much everyone!!!
  This shot was taken in my front yard. The water drops were already there, but to get these kinds of shots, I always pick a flower and have to place it just right to see the full flower through the drop. It can get tricky with my clumsy hands, all my camera gear and a couple of toddlers climbing all over me. Not much fun finding the perfect dew drop grouping, only to miss out on the shot because I've bumped it with the flower. :)
  As for equipment Josh, I use my Canon Rebel XTi, Canon 100mm macro lens and a set of Kenko extension tubes. The only light I have is the built in flash.
  I set the camera to manual mode, bump up the ISO to around 800, set the exposure to be really under exposed to get a faster shutter speed, then use the flash to compensate. When I try to set the exposure correctly to just use sunlight, the shutter speed is typically too slow for me to get a clear shot since these need to be hand held.
  Thanks again for the comments everyone. :)

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  On 12 March 2008 Rizwan Hassan gave props:

  one word to describe this----amazing

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  On 12 March 2008 Jimena Almarza said:

  beautifull colours!
  you got my vote!

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  On 12 March 2008 Debbie Sickler said:

  Thanks guys! I appreciate your vote Jimena!!!

• On 27 March 2008 Jeannie Nguyen gave props:

  Love this picture!

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  On 30 March 2008 Debbie Sickler said:

  Thank you Jeannie!!

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  On 31 March 2008 Darran Boyd gave props:

  Reflection makes this!

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  On 31 March 2008 Debbie Sickler said:

  Thanks Darran!!!