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Lonely Drop
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Lonely Drop

by Shrinivas Sharma

Gallery: FloraPosted February 6, 2012106 views10 comments
Did this image yesterday - one of my first floral abstracts of this year. Used Canon 50/1.8 with Kenko ET. Exif - f/6.3, 1/250, ISO 200 - Canon 50mm + 36Mm ET, Custom WB , Handheld. Critic & improvisation tips are welcome

Sriniu

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 6, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Lovely! I like your point of view, the handling of the whites and especially the water droplets. I would have been tempted to cloneout the green stem/leaf on the lower left corner, but that is entirely a personal choice. :toast:
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 6, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Srini: My thoughts echo Patricia's exactly. Really nice work.>=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 6, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Wonderful POV and DOF choice in this Srini. I like the off-center comp and the flowing lines of the flower. Raindrops also always add something to a photo! I like how the one raindrop is clearly in focus and is a nice ball shape. Not sure what the yellowish pinkish area is around the center; is it blown highlights or part of the flower? A suggested comp would be a pano image cropping up from the bottom to above the dark spot near the lower left corner. Just a thought but nice as is. :smile:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 6, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Nice abstract with a good composition. Really like that one spherical water drop. I don't know how you feel about cloning, but I would probably clone out the green at the bottom as mentioned and maybe also the dark gap between the petals in the URC. :toast:
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 6, 2012 at 5:28 PM
Fine composition, Shrinivas, and lovely whites. The droplet is a star !
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 6, 2012 at 10:57 PM
Srini:
I can see Ram's influence in this image. Like the composition a lot and the raindrop anchors the image. The minor nits have been mentioned by others.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Shrinivas Sharma on February 7, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Patricia - Thank you, yes, agree, i should have cloned that out!!!
Bill - Thank you.
Carolyn - Thank you and yes, Will try a crop and see.
Michael, Ian - Thank you very much for feedback.
Gary - Yes, I am glad quite heavily inspired by Ram's floral abstracts :razz:

Srini
Registered on January 24, 2012, 33 Posts, 164 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 7, 2012 at 6:01 PM
Nice whites Srini. I love that one droplet. If this were mine, I would clone out the green in the lower left corner, and might crop the black 'v' shape out of the upper right corner. Overall, a very nice shot.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 8, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Wonderful DOF Srini, love the one prefect round drop in focus! Lovely whites and composition . :toast:
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 13, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Hi Sriniu :wavey: Well composed wiith good POV. The soft white tones and the droplet make this very special :smile:
Albert Darmo Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments