Rainy day Rose Bouquet

Gallery: FloraPosted December 1, 2012206 views13 comments

I took this late this summer early in the morning after a light rain. There was still a light breeze making stacking virtually impossible, so this is a single image. Taken at Fellows Riverside Gardens. D700, 180 macro, ext. tube, tripod, 1/60, iso 400, tripod. Image reversed 180 degrees to put the roses in the raindrops right side up. Comments, questions, and suggestions welcome.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 1, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Scott ..thats beautiful..the contrasting BG and subtle ....the drops on the edge ..i guess they are sticking on to the thorns ...beautiful concept ..well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 1, 2012 at 4:36 PM

Beautiful! Love the background coming through the edge droplets and the color combo is excellent.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 1, 2012 at 8:06 PM

Scott, this is terrific - I've been trying for several years to get an image like this, with the tiny reflections, and have not succeeded.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 1, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Scott: I love discovering little scenes like this with drops refracting something neat behind them. I like this as is but I also like the mind bending that comes from presenting the refractions upside down and backwards the way they look for real. Good photography. >=))>

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on December 2, 2012 at 8:35 PM

So well done. So, so, SO beautiful! Wow. One of my favorites!!!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 2, 2012 at 10:25 PM

Hi Scott

Beautifully composed and crafted

the detail, color and the refractions are wonderfully done

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on December 3, 2012 at 9:40 AM

Superb image Scott.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 3, 2012 at 6:59 PM

Love the beautiful contrasting background and amazing reflections. Great idea and execution, Scott.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on December 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Gorgeous image. Beautifully done. When I read that the image had been reversed to put roses in the reflections right side up, I thought I would flip the screen to see how it would look. Easily done, I'm using an iPad. Notwithstanding the orientation of the reflections, I like the flow of light better in the "as posted" than the "as captured". Thanks for the idea.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 9, 2012 at 1:42 PM

Wow, I missed this. What a terrific row or well focused refractions. Great job! As a stacker, I wonder how this would look if the green leaf was completely sharp.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 11, 2012 at 3:15 PM

The color combo and the detail make this an extraordinary shot, Scott.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 12, 2012 at 12:13 AM

Now, this is SPECIAL

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 27, 2013 at 9:07 AM

Like this 'clash' of color and the tiny roses in each of the raindrops.
Good call on the 180 flip

Very nice

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