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Morning Dew


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner   Morning Dew
Morning Dew

Michael Khoury

 
 
 

Alisha May Furbish
 

This is wonderful, Michael- love the shallow DOF, and the water drop flares in the backround- well-done!


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May 30, 2004

 

zcaley
  Nice job capturing the sparkling dew!


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May 30, 2004

 

Susana Ms Heide
  This is SO beautiful!!!


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May 30, 2004

 

Susana Matos
  Gorgeous light! GReat shot!
Cheers from Portugal, Su


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May 30, 2004

 

Beverley Lu Steeves
  What a fantastic shot, Michael !!!


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May 30, 2004

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Great shot, love the brownish colour!


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May 30, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  gorgeous!!


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May 30, 2004

 

Deborah Sandidge
  Wonderful, I like the vertical lines and circles repeating in your image!


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May 30, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  Congrats!!


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June 15, 2004

 

Deborah Sandidge
  Congratulations Michael!


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June 15, 2004

 

Jennifer Rennison
  Congratulations!


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June 15, 2004

 

Cathy Barrows
  Congrats!...beautiful


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June 15, 2004

 

Michael Khoury
  Thanks everyone; it is encouraging because as a newcomer, I just caught the tail-end of the May contest with this image.
cheers to all!
Michael


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June 15, 2004

 

Beverley Lu Steeves
  Congratulations Michael!!!


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June 15, 2004

 

Diane Dupuis
  Congrats and good luck! Beautiful shot!


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June 15, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  Congratulations, Michael! This is a beautiful image!


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June 15, 2004

 

Michael Khoury
  Thank you Beverley, Diane, and Debra...I am glad that you appreciate this image.
michael


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June 15, 2004

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Wonderful image! Many congratulations, Michael!


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June 15, 2004

 

Michael Khoury
  Thanx Evy; you're very kind.


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June 15, 2004

 

Kasia Elser
  Congrats - great shot!


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June 16, 2004

 

Joy M. Holster
  Beautiful shot. Congrats.


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June 16, 2004

 

Isabel L
  nice shot!


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June 16, 2004

 

Alisha May Furbish
  I remember this one! Well deserved congratulations!!!


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June 16, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Beautiful, Michael. Congrats on your win. :)


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June 16, 2004

 

Susana Matos
  very beautiful! Congratulations!
Cheers from Portugal, Su


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June 16, 2004

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Congrats! Love the mood in this!


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June 17, 2004

 

Donna W. Neal
  Beautiful work Mike, Looking forward to seeing more of these winners. Congratulations!


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June 17, 2004

 
- Kelly Abernathy

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  Gorgeous lighting! Congratulations on your win! -K


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June 17, 2004

 

Michael Khoury
  Thanx EVERYONE for your encouragement...it really means a lot to me.


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June 17, 2004

 

Deborah Sandidge
  This is so beautiful, congratulations on your win!


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June 17, 2004

 

Jo Ann Schow
  Michael, congratulations on your award. Your photograph is incredible. Everything works from the way you composed it, your choice of field depth, lighting, color - everything worked so well together giving this common object a very beautiful and uncommon presence. Well deserved win.


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June 17, 2004

 
- Wanda Judd

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  Great capture...and great photography, I love everything about it...Congratulations.


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June 17, 2004

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Congratulations, Michael, this is beautiful! Love the golden tones. How do you make a picture like this? Are the oof water droplets in front of the clear ones or behind? I would just love to learn to make a picture like this. Take care,

Ursula


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June 17, 2004

 

Jo Ann Schow
  I second what Ursula said. I was wondering if you used a special filter or just how this effect was achieved. Thanks!


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June 17, 2004

 

Robin L. Wehrman
  Outstanding and very beautiful Michael! Congratulations on your well deserved win!!


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June 17, 2004

 

Nancy Grace Chen
  Love the tones and details here. Congratulations!!

Nancy


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June 17, 2004

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Many congatulations on you second plaze win! Well deserved!


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June 17, 2004

 

Michael Khoury
  Ursula, Jo Ann...nothing fancy here; just going through some dewy grass one morning just after sunrise with natural golden; with some good attention to DOF and geometry, I took this shot.
Note, the larger circles distant dew drops effected by a fully open aperture.
cheers,
Michael


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June 18, 2004

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Thank you, Michael, you make it sound so easy.

I guess I've been wondering about this for some time, and haven't figured it out, so here it goes: about the out of focus dew drops that show up as circles (at full aperture), yours are a nice and even circle. When I try the same thing with my camera (an Olympus c5050z), those same out of focus circles look like small doilies, not nice and even at all. Sometimes the out of focus points look five sided and not circular. Does anybody know what I'm talking about?

The question: how can I get nice and even out of focus circles? Can I with my camera?

Anybody?


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June 18, 2004

 

Michael Khoury
  Hi again Ursula,
I am really not familiar with lenses other that what I have been using...a 105mmNikkor macro which I used carefully at the shallowest depth of field as I crawled through the wet grass. The effect of the dew drops at different distances from the in focus blades of grass simply always shows enlarged clear 'circles', never blurry. What I like about this effect is that it also enhances perspective and depth of atmosphere.


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June 18, 2004

 

Myra Vos
  Congrats on your win Michael. Beautiful photo.


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June 18, 2004

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Thanks again for answering, Michael. The picture really is beautiful.

Ursula


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June 18, 2004

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Interesting and unique. Love it!!


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June 19, 2004

 
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