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Drops
Drops

Susan Fox

 
 
 

Lynne Morris
 

Wow Susan this is beautiful, the colours and details are outstanding!


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October 22, 2007

 

Debra K. Johnson
  WOW! Beautiful!


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October 22, 2007

 

Keld Bach
  Marvellous shot, Susan.


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October 22, 2007

 

Emily E. Bem
  WINNER....ALL THE WAY! Incredible work!


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October 22, 2007

 

Susan Fox
  Thank you Lynne, Debra, Keld and Emily!

This was my first time trying a water drop photo. Took ages to get it all in place. Used glycerin mixed with water.


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October 22, 2007

 

Teri Soares
  Susan, I can't imagine anything more beautiful and interesting than this image. The color and composition are beautiful and the creative imagination is stellar! If you have the time, I'd love to hear more about how you accomplished this shot.


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October 22, 2007

 

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  Love the vibrant color and awesome detail! Thanks for the glycerin tip too! =)


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October 22, 2007

 
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  This is Excellent in every respect Susan! Jeff


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October 22, 2007

 

Anna Diederich
  This one has winner written all over it Susan! AWESOME shot!


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October 22, 2007

 

Linda Blair
  Wonderful capture...great detail!!! ☺


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October 22, 2007

 
lauriedailyphotos.com - Laurie Daily

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  Incredible Susan! What clarity in these beautiful drops...perfect in every way!


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October 22, 2007

 
photosbyjanine.com - Janine Russell

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  Susan, great colors, clarity and lighting.


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October 22, 2007

 

Susan Fox
  Thank you Teri, Jo Anne, Jeff, Anna, Linda and Laurie :-)

It was a lot of trial and error to get it all in place. I used natural light (northern window/over cast day) so had to use a slow shutter speed, which meant several ended up blurry. The glycerin holds the drops in place really well. But I had to be careful not to bump the table.

Used an eye dropper to get the glycerin/water drops in position. Had to try out different petals to find one that would hold the drops. Then had to position the reflecting flower in the right spot.

My white balance was off and that top part is actually a white board that was in the background. When I hit auto levels it turned the color blue. I liked the look and left it.

I took about 100 photos and this was the best of the bunch, but not as sharp as I had hoped :-)

I will post a photo of the set up in a little bit.


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October 22, 2007

 

Susan Fox
  Thank you Janine :-)


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October 22, 2007

 

Sharon Seaward
  Georgeous Image! Outstanding work!


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October 22, 2007

 

Duane Carter
  Gorgeous, wonderful design and color, superb work!!!!


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October 22, 2007

 

Susan Fox
 
 
  Drop Set up
Drop Set up

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Thank you Duane and Sharon :-)

Here is the set up.


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October 22, 2007

 
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