Hi Dianna- It was one of those photos that could have taken a very long time indeed! Balancing a water drop on the seed was tricky and you soon realise how relatively heavy the water drop is as the seed kept toppling over! Hence the black velvet- not only does it give a nice, non-reflective black background but it also aids the support of the seed, helping to keep it upright. Sometimes I like to do a straight forward shot without resorting to PS! Bracketing exposure proved pretty essential to get the exposure right. All in all no more than an hour (with cups of tea!) Cheers, Gary
You did a fantastic job with this Gary! :-))))
That is a micro of elegance.....wow
Tell me...how long did the whole project take to complete?
I am soooo impressed! :-)
Greetings,
Dianna
Theo Weijmer 11/10/2007 11:39 Commentaire de vote
This is very nice, proClaude Coeudevez 11/10/2007 11:39 Commentaire de vote
proVesela Maleeva 11/10/2007 11:39 Commentaire de vote
proGeoff Ashton 11/10/2007 11:39 Commentaire de vote
proCarol Anderson 11/10/2007 11:39 Commentaire de vote
This is eye catching, clever, brilliant and, I guess, took a lot of patience to set up. Just simply beautiful and brilliant.Carol Anderson 02/10/2007 20:43
one of the most beautiful and clever photos I have seen in a long time. Brilliant work.Vesela Maleeva 27/09/2007 15:05
+++Ves
Gary Hickin 27/09/2007 11:19
Hi Dianna- It was one of those photos that could have taken a very long time indeed! Balancing a water drop on the seed was tricky and you soon realise how relatively heavy the water drop is as the seed kept toppling over! Hence the black velvet- not only does it give a nice, non-reflective black background but it also aids the support of the seed, helping to keep it upright. Sometimes I like to do a straight forward shot without resorting to PS! Bracketing exposure proved pretty essential to get the exposure right. All in all no more than an hour (with cups of tea!) Cheers, GaryMaria Porter 27/09/2007 8:39
Very, very nice work!Maria
Dianna 27/09/2007 5:21
You did a fantastic job with this Gary! :-))))That is a micro of elegance.....wow
Tell me...how long did the whole project take to complete?
I am soooo impressed! :-)
Greetings,
Dianna
Dragos Ion 27/09/2007 4:15
I like it!