Purple Rain
by radioeffect

Comment by dswann:
Great clear macro. Very hard to keep those pesky light sources out of the droplets! Still love it.

Purple Rain
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Comment by Lydia:
Pretty.. could be sharper and without the blown spots inside the drop to be perfect.

Not voting yet.

Purple Rain
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Comment by Omni:
The focus isnt quite there

Purple Rain
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Comment by kteach:
Odd how the droplet is on the plane of focus, yet seems to be out of focus because of the way it bends the lines and shapes around.

Purple Rain
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Comment by bobonacus:
If only rain was that colourful normally :)

Purple Rain
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Comment by limerick:
Pretty in purple!

Purple Rain
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Comment by Retroesque:
Great title. The droplet lacks a bit of sharpness.

Defined Elegance
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Comment by timfythetoo:
Greetings from the Critique Club -

Welcome to DPC and congrats on a great first entry. I dont think the lighting is harsh at all. It highlights the tips well and gives great shadows deeper within the flower. You captured good detail overall and you met the challenge requirements with flying colors (or lack there of).

The water droplet seems a bit out of place. It is quite pronounced and all alone with no other droplets to be seen. The black and white treatment is great. Might be interesting to see a lightly colored version but I dont think I would have changed it for this challenge.

I personally like the negative space on the left and I have no problem with the border. You have a great first pic entered here. Your score seems about right and you just cant complain about a top 40 your first time around. Congratulations and I look forward to seeing what else you have to offer. Good luck in the future.

Tim

Defined Elegance
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Comment by General:
All i can say members at DP have not not justice to this photograph by voting lower than what it deserved .It should be ranked higher

Message edited by author 2006-06-07 00:25:11.

Defined Elegance
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Comment by GT350:
Very nice expression of lighiting. I like the composition as well. The single droplet draws more attention than I think it should, IMO, but that is minor.