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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
Location: san francisco
Date: Nov 1, 2007
Aperture: 4
ISO: 200
Shutter: .03
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 1, 2007

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 I had time tonight for a setup shot based on a gourd used for another project. this is a water shot with a bunch of glycerin added to keep the thing steady so I can shoot it. It's always breathtaking to see what reflections and refractions come out in these closeups.

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 11/03/2007 05:06:02 PM
I think the water drop looks a bit like a tear shaped diamond. I particularly like the reflections in the water drop.
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 11/02/2007 10:44:54 AM
The drop is just perfect (the gourd is a bit too bright for me but I just love how the curves of the gourd are reflected in the drop). I might have cropped a bit from the right, to get less of the gourd in the photo. Where can I buy glycerine? I don't recall seeing it in the stores.
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 11/01/2007 11:05:04 PM
Nice drop!! We're all off to the store to buy some glycerin!! Thanks for sharing...love the bright colors and fabulous drop.
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 11/01/2007 09:53:24 PM
Great clarity in the drop. The gourd looks so organic.
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 11/01/2007 06:58:23 PM
ooh i need to get some glycerin! The close up of the drop is gorgeous! yummy golden orange color...
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 11/01/2007 06:45:22 PM
You did an excellent job with your macro. The water drop is very crisp and the reflection clear.
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 11/01/2007 02:02:41 PM
Hope I can once make such a photo. Thanks for explaining how you did this. I like the color and the drop is just wonderful. Not sure about the yellow reflections at the sides of the drop.
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 11/01/2007 10:53:19 AM
Wow, you really captured that drop and the reflection! Love the vibrant orange.
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 11/01/2007 10:46:03 AM
So bright and bold and the focus on the drop is perfect
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 11/01/2007 08:27:24 AM
For a while I thought the gourd was two blurry fingers.
The one drop look like a fingernail. My eyes must be blurry today.
Great reflection in the bubble-like drop.
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 11/01/2007 08:20:50 AM
Nice macro, Alice. Love the contrast between the water and the black background. Your lighting and dof are perfect, and the detail in the water drop is amazing. I want to learn more about doing good macro.
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 11/01/2007 07:37:38 AM
Cool! Thanks for explaining what you did. I have always wondered how people get the water to stay in nice drops.

I love the colors and the black backdrop really makes the water drop pop.
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 11/01/2007 07:07:54 AM
Beautiful orange color, and nice juxtaposition of well-focused water drop with softly focused gourd. Very Halloween-like. (Was this your "other project"?) Might be worth cropping out a little bit of the left.
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 11/01/2007 04:57:48 AM
I like it. Very interesting.
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