Very fine rain, we had today. This "little bunny" is only about 2" long.

Is what it took to create this. This little guy is only about 2"

long. We had this very fine rain all day, and it just collected all

these nice raindrops.

 

These seems to be one of the best photos I have taken this year.

 

Thank you for your comments / ratings. Bob.

Very cool, did you use an extension tube? I'm gonna have to get one of those D30's, the results continue to amaze.

This is remarkable. A good example of something which would have otherwise gone unseen.

Thanks you guys, appreciate the feedback. I finally captured an image which is unique and people seem to react to.

 

No, no extension tube. I had my camera on the tripod about 5 feet away - pretty much the minimum focusing distance with this lens.

 

Only bummer is that this is a crop, the whole area in the original is only about 750 pixels wide.

 

Bob.

Hey Bob, this is so very nicely done. I usually pass at florals, but not this one. I see it was done with a D30. I need to go knock over a bank and get one. I've seen a couple D30 shots here and the results are outstanding. Yours is but another fine example

Very nice shot. Don't you just love the D30 with the 70-200? I just submitted a close up of a wild seed, let me know what you think of it. Also taken with a D30 and the new 70-200 2.8 IS lens.

 

excecuted very well. Color os very impressive. Gotta love that D 30 matched with a good lens. I have fooled many people with a digital image that looks like film.

What's the source of the seemingly blurred motion in the background? Did you bring this branch inside or is that the rain falling behind the branch still outside?

Thank you all again for your comments. I have had the D30 for 9 months, and have been wanting to take a picture that others would really respond to. A good omen for the last day of the year I hope!

 

Kurt, yes it was raining the whole time I was shooting. The background is really just more of the grass "blades" that make up this plant. But I think because of the combination of the angle, the fact that they are nice and straight, and the degree to which they are out of focus creates a feeling of movement.

 

I have been examining the other shots I took and there is at least one more that is of the same interest.

 

Off topic, I just submitted another shot - this one a single blade of grass with numerous huge water bubbles on it. What a day! Guess I should have just kept on shooting!

 

Bob.

I like this one a lot. Great colors.

Bill

 

Wonderful lighting. I think the background is what makes this shot truly great. Thanks for sharing it.

Amazing colours and lighting. Are the colours and the light coming as they are from your camera or you have manipulated them in some way?

 

Well done.. beautiful light and amazing detail.

A winner. You have captured something special in the details of life.

It would be perfect to crop less from the bottom. Or is there something wrong :-)?

First, thanks to each of you that has commented and rated my pic. I feel like I hit a hole in one and I'm in the clubhouse being congratulated.

 

As to the crop... There are several reasons why I cropped the way I did.

 

First, this height allows most people to see the image without scrolling (and retained sufficient width).

 

Second, the bottom of this "fuzzy thing" is a bit more disorganized than the main body of it, with "hairs" going weird directions.

 

There were also two other "shoots" that I wished I could have snipped off. Because of the complex background I did not even attempt to clone them out.

 

Both of these last two issues drew my eye away from the subject and thus I cropped as you see.

 

I'll attach another version so you can decide yourself. Also, this shows in the true orientation - I had rotated the image for a vertical presentation!

 

Bob.

 

 

Very exciting !

Was there any photoshop work done on water ?

I didn't do anything individually to any part of the image, but I did adjust saturation, contrast, sharpening, and so on.

 

The best thing that could have helped was if I had a macro lens - as the subject is only two inches long.

 

Thanks again to all for ratings and comments.