Fantasy of the Great jeweller

Inspirational. So much so that I'm posting my first comment ever at any photography/art site.

 

Leonid: I'm very curious as to the source of the background color. I can't imagine that the sky was that color, yet the reflected image in the drops are also taupe, so a color manipulation must have been difficult. Any insights we can learn from?

delicate intricate these r the thoughts that come once u see this pic.
awesome insight and perspective
superb sharpness
good background
placement of droplets r superb

Good composition & very sharp. Very delicate & nicely seen

Cannot really say anything that has not already been said. Great abstraction.

Exquisitely beautiful! Elegant hues, and wonderful depth of detail in the larger luminous spheres, set off nicely by the more softly focused and tiny freshwater pearl-like droplets, particularly the pink-tinged drops moving out to the right, as seems to be the jeweler's intent in this lovely design! Beautiful work! Congratulations, Leonid! And also on the well-deserved feature as POW.

We all know there is hidden beauty in nature, if we only know where to look and how to look at it. This photographer obviously knows how. I think this is beautiful work. It's all the more beautiful due to the background, I think. Seems like most images of this type are shot against a darker background, but here, the photographer has broken out of that mold. What makes it even more interesting to me is that we have no way of knowing the true size of the spider's web and the drops of dew...we don't know whether it's large or small. Even though the drops of dew are inanimate, each has its own unique view of the world around it. The photographer has given us a glimpse into a sort of mini-world we don't see that often. It's exquisite work.

well, i have to say that I've seen many photographs of spider web and wter but... This one I like very much.
The landscape in the droplets and even the other droplets inside, the different planes...
Excellent!, (I'm short of words today).

I too, have seen many photographs of spiders webs and dew. What makes this one stand head and shoulders above many is the delicacy of the subject and background - together with the inverted scene in the droplets. Sharpness is excellent, and the colour makes this a "pearl" among many also rans. Congratulations sir, I takes me hat off t'ye.

As Chinese New Year lanterns, these water drop hang beautifully but aren't red enough. But as water drops, this Chinese new Year lanterns are really impressive, and just beautiful... It's all about the way they hang themselves... Very moving, for me... Subtle, bright, beautiful and sad at the same time... VERY nice picture. Nothing I'd want to change about it... Congrats, and that's it. :-)

The picture shows the water droplets near flawlessly and with the back ground color it appears to be a necklage of crystal. I find it very hard to critique this picture since you have nailed all the things needed in the depth of field and light. One of the bst over all water droplet pictures I have seen in some time.

This is the fair demonstration of 3D space. The reversed image of the scene is visible in droplets in the front. The sun was probably low above the horizon. There was an open lanscape behind.

The compositional elements are in themselves striking, and the color and tone work beautifully. However, for me the image is missing something. That is a more harmonious composition. The composition as it stands is ok, but I feel there is room for further refinement.

Were this my image, I would crop the top and right side to keep the small beads in the upper right in the corner as they are now. This would remove about half the empty space to the right. The intent of this is to strengthen the two largest drops of dew as intial points of focus. It also moves the largest drops further off of the horizontal center.

This is breathtaking. I love the clarity and the color.

Even the drops are reflected within themselves, wow! Exquisite is the best word here.

Grabbed my attention. Well done!

like a beautiful necklace
Bravo...

Absolutely stunning. Thank you :)

Wow! Very nice! Thanks for sharing such an incredible image with us.

This is beautiful. It gives water droplets a new definition. It looks like something a woman would want to drape themselves in.

5/10 ... a photo that needs 5 lines to explain what is it all about is not deserving of so high praise at all. (Despite the elaborate execution and composition of the shot).
Shame on this for having hundreds of comments when there are a huge pile of photos waiting for a critique in the site that get 0 input and show much more creativity than this one.

I would like there to be fewer drops and would suggest cloning-out most of the small ones to improve the composition.

7/7 Brilliant ! I love the small drops leading in from the right. Wouldn't change a thing.

Wow, it's just amazing. Great job!!

The First is imagination. The Next gift of wisdom. nothing less, nothin more.

Great image! The focus point is perfect as is the composition.