"Sun drops"

arvindr · Post by **arvindr** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:32 am

Sorry I couldn't think of a decent title .. but here goes. Shot this over the weekend. The drop is actually clear sap from a log of wood. It smelt of eucallyptus oil. The bulging droplets of sap acted as nice big fish eye lenses as you can see here .. The star burst is an unintended manifestation of the sun!

This delicate setup would sway to every whisper or wind. I framed it with a slight slant to give the impression of motion.

D70, 105mm Macro at nearly 1:1,1/180, F11 ISO 640

GreenLarry · Post by **GreenLarry** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:39 am

Very nice simple shot!
I can see you used a small aperture as theres a starburst on the bottom drop, very cool!

nzmacro · Post by **nzmacro** » Thu May 12, 2005 12:59 am

Simple works and this is excellent !!!. What a pleasure to sit and view Arvind. The star burst adds so much to it, I've only ever caught that burst once. Wonderful when you catch it like that. The background is clean to show this off on. Love it.

All the best Arvind, great seeing and capture

Danny.

twebster · Post by **twebster** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:13 am

Hi ya' Arvindr

I absolutely agree...simple is very elegant. I especially like the long vertical composition. Makes a great looking front cover

Best regards,

nzmacro · Post by **nzmacro** » Fri May 20, 2005 9:04 pm

Well deserved this one. Fell in love with this, because of the simplicity, the lines and the subject. Just stunning and to have the catch light at the bottom, turns this into a jewel of a shot. Love it.

Danny.

gbriney · Post by **gbriney** » Tue May 31, 2005 7:46 pm

very cool shot -- I was amazed to learn that the star was natural!

beautifully done...

gbriney · Post by **gbriney** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:44 pm

postscript - I realized after reading the description here that the caption under the pic on splash screen which says "Dewdrops..." can't be strictly accurate!

sorry to be a pain...