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:icongogin:
:) Used the lens-refraction technique.

This is my first Lens Refraction experience. Feedback highly appreciated.
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`Lilyas Jul 5, 2006  Professional Interface Designer
Well, I really like this shot. I don't know exactly what lens refraction is (I know the meaning but I don't know what effects it has on the picture). Maybe you can give me an explanation. Nevertheless the composition alltogether is great. Using a flashlight highlights the petals and the leaves and makes nice reflections. However this also makes too much contrast and takes out all the background and leaves it blank/black. This can be a desired effect but I think the black area in the middle is too big and dominates the setting. To have some highlights on the objects from behind would improve the secenery enormously!

But then you have another advantage by the way this shot is taken. It's perfect for the use in photo collages or manipulations because it's easy to erase the black background and fill it with something else. ;)
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:icongogin:
Thank you very much for your kind comment!
I just had an old 94mm F/1.5 soviet lens (my camera has a built-in lens, it is not an SLR), i put the tripod with it between the droplets and the camera, with the rear end of the lens (the one which you insert in the camera) facing the droplets. It not only magnifies it 2x approx, but also allows me to set my camera's zoom to ultra-telephoto position (380mm)!!! The high aperture is needed so that the corners of the lens don't appear in the pic. The more wideangle the lens, the higher the magnification. But the distortion also gets higher. And the depth-of-field shrinks. With a 38mm F/2.0 lens it is almost impossible to shoot anything but illustrations on paper... :( And i must tell you that the lens-r technique decreases the DOF anyway...
Thanks aggain ;)
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`Lilyas Jul 10, 2006  Professional Interface Designer
Thank you very much for your detailed explanation!
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:icongogin:
Gerne geschehen! :handshake:
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`Lilyas Sep 22, 2006  Professional Interface Designer
Ach, Du sprichst auch Deutsch? :D Mein Russisch ist leider schon tot! :giggle:
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:iconsimplefreak:
Very beautiful. :)
Great shot! ^^
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:icongogin:
I'm very glad you like it :)
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~UberFish Jun 25, 2006   Photographer
i love this the reflection off the little drop of water is awsome
i think the out of focus twig is gd, adds depth +fav
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:icongogin:
Thank you so much!!! :handshake:
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