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The photo is of refraction of flowers through rain drops resting on a blade of grass. The flowers are Pink Supreme Roses, Yellow Garden Mums, and Red Garden Mums which are more of a maroon color. The flowers can be seen in the rain drops and also make up the blurred background.
As mentioned in other similar photos of mine, if you want to try this yourself, the camera lens, rain drops, and flowers all have to be lined up, or fairly close to it. It works best with a macro lens, but other lenses should work as well. Try different apertures. You want to shoot as wide open as possible (to get the nice background blur), while at the same time maintaining good focus on the grass leaf and drops. Before even turning on the camera, eyeball the position where the drops nicely refract the flowers, and that will be the approximate position of your lens.
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This is in reply to Elke who commented she has tried several times without getting a decent shot. I thought I would add my reply here so others could see it. There may be more detail than most will want to read. It is meant for those that actually want to try this.
The first time I took shots of raindrops was on my photo of drops on the leaves of flower buds (with the purple background). I noticed that one of the drops actually reflected the purple background, so tried to focus on that drop. Since then, I found that there are whole Flickr groups (lots of them) dedicated to drops and the reflections/refractions in them.
So I later tried with drops on a tall blade of grass, and never was able to even eyeball a refraction in the drops. As mentioned above, I believe everything needs to be lined up. This means that if the grass is low to the ground and the flowers are standing up above the grass, there is no way to get that refraction shot. However light bends passing through the drops, so this may not be entirely true. In any case, I thought I was all lined up, but was still unsuccessful at the time, and am not sure why.
I have tried 4 times since that unsuccessful attempt. In three of them, I was able to immediately eyeball the reflections/refraction. The first of the four were my two shots of drops on ornamental grass next to orange flowers (my favorite of all of them). In those, I found that depth of field is very important. You want to try to shoot as wide open as possible, so aim the camera so all the drops you want in focus are the same distance from the lens. If the blade of grass is at an angle, then that will cause problems.
My next shot was of drops on the underside of needles of a pine bough. That one seemed relatively easy because I didn't have to get very low. I also thought this shot had the clearest drops.
My most recent attempt is the shot above. It was taken on an overcast day. Parts of the drops are clear, but they seem more hazy along the edges. It wasn't a matter of focus. Either the drops were a little dirty, or more likely it was due to the sky being overcast.
On this last shot, I really saw how depth of field (DOF) comes into play. As I mentioned above, try different apertures (f-stops). But it's not just the aperture that affects DOF, it's also how close you are to the subject, in this case how close the lens is to the drop(s). Initially I was shooting at the minimum focus distance for my lens, which is just under a foot. Being this close gives a shallow DOF, which means better background blur. However, for a given aperture, being that close may mean that the entire drop is not in focus.
So for that same aperture, if you back up a foot or two, you will get more DOF. This means you may now get the drops all in focus, but the background will also be more in focus, so that the blur won't be as good. You may also need to do more cropping if you are further away. So the conclusion: you can't just experiment with different apertures for the best results, you also need to try at minimum focus distance and then from farther away.
Some other info/hints:
- The most difficult part is being able to eyeball the reflection. If you can do that, you should be able to get shots of it. However the quality of the shots will depend somewhat on your equipment (especially the lens) and very much on the depth of field that you achieve.
- On all of my drop photos, I always took lots of shots, usually 25-50. I viewed them on the LCD at 5x or more to check focus.
- My macro lens has IS (image stabilization) and all of my shots were without a tripod. If you don't have IS, then you need a tripod or other stable platform. A tripod won't work if you are shooting from so low that you need to be at ground level.
- I always used Manual focus.
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More in the reflections on black acrylic sheeting practice. This time using 3 glass beads which do not have holes in them as per the majority of beads but do have flat and rough bottoms. They are meant to be used for decoration in much the same way as stones or pebbles might adorn the surface of the soil of an indoor pot plant.
I can reveal that I find the hardest part of all this is the cleaning of the acrylic sheet to remove marks and dust particles. I hope some specialist polish I have on order will make this task much easier.
Various reflection shots, need to view all 5 in the set to fully appreciate. Taken with my Nikon 35mm SLR film camera and tripod, hence no exposure stats
Reflection of a streetlamp on the glass windows on a building on Compton Street. I like they have incorporated the bright modern additions to the original stone building.
I laid my glasses down before my shower. I saw my the shower curtain reflection and thought it was cool.
The hustle and bustle of a Manchester street corner is captured – at least partially – in the reflection of a shop window.
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These reflections were captured during a Bodie Photography workshop led by David Gubernick in July. We had permission to shoot in Bodie at night after it closed to the public. It was wonderful!
The windows are on the I.O.O.F. Hall - the Odd Fellows Lodge - on Main Street. Immediately across the street from the hall is an old barn, a house, a greenish truck and a couple of wagons. The glass in the windows may be original - from the 1880's.
This photograph was awarded 2nd place in the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art's juried REFLECTIONS photography show on December 6, 2014. The juror, Leigh Gleason (Curator of Collections UCR/CA Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA) said of the image:
"Your photograph is fascinating because the reflections each are a little different and somewhat disorientating. The image manipulates the space behind you in a really engrossing way. Best of all, your foreground - the source of your reflective surfaces - is just as interesting as the reflection itself. The textures, colors, and form are all working together beautifully. Your photograph is thoughtful, carefully composed, and makes brilliant use of color".
Sailing with the Milwaukee Sea Scouts from Milwaukee to Michigan's West Coast and return for a week - Aug 2012
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This image is a single frame, not a composite or double exposure. I make use of glass and puddles to bring a different dimension to some of my images. Additionally I use a polarized filter in order to find the best possible reflection by avoiding unwanted glare or shiny surfaces.
Esta imagen no es ni compuesta ni proviene de una exposición doble. Solo hago uso de paneles de cristal o charcos en la calle para dar una dimensión diferente a algunas de mis imágenes. También utilizo a menudo un filtro polarizador para buscar el mejor reflejo posible y así evitar destellos no deseados.
On one hand I'm carrying maple covered cashews yummmm
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Wintergreen, shadows and reflections in a well in the Schinveld forest. / Schaduwen en reflecties in een van de bronnen in het Vosbroek, Schinveldse Bossen.
Unedited window reflection of the Media Markt of Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
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A different one for me. This shot was taken in sharp focus on a tripod on a virtually still day last week.
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I had been taking some shots of the reflections of the trees at Yew Tree Tarn & experimented with the shutter speeds which resulted in this composition.
I'm quite pleased with the result.
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Unedited shot of a biker reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX200V. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
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