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Suspended Animation


In the garden in the early morning I found rain drops suspended on a spider's web. Nearby, pink Gerbera Daisies grew. These flowers were reflected and contained in the water drops. The technical challenge was to obtain high depth-of-field with subjects in constant motion from the wind, subjects so tiny that any motion was magnified.

Suspended Animation

I locked the camera's mirror up to eliminate one possible source of vibration. As I waited for the moment of perfect calm to squeeze the remote release, I thought about the worlds inside each water drop, suspended animation waiting for a photographer to come along.

[200mm f/4 macro, 300mm 35mm equivalent focal length, 36mm extension tube, +4 diopters close-up filter, 1/8 of a second at f/40 and ISO 100, tripod mounted.]

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Harold Davis said:

@BT: Partial flash is a good idea for reducing shutter speed in many cases. Here, water drops are so reflective that flash would wreck the lighting setup. Thanks for commenting.

BT said:

Awesome photo there! Wouldnt it be a bit sharper with a "faded" flash and shorter shutter time?

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