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.
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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I absolutely love this photo...I am working on my next blog post and was wondering if I could use the photo and link back to you??? If not I fully understand. The blog post has to deal with life and feeling like I am in suspended animation.
Thanks so much for your time.
Sincerely
Janet Doherty
@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.
Awesome photo there! Wouldnt it be a bit sharper with a "faded" flash and shorter shutter time?