Leaf of a Vine

[Tom Robbins]

Just for fun -

Dew takes a couple hours to dry on a muggy morning.

Nodding Onion growing along the Illinois River.

Tom

 

[Asher Kelman]

Tom,

These two images are so different and then amazingly they are joined by an concept of impressive asymmetry of the designs. The first with the magnifying spheres of water is remarkably simple but impressive and is itself a finished artistic work that would be purchased in a Hollywood moment!

The second image of a acomplete bloom one would think was o unrelated!

AhAh, that is not so.There is the the upper left fine spider web that balances the form of the curved stem and its flowers. I was satisfied to see that.

Then there is the placement of the image in an out of focus background but to one side. That tests my aesthetics but it's part of the artist's prerogative!

Kudos! Enjoyable sharing!

Asher

P.S. I've duplicated it here to add to the ongoing theme on Spheres as elements in art. I trust you don't mind!

 

[Tom Robbins]

Asher,

Thanks for the kind comments.

DOF is the noisy backseat driver when setting up outdoor macro shots, and compromise is required to obtain a reasonable shutter speeds. As a result, f/20 and diffused off shoe flash was needed to see the refracted portion in the major dewdrop while maintaining a semblance of focus on the leaf surface itself.

The situation was similar for the Nodding Onion. The flower has some depth, so even a studio shot would have required a narrow aperture and long exposure. As it was, I settled for getting the right-hand part of the subject in focus and letting the rest drift away.

Tom