Friday, August 9, 2013

Water Photo Challenge

It's Photo Challenge time again, and this month's theme is water. You'd think, with all the rain we've had this summer, that getting unique and stunning photos of water would be easy. Wrong! Water is indeed a challenge to photograph, at least for me.

I ended up with three shots of the same thing: raindrops on hosta blooms. The buds were just ready to open, and the green foliage, purple hues, and glistening rain made for a nice composition. So, the only "water" I have to offer is a few raindrops! But, they're pretty raindrops, and if you look closely enough, there are reflections in them. The only editing I did was crop out the extra background.

Original #1:





Cropped #1:



 Original #2



Cropped #2




Original #3




Cropped #3




Thanks to Donna for keeping the Photo Challenge going each month! Why don't you join us?

13 comments:

  1. Oh, these are lovely! And YES, water is an important component to these photos. I was hoping that someone would feature raindrops and you didn't let me down, LOL. Your crops are terrific and each one makes the composition stronger. Way to go!

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  2. How amazing to capture the droplets of water! Very beautiful and perfect for the challenge! Enjoy your weekend!

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  3. Nice variations of the same subject, water drops are nice to capture as well as insects that show up when you crop your photos.

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  4. Ohhhh lovely...cool and refreshing, too. Now an entire room could be created from those photos!

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  5. Love the originals and the crops! You are a
    true blue photographer! :)

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  6. LOVE the last one although they are all very good. Great work!

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  7. Nice!! I love raindrop photos. It takes time and effort to get shots this nice. Good job!

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  8. I love raindrops on flowers as well- we've had lots of rain here, so lots of photo opportunities. Your shots are all great and even better with the crops! Well done!

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  9. Wonderful, raindrops, perfect capture.

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  10. These are truly beautiful! Love the raindrop idea!
    hughugs

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  11. My favorite is the last one. Great job. Very creative.

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  12. These are really lovely. Raindrops on flowers are so beautiful and you've done a great job of capturing them.

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  13. Beautiful hosta shots - they're always delightful blooms and seeing them closeup with raindrops gives them a new perspective.

    Mary

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