Your opinion? View through a dew drop

Welcome to our Community
Wanting to join the rest of our members? Feel free to sign up today.
Join now!
The member has asked your opinion about his/her photo(s) attached in the topic.
EXIF
Aperture F16
Exposure Time 1/125 s
Lens Model RF100mm F2.8 L Macro
Metering Mode Multi-Segment
ISO Speed 3200
Camera Model EOS R5

Chavezshutter

Moderator
Staff member
3 1
Aug 4, 2020
1,366
3
1,778
739
Hi H Hal Marietta šŸ˜€,

The name for when a water drop is used as a lens is called refraction and there is a whole section of macro photography dedicated to it. I wrote a couple of resources about waterdrop refraction photography a while back, but its a pretty cool effect when you first find it šŸ˜Š.

Looking at your shot I would first say it needs some light (specially considering the ISO needed) BUT light in a refraction shot is actually very tricky, the more light you shine on the waterdrop the more the image in the drop fades so getting the right balance of light can be tricky. The image in the drop is pretty clear but you may be wandering into stacking territory to get the most out of the image if your'e working as close as this image appears to be. Good job removing noise from the image in post, let me know if you would like to see those resources and thanks for sharing šŸ™
 

Chavezshutter

Moderator
Staff member
3 1
Aug 4, 2020
1,366
3
1,778
739
Here you go :



hope you find them useful, ask if you have any questions šŸ˜€