tiny, with a tear

Posted by franz (Baden, Austria) on 17 May 2012 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

april 2012 - the tiny red flowers of my japanese maple, with a "tear" on a rainy afternoon ...

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Bruce from Tacoma, United States

Usually I like water drops on the flowers but I wonder if this isn't distracting? It is a great closeup and the greeen backgound accents the red beautifully.

17 May 2012 5:45am

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Superb, Franz. The colours and the detail are exquisite

17 May 2012 6:34am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Beautiful shot and title.. lovely colour

17 May 2012 7:52am

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

A great image ... chosen by the water to leave your precious gift ... the editing is superb

17 May 2012 7:54am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

I feel I could jiggle the monitor and make that drop fall !

17 May 2012 8:50am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Oh, my goodness! I say so because I KNOW how TINY those Japanese maple flowers are!!!! Great, great capture, Franz! Splendid bokeh, too!

17 May 2012 9:39am

Javier from Castro-Urdiales, Spain

Me encanta esta foto. Bien hecho!

17 May 2012 9:42am

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Sehr schön mit dem Tropfen.

17 May 2012 12:19pm

Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld(Old West Wales Boy), Germany

lovely image,well done.

17 May 2012 12:23pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Gorgeous!

17 May 2012 12:44pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Splendid realization, the colors are superb and this little drop of water is a real gem. Magnificent DOF. Good day.

17 May 2012 1:22pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

This is fantastic, Franz....Really great!! What a close up... and the vignette really works nicely here!

17 May 2012 2:21pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Lovely flowers and drops. excellent image...

17 May 2012 3:23pm

Mamyni from Argenteau-Visé, Belgium

Wonderful, the drops is beautiful!

17 May 2012 3:49pm

Williams from East LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada

Beautiful, I love the thickness of the image & the clarity of the droplet. It's enough to bring a tear to any eye.

17 May 2012 4:33pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Fabulous colors and details of this little flowers !!! I like the big "tear" ....

17 May 2012 5:32pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Beautiful colors and flowers ~ lovely capture!

17 May 2012 6:03pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Excellent focal control here Franz! The colours are fantastic! Bravo! ;-)

17 May 2012 6:11pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Stunning! I like everything about this photo.

17 May 2012 7:09pm

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

außergewöhnlich gutes Makrofoto - der Tropfen ist super

17 May 2012 7:42pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Incredible composition with beautiful colors and DoF! The tear stands out nicely with great reflections off of it.

17 May 2012 8:59pm

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Very nice shot

17 May 2012 9:38pm