Rain Kissed [Contest Finalists June 2009]
Uploaded: June 28, 2009 07:25:33
This was taken yesterday after a rain fall in a shaded area. I used my 150mm Sigma Macro Lens with a wide open aperture.
Entered into Details and Macro.
Have a great Sunday!!
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 150.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Robert R. Goodman June 28, 2009
WOW!!!Hi Melissa,Stunning macro.That is a very beautiful capture!!!!! #1147201Judy A. Lawhon June 28, 2009
Beautiful color, DOF and detail, Melissa!! #7686403Nadya Johnson June 28, 2009
I have to echo Bobby here, and give this another Big WOW!! This is just exquisite! Nature's ballet skirt, set with little diamonds! So well seen, with amazing clarity, light, color and composition. Love this. Straight into my Faves! #7686515Martha R. Mazon June 28, 2009
I have to agree with the previous WOWs! The color, composition, lighting and focus are all perfect. #7686562Amy M. Wilson June 28, 2009
Me too - WOW!!! Great colors, clarity, lighting and focus, Melissa! #7686567Melissa G. Meiselman June 28, 2009
Thanks so much, Bobby, Judy, Nadya, Martha and Amy for looking and leaving these great comments!! #7686583Douglas Pignet June 28, 2009
Very nice capture Melissa, love the softness here. #7686588Patrick Rouzes June 28, 2009
Melissa,when I think it cannot get better you prove otherwise!!! This , my friend, is incredible again!!! I cannot belive the focus, detail, dof, clarity & beauty you capture!!! WTG!!! #7686604Tiia Vissak June 28, 2009
a fantastic macro! #7686613Melissa G. Meiselman June 28, 2009
Thanks so much Douglas, Patrick and Tila for taking a look and leaving these wonderful comments!! #7686639Cathy Barrows June 28, 2009
gorgeous...love the soft colors #7686659ROLAN NARMAN June 28, 2009
Wonderful composition and colors, and great dof Melissa! #7686699Tammy M. Anderson June 28, 2009
Lovely details and capture, Melissa. Love the peach colour. #7686738Carol Sawyer June 28, 2009
Beautiful image, color and details, Melissa!! #7686753Melissa G. Meiselman June 28, 2009
Thanks so much Cathy, Rolan, Tammy and Carol for your wonderful comments!! #7686767Monnie Ryan June 28, 2009
Beautiful, Melissa -- lovely color and unique perspective! #7686794Rajeev 270293 Kashyap June 28, 2009
Beautiful details and capture Melissa! #7686837Melissa G. Meiselman June 28, 2009
Thanks so much Monnie and Rajeev for your great comments!!! #7686911Ron McEwan June 28, 2009
Love this color shade Melissa, terrific macro well done for sure. #7686965Janet Daniel June 28, 2009
Oh my, Melissa, this floral is absolutely gorgeous!Margaret R. Barry June 28, 2009
Beautiful, Melissa. Great colors, clarity, light and dof! #7687005Renee Doyle June 28, 2009
Such beautiful soft curves!! Gorgeous colour, comp and dof Melissa!!! #7687074Anita Hogue June 28, 2009
Very GORGEOUS Melissa! #7687190John Connolly June 28, 2009
Marvelous DOF and color here Melissa! Delightful work! #7687218Ruth Grimm June 28, 2009
This is so very beautiful, Melissa! Soft, romantic and so very pretty! #7687311Melissa G. Meiselman June 28, 2009
Thanks so much Ron, Janet, Margaret, Renee, Anita, Sabrina, John and Ruth for taking a look and leaving these wonderful comments!! #7687369Jack Ryan June 28, 2009
Excellent close up with excellent detail and color. Quite beautiful. #7687480Nancy L. Green June 28, 2009
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING Melissa, this is so beautiful in every way!!! Outstanding soft color and lighting, great focus, BEAUTIFULLY done!!! <>< #7687500Eugenio Diaz June 28, 2009
Splendid colors and DoF - a great beauty this composition!Marilyn Cornwell June 28, 2009
I join the crowd on this! #7687612Melissa G. Meiselman June 28, 2009
Thanks so much Jack, Nancy, Eugenio and Marilyn for leaving these great comments!! #7687630Daiana Kelly June 28, 2009
Gorgeous macro, colors and composition. #7687673Julianna J. Collett June 28, 2009
Everything has already been said - how I envy those macro lenses of yous! GORGEOUS! #7687778Sam Britt June 28, 2009
Beautiful color & lighting, great DOF, Melissa. #7687865Melissa G. Meiselman June 28, 2009
Thanks so much Daiana, Julianna and Sam for your wonderful comments!! #7687976Carrie M. Groseclose June 28, 2009
Outstanding macro, Melissa! Love the detail, DOF, and color on this!! #7688055Michael Khoury June 29, 2009
great selective focus on this lovely floral MelissaLinda D. Lester June 29, 2009
Wonderful shot...love the water drops! #7689152Melissa G. Meiselman June 29, 2009
Thanks so much Carrie, Michael and Linda for looking and leaving these wonderful comments!! #7689901Patricia Ronan June 29, 2009
Beautiful colour and detail in this gorgeous macro Melissa:) #7690561Candice C. Calhoun June 30, 2009
GORGEOUS hibiscus macro...excellent capture of the center detail and water drops!ccc #7692419
A P June 30, 2009
So very pretty Melissa Congratz on your EfP #7695029Melissa G. Meiselman June 30, 2009
Thanks so much Patricia, Candice and Ann for your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!! #7695204Laura E. Swan June 30, 2009
What a fun surprise to open this up and see the little roundies (Pistols? Stamen?) in the middle of the gorgeous flower.So unique and pretty!!!
ON YOUR EFP, Melissa! -Laura :)
#7695209
Sunae G. Fosmark July 14, 2009
Oh my, I love the color and detals. You did it again! I enjoy looking through your work, Melissa. :) #7740260Colleen Farrell July 21, 2009
Absolutely stellar, Melissa! Big congrats on your finalist! #7763791Val Feldman July 21, 2009
Huge congratulations, Melissa on this fine Finalist - Wishing you the best in the upcoming rounds! #7763862Amy M. Wilson July 21, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Melissa, best of luck in the next round! #7764072Eivor Kuchta July 21, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa! #7764199Tammy Espino July 21, 2009
Congrats on a great finalist!! :) #7764206Daniella Puente July 21, 2009
Congratulations on this beauty Melissa! #7764337Sherran Andersen July 21, 2009
Congrats Melissa. #7764412Gail Vitikacs July 21, 2009
Lovely congrats Melissa! #7764582Nancyj E. Hovey July 21, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SAnn Coates July 21, 2009
Huge congratulations on this superb finalist Melissa. #7764610Janet Daniel July 21, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Melissa! #7764633Deborah Lewinson July 21, 2009
Gorgeous macro, Melissa! Congratulations on your finalist!Debby #7764648
ROLAN NARMAN July 21, 2009
Huge Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Melissa! #7764669Cassie L. Woodlee July 21, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Melissa!!! #7765436Patrick Rouzes July 21, 2009
Melissa, CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist!!! WTG,my friend!!! #7765525Sam Britt July 21, 2009
Congratulations, terrific finalist, Melissa! #7765608Max Aureli July 21, 2009
Congratulations Melissa on this fantastic Finalist!!!! Great work my friend!!!! :-)))) #7765736A P July 21, 2009
Teresa Burnett July 21, 2009
Huge congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Melissa!! #7765889Kerry Hill July 21, 2009
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to you on your gorgeous finalist, Melissa!!! #7765919Melissa G. Meiselman July 21, 2009
Thanks so much, everyone!!!!!! #7765945Carol L. Fowler July 21, 2009
Congrats on this wonderful finalist! #7766044Kelly S. Cavanaugh July 21, 2009
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist!! WTG Melissa! #7766104Marcel J. Fernandez July 21, 2009
Congratulations Melissa on your lovely Finalist. #7766160Jessica Jenney July 21, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa on your gorgeous finalist! #7766195Debra R. Harder July 21, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa, on your BEAUTIFUL finalist! Deb #7766198Bojan Bencic July 21, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa. Fantastic details. #7766574Renee Doyle July 21, 2009
Gorgeous Melissa!! Big congratulations to you!! #7766654Ujjwal Mukherjee July 22, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist,Melissa! #7766938Betsy Labuschagne July 22, 2009
Absolutely gorgeous!! Congratulations Melissa!! #7766987Tammy Scott July 22, 2009
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist! #7767041Leslie McLain July 22, 2009
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Melissa. #7767490Mary K. Robison July 22, 2009
Congratulations, Melissa, and best of luck next level with this lovely finalist! #7767532Joy Rector July 22, 2009
gorgeous #7767687Eugenio Diaz July 22, 2009
Congratulations on your Amazing Finalist…Well done Melissa, good luck in the next round! #7767892Laurence Saliba July 22, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist!!! #7768007Erica Murphy July 22, 2009
Beautiful finalist Melissa!! Congratulations!! #7768088Marty Straub July 22, 2009
You ARE an inspiration, Melissa. Congrats. #7768097Melissa G. Meiselman July 22, 2009
Thanks so much for these wonderful congratulatory remarks!! I appreciate each and every one!! #7768284Margaret R. Barry July 22, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Melissa! #7768314Jeff Robinson July 22, 2009
Congrats Melissa on your excellent Finalist! Jeff #7768336Robert R. Goodman July 22, 2009
A big congratulations Melissa!!!! #7768468Anne M. Young July 22, 2009
WOW beautiful finalist - Congratulations! #7768491Melissa G. Meiselman July 22, 2009
Many thanks for all of these wonderful comments!!! #7768499Derek D. Dafoe July 22, 2009
This is beautiful! Congrats Melissa! #7768685Cathy Barrows July 22, 2009
Congrats on your finalist...beautiful #7769475Nadya Johnson July 22, 2009
A Fave for me! Glad to see it in the finals! Congratulations Melissa! #7769481Melissa G. Meiselman July 22, 2009
Thanks so much Derek, Cathy and Nadya!!! #7769493Cheryl E. Molennor July 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS :)! #7769521Karen Kessler July 22, 2009
Fantastic detail & colors! Congrats on the Finalist!!! #7769732Carolyn Morgan July 22, 2009
here is the voice of the echo - Congratulations Melissa #7769769Raymond Pauly July 22, 2009
Congratulations on this lovely finalist, Melissa! #7770656Melissa G. Meiselman July 22, 2009
Thanks so much for your comments, Cheryl, Karen, Carolyn and Raymond!!! #7770704Patricia Ronan July 22, 2009
Gorgeous finalist Melissa, congratulations again:) #7770761Melissa G. Meiselman July 22, 2009
Thanks so much, Patricia!!! #7770810Linda Blair July 22, 2009
Congratulations!!!!!! #7771069Judy V. Kennamer July 22, 2009
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist Melissa!!! #7771258Martha R. Mazon July 22, 2009
Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Melissa! #7771446Melissa G. Meiselman July 22, 2009
Thanks so much Linda, Judy and Martha for commenting!! So glad you like this photo!! #7772268Tammy Espino July 22, 2009
Congrats on this fantastic finalists :) #7772375Alexis Yobbagy July 22, 2009
Gorgeous DOF! Congrats on this beauty!!! #7772421Arnie Horwitz July 22, 2009
Congratulations on this great finalist, Melissa! #7772443Datha Y. Thompson July 22, 2009
Congratulations!! BEAUTIFUL Melissa!! :0) #7772510Usman M. Bajwa July 22, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS Melissa, on this beautiful Finalist!UB. #7772699
Kathy Reeves July 23, 2009
Stunning! #7773301frank w. degenhardt July 23, 2009
Congratulations from Annie and myself on your beautiful Finalist. Way to go girl. #7773451Debra K. Johnson July 23, 2009
#7773784ALLEN O. HOWARD July 23, 2009
Oh, Melissa! Better and better and better! Congratulations for your outstanding finalist! Should have been a winner! #7774438Melissa G. Meiselman July 23, 2009
Thanks so much for your wonderful comments!! I appreciate them very much!! #7774824Julianne Bradford July 23, 2009
Outstanding finalist Melissa!! Kudos! #7774916Dianna Murphy July 23, 2009
WTG girl... two this month! #7775278Nancy L. Green July 23, 2009
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Melissa on this GORGEOUS and very well deserved finalist, WTG!!!! <>< #7775531Melissa G. Meiselman July 23, 2009
Thanks so much Julianne, Dianna and Nancy for your great comments!! #7775617Michael Khoury July 23, 2009
A Big CONGRATS on ALL your beautiful work Melissa and thanks for the encouragement ;)!!!Kathy Cline July 24, 2009
Just beautiful and a BIG congratulationsMelissa G. Meiselman July 25, 2009
Thanks Michael and Kathy for your wonderful comments!!Michael your encouraging words mean a lot to me. Thanks so much!! #7781810
Laurie Daily July 28, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful winner Melissa...I love just the hint of drops from that summer shower...so lovely and delicate! #7791389Melissa G. Meiselman July 29, 2009
Thanks so much Laurie for your wonderful comment!! #7794963Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Melissa G. Meiselman.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.
I already have an account!