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Morning Dew

© Michael Khoury

Morning Dew

Uploaded: May 30, 2004

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Alisha May Furbish May 30, 2004

This is wonderful, Michael- love the shallow DOF, and the water drop flares in the backround- well-done! #133086

zcaley May 30, 2004

Nice job capturing the sparkling dew! #567553

Susana Ms Heide May 30, 2004

This is SO beautiful!!! #567659

Susana Matos May 30, 2004

Gorgeous light! GReat shot!
Cheers from Portugal, Su
#567673

Beverley Lu Steeves May 30, 2004

What a fantastic shot, Michael !!! #567692

Mette Vendelboe Allison level-classic May 30, 2004

Great shot, love the brownish colour! #567745

Kristen McKain May 30, 2004

gorgeous!! #567777

Deborah Sandidge May 30, 2004

Wonderful, I like the vertical lines and circles repeating in your image! #567999

Kristen McKain June 15, 2004

Congrats!! #595496

Deborah Sandidge June 15, 2004

Congratulations Michael! #595652

Jennifer Rennison June 15, 2004

Congratulations! #595744

Cathy Barrows June 15, 2004

Congrats!...beautiful #596067

Michael Khoury June 15, 2004

Thanks everyone; it is encouraging because as a newcomer, I just caught the tail-end of the May contest with this image.
cheers to all!
Michael #596246

Beverley Lu Steeves June 15, 2004

Congratulations Michael!!! #596339

Diane Dupuis June 15, 2004

Congrats and good luck! Beautiful shot! #596809

Debra Booth June 15, 2004

Congratulations, Michael! This is a beautiful image! #597269

Michael Khoury June 15, 2004

Thank you Beverley, Diane, and Debra...I am glad that you appreciate this image.
michael #597336

Evy Johansen level-classic June 15, 2004

Wonderful image! Many congratulations, Michael! #597724

Michael Khoury June 15, 2004

Thanx Evy; you're very kind. #597745

Kasia Elser June 16, 2004

Congrats - great shot! #598257

Joy M. Holster June 16, 2004

Beautiful shot. Congrats. #599175

Isabel L June 16, 2004

nice shot! #599273

Alisha May Furbish June 16, 2004

I remember this one! Well deserved congratulations!!! #599277

Kathleen Clemons June 16, 2004

Beautiful, Michael. Congrats on your win. :) #600065

Susana Matos June 16, 2004

very beautiful! Congratulations!
Cheers from Portugal, Su #600460

Mette Vendelboe Allison level-classic June 17, 2004

Congrats! Love the mood in this! #600554

Donna W. Neal June 17, 2004

Beautiful work Mike, Looking forward to seeing more of these winners. Congratulations! #600763

Kelly Abernathy level-classic June 17, 2004

Gorgeous lighting! Congratulations on your win! -K #600994

Michael Khoury June 17, 2004

Thanx EVERYONE for your encouragement...it really means a lot to me. #601016

Deborah Sandidge June 17, 2004

This is so beautiful, congratulations on your win! #601073

Jo Ann Schow June 17, 2004

Michael, congratulations on your award. Your photograph is incredible. Everything works from the way you composed it, your choice of field depth, lighting, color - everything worked so well together giving this common object a very beautiful and uncommon presence. Well deserved win.
#601462

Wanda Judd level-classic June 17, 2004

Great capture...and great photography, I love everything about it...Congratulations. #601476

Ursula I. Abresch June 17, 2004

Congratulations, Michael, this is beautiful! Love the golden tones. How do you make a picture like this? Are the oof water droplets in front of the clear ones or behind? I would just love to learn to make a picture like this. Take care,

Ursula #601828

Jo Ann Schow June 17, 2004

I second what Ursula said. I was wondering if you used a special filter or just how this effect was achieved. Thanks! #602076

Robin L. Wehrman June 17, 2004

Outstanding and very beautiful Michael! Congratulations on your well deserved win!! #602165

Nancy Grace Chen June 17, 2004

Love the tones and details here. Congratulations!!

Nancy #602285

Evy Johansen level-classic June 17, 2004

Many congatulations on you second plaze win! Well deserved! #602564

Michael Khoury June 18, 2004

Ursula, Jo Ann...nothing fancy here; just going through some dewy grass one morning just after sunrise with natural golden; with some good attention to DOF and geometry, I took this shot.
Note, the larger circles distant dew drops effected by a fully open aperture.
cheers,
Michael #603687

Ursula I. Abresch June 18, 2004

Thank you, Michael, you make it sound so easy.

I guess I've been wondering about this for some time, and haven't figured it out, so here it goes: about the out of focus dew drops that show up as circles (at full aperture), yours are a nice and even circle. When I try the same thing with my camera (an Olympus c5050z), those same out of focus circles look like small doilies, not nice and even at all. Sometimes the out of focus points look five sided and not circular. Does anybody know what I'm talking about?

The question: how can I get nice and even out of focus circles? Can I with my camera?

Anybody? #603762

Michael Khoury June 18, 2004

Hi again Ursula,
I am really not familiar with lenses other that what I have been using...a 105mmNikkor macro which I used carefully at the shallowest depth of field as I crawled through the wet grass. The effect of the dew drops at different distances from the in focus blades of grass simply always shows enlarged clear 'circles', never blurry. What I like about this effect is that it also enhances perspective and depth of atmosphere.
#603796

Myra Vos June 18, 2004

Congrats on your win Michael. Beautiful photo. #604058

Ursula I. Abresch June 18, 2004

Thanks again for answering, Michael. The picture really is beautiful.

Ursula #604082

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 19, 2004

Interesting and unique. Love it!! #605900

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