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Postby tarotastic on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:29 pm

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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:31 pm

Another rippa Taro :) On a side note I hope you were able to get an entry into the Movement challenge.

Did you provide the water ? Or was it actually raining ?
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Postby marcotrov on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:36 pm

Beautifully executed Taro. Nice composition, very sharp with a touch of class - the water effect just adds that little bit of extra interest and seems to add to the sharpness and freshness of the image and the droplets also help to break up the blackness around the flower with some highlights that don't detract. Great job!
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Postby cc@t on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:43 pm

Very nice...
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Postby tarotastic on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:50 pm

This was taken in the fountain of a Chinese temple in the very beautiful town of Hoi An, Vietnam. This was my first experimentations with the SB800.
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Postby Marty on Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:01 pm

Beautiful shot....
What does that button do....??
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Postby Dug on Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:39 pm

B@STARD!!! how did you know I had spent the last 2 days cleaning out my frog pond? :D :D :D :D :D :D

I have water lilies and lotus in my front yard good for photography but cleaning it is hard work and I stink like a swamp!

Great shot though colour is a bit saturated but I like the effect and the title.
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Postby BBJ on Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:44 pm

WOW taro, this looks really cool, love it. Not a flower person but yeh colours are magic.
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:08 pm

Taro

I sure hope you run out of good shots from your travels soon, or I'll have to stop posting pics. This is superb. Beatifully exposed and the water drops make this an out of the ordinary pic.
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Postby Killakoala on Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:11 pm

Great image. Perfect exposure and really rich saturation and subject material that looks sweet.
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Postby rokkstar on Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:17 pm

Teriffic Taro. Lovely colours and an elegant and simple composition.
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Postby Link on Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:41 pm

Awesome shot, I think the best flower shot I've seen on the Internet! The coulours are nicely saturated and really stand out... congratulation!

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Postby avkomp on Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:26 pm

I think this is a great shot.

simple in composition but very dramatic how the flower is lit up.

really makes it stand out.


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Postby Glen on Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:58 am

Taro, tremendous shot. As Stubbsy said, I feel like sending my SB800 back, it has never helped me take a shot as good as that :wink:
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Postby KerryPierce on Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:10 am

Very nice shot, with good stop action. :)
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Postby tarotastic on Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:45 am

Wow, thanks everyone. You guys are really encouraging.
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