"One Drop At A Time"

[Gus Cobos]

“One Drop At A Time”

Mother Nature’s natural funnel was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor 200mm f/4D macro lens with a 12mm extension tube.

Image solution:
focal length @ 200mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / metering mode @ in camera matrix metering / ISO @ 200 / white balance @ cloudy / 1/250sec. - f/5.6 / AF-mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / lighting solution - no speedlight - ambient lighting / exposure comp @ +1.3EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +1 degree / saturation factor @ +1 degrees / support platform - monopod /

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Anita Bower]

I like the curles of this tendril, and the magnification and bright spots created by the water drops. The only improvement I would make would be to have the upper drops in focus, but, that might have eliminted the blurred BG. Lovely soft color for BG.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, I like it, it's cool looking-the BG gradient colors are very ice.

[Julie Kenward]

I've got two days till my tubes get here!!! This is making me crazy, Gus...you're doing such beautiful and detailed work with them that I can't wait to try them out!

The clarity in this one is superb - what's making that beautiful color in the BG?

[Mike Moats]

Hey Gus, another fine and interesting subject. Well done on the details and BG. Agree with Anita, it would have been nice if the top drop had more focus.

[Ed Vatza]

Very intriguing image, Gus. Excellent eye to first see and then capture it. Good job.