Droplet

Posted by Graham Russon (Cape Town, South Africa) on 2 July 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

Took this shot a couple of weeks back at the Berg River Dam. In the bottom left hand corner you can see part of a rainbow.

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Comments (14)

Tracey from White Hall, United States

Love it! The simplicity is what makes it. Lovely DOF to blur background elements. I can even see a bit of a rainbow there on the left.

2 Jul 2008 7:31pm

Jaynee from Cape Town, South Africa

I love it too - the clarity of the droplet, and the rainbow at the side - you certainly have the knack for spotting these gems, Graham.

2 Jul 2008 7:36pm

Observing from Local, United Kingdom

Great minimalistic shot Graham, it is that you mentioned the rainbow, but I would suggest this image in BW, it's a very strong statement.

2 Jul 2008 8:06pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

So simple ... yet such a strong visual statement ... excellent, Graham.

2 Jul 2008 10:08pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

hey mate -- sorry i got to this so late -- pretty busy day today! this is wonderful! so minimalist! the focus is simply perfect! did you notice you have a light spectrum happening in the left corner? what is that from? awesome! is the background a lake with mountains? a superb realist - abstract crossover!

2 Jul 2008 11:47pm

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Good minimalist picture. The fact that the main subject is right in the center is not a problem because of the symmetry. I would suggest to clone the round wire at the left border, it will simplify even more and don't distract for watching the rainbow. Beautiful water droplet.

3 Jul 2008 1:26am

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

simple but nice image.

3 Jul 2008 2:11am

June from Cape Town, South Africa

Beautiful Grazy, simply Beautiful.

3 Jul 2008 7:34am

Rhys from Darlington, United Kingdom

I like it, simple yet quite witty, well caught.

3 Jul 2008 11:24am

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

simply BEAUTIFUL!!

3 Jul 2008 2:47pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

great detail and colors

3 Jul 2008 4:19pm

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

Excellent composition...love the little rainbow.

4 Jul 2008 1:49am

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

How awesome! Looks like a hand with the pinki and thumb raised :)

4 Jul 2008 7:59pm

@Ina: That's what I thought an old "safe my mate" sign :)

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Well seen, Graham. Simple, but very effective -- as others have already said. What I really like about this is the angle you took it at. You don't have the wire parallel to the frame edges. This adds interest.

7 Jul 2008 6:18am

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