mirror ball #2

Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to Philosophy Lee’s comment

Hi Lee…yes it is real, taken in my garden yesterday morning…I don’t even know what ‘memorex’ is?

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to poupoune’s comment

Thank you…I thought so too. I’d been having some trouble with my macro over the previous week, so was very pleased to see that one worked.

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to gummyworldlover’s comment

Hi Gail,
Thank you for your kind comment. The reflection really caught my eye when I uploaded it on the computer.

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to Marion Chapman’s comment

Thank you Marion for the compliment…It’s hard to improve upon the perfection of Nature, isn’t it?

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to Bev Woodman’s comment

Thank you Bev. I hadn’t thought of it quite that way, but you’re right…it is dainty.

Macro shots constantly surprise when I see them translated to the computer screen. For I then see through the eye of the camera lens rather than those of my own eyes, which have significantly less range.

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to SharonD’s comment

Thank you Sharon. It’s not quite what I was intending, but then I’m tending to become overly fussy and demanding a lot of both myself and my camera.
So I’ve begun doing a bit of dreaming and looking at an SLR and closer macro lens…its a genre I love, my fav I think!

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to salsbells69’s comment

Hi! Thanks for your lovely comment and compliment.
I love the reflection but am a tad disappointed in my macro work; but then that is a constant at the moment…just trying to improve my technique further, but I suspect what I want to achieve cannot be done without buying new, closer lens!
So, I’m very relieved and pleased to receive your response.

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to Philosophy Lee’s comment

oh yes….I think I recall that dimly from my 3 years of living in the States some many years ago.

Apologies for not picking up on that! ; )

Glad you like the pic tho’

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to eramophla’s comment

oooh! I like it!

Would you mind if I pinched it and changed the title?

Thanks so much for your great comment.

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to C J Lewis’s comment

So did/so I!
I was amazed when I spotted it. But this was almost the only one of a number I shot that morning. It was actually a very frustrating exercise, so to find a gem like this amongst the uploaded shots was not only rewarding, but a relief!
I never tire of the miracle of the creation!

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to solareclips’s comment

Thank you solar….its rather fun, isn’t it? I love the amazing optical magic of raindrops and I thought this one rather nice.

Glad you like it too.

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to Spiritinme’s comment

Oh wow!!!!
I can barely believe what I am reading…you are so amazing and so sweet to say such beautiful things.
It is the Lord I see in such midget miracles..hence my passion for macro..and in the creation/nature.
And my constant prayer is that he will be seen and made present visible and real to others through me.
All I want is to be an instrument for his love.

I am indeed blessed!

love you, Jan

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to Deanna Roberts Think in Pictures’s comment

Thank you Deanna…but I’m actually thinking I may re-load a cropped version of it. I think there’s too much ‘waste space’ at the bottom and in the foreground, which naturally detracts from the focal point ~ the raindrop with its reflection.

What do you think? I value your experience and judgement in such things.

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to Deanna Roberts Think in Pictures’s comment

haha…I have just this minute finished working on it and thus far have merely cropped it. I’ll upload it and save the changes, so you can have a look and see what you think…but I’ll take up your suggestion Deanna and have a shot at blurring too.
Easy to do and can be very effective!!

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to SerenityChase’s comment

Serenity, I’m so very, very sorry I haven’t replied to your wonderful comment before now.
You’ve been waiting here, hidden and unnoticed all this time! :O

I love it that you love the reflection in the drop…seems a lot of people do, including me! It was one of the fortunate accidents!!

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Jan Stead JEMp... in reply to kim Davitt’s comment

Hi Kim.
Thank you so much…when I saw this pic pop up on my computer screen I must confess to being amazed at what the camera had happened to capture!
So I’m really glad you like it!

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