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22nd September 2012
Playing with water! by lwain

Playing with water!

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Today I went out to photograph bees and spent a happy hour mostly watching them. Then I decided that it was such a nice day I would play with water and this was the result. I had meant to look up a tutorial on how best to do this but was too impatient. This is not necessarily my best or most focussed effort but I just loved the colours. I was trying to use a narrow DOF to get the sparkly effect.

Best on black background if you have the time.
Comments
Wow LIndy this is fabulous - love the clarity, metallic effect and the colour is fabulous - fav
posted September 22nd, 2012  
@kellc Thanks Kelly you have made my day. I had loads of fun doing it but was hours in the sun and now I suspect I am sunburnt but worth it.
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Boy, you did well! This is A kaleidoscope of color! Well shot!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Ian
Great colour Lindy
posted September 22nd, 2012  
lovely shot:)
posted September 22nd, 2012  
I love it! Those colors are awesome!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Nice play with water...Lindy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
I love the colors and the whole effect Lindy! This is an instant fav! How did you get the rainbow colors in the background? ..I just love it!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
@ellimae Ellen I got the colours with the help of the sun. Thank you so much for the Fav. I had such a lot of fun taking these shots so am genuinely delighted if people like them.
posted September 22nd, 2012  
very cool abstract colours and bokeh Lindy!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Fabulous result and, as you say, viewed on the black background is amazing...fav
posted September 22nd, 2012  
@judithdeacon Thank you so much Judith. As I said before I had so much fun taking these today so am awfully glad that they appeal to people other than myself.
posted September 22nd, 2012  
The rainbow colors are awesome! Beautifully captured! 8)
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Love the colors, bokeh and DOF! An inspiration to go out and play with water in the sunshine! (Note to self: wear sunscreen, lol!) Fav
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Instant fav ! Colours, sparkle, bokeh, water drops .... You've got it all covered brilliantly. Love it !
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Rob
You have everything in this shot that is fun to look at! Fav!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
wonderful Lindy, I tried this once but got no where near the spectacular shot that you have
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Fabulous shot - well done - great colours, sparkle, dof, - Fav
posted September 22nd, 2012  
such a cool shot Lindy! You got a great end result and I agree, the colors are so pretty! fav!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
This is Awesome Lindy! Fav : )
posted September 22nd, 2012  
very cool!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Fabulous colourful droplet shot!
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Instant FAV. And then when I enlarged it I wanted to FAV it again.
Great job. Sorry about the sunburn but I think it might have been worth it.
How did you do it? What is the water on?
posted September 22nd, 2012  
@cdonohoue Thanks for the FAV Cathy! It is just water droplets on a CD in the sun. I have seen tutorials for doing this on long exposure in the dark with coloured light but I wanted to play outside so I just used the sun and then I really wanted those sparkly bits not just the drops.
posted September 22nd, 2012  
Great colors and bokeh
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Wow! Super cool shot! Saw this on the PP :)
posted September 23rd, 2012  
This is brilliant. Had a go at this myself earlier this week - mine were rubbish!! Fav!
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Beautiful result it is too Lindy.
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Very beautiful!:)
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Very colourful and sparkly. Really beautifully captured. Big fav!
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Wow, this is fantastic! Nice work.
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Saw this on the main page, stood out a mile to me as I love those colours and dof!
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Fabulous shot. Love the colors.
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Fantastic capture !
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Instant fav. great shot love the colour and details here.
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Awesome shot!
posted September 23rd, 2012  
Love the colors - so vibrant! Cool capture!
posted September 24th, 2012  
Love the colours and the bokeh - great focus too!!
posted September 24th, 2012  
love the colours too stands out on the pp well done
posted September 24th, 2012  
just love the playfulness and colors here!!
posted October 3rd, 2012  
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