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I took this photo about half an hour ago just after it had stopped raining. My mom once showed me a photo where her freind had captured the rain and so it inspired me to try it... problem with the lense i have is that i cannot zoom all the way in and then stand closer as it just wont take the photo but i am saving up so i can get the right one for this technique... i would love some advise for what i could have done to make this image look more proffessional?
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 300D |
| Lens: | 28.0 - 90.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 43.4 - 139.5 mm) |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 14 Jul 2012 - 11:32 AM |
| Focal Length: | 90mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/60sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Metering Mode: | Evaluative |
| Flash: | Auto, Fired, Red-eye reduction |
| Title: | Raindrops on flowers | |
| Username: | 
photostorm | |
| Uploaded: | 14 Jul 2012 - 11:29 AM | |
| Tags: | Flowers & plants, Rain showers | |
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A gorgeous flower, the water droplets give a beautiful added extra! 
You've coped brilliantly, considering you haven't used a macro lens!
I took your image into Photoshop Elements 9 (I only know the basics, so have only given a few tweaks here and there).
First of all I went into 'Enhance' > Adjust Lighting > Levels and pulled the arrow to the left (lightening the image). Then I took it into 'Quick Edit' and slightly adjusted the 'Midtones and Highlights'. I cropped a little here and there and finally resized ready for upload. After you've resized any image for upload always go in and sharpen it a little (it makes all the difference!).
You can find the 'Mod' in the Junior Group area.
thank you.... i am slightly confused with this tho:
'First of all I went into 'Enhance' > Adjust Lighting > Levels and pulled the arrow to the left (lightening the image). Then I took it into 'Quick Edit' and slightly adjusted the 'Midtones and Highlights'. I cropped a little here and there and finally resized ready for upload. After you've resized any image for upload always go in and sharpen it a little (it makes all the difference!). Smile'
and btw incase you may be thinking OMG this chick must be stupid or somin im only 13 and i am really struggling with all theese its and bobs... i love photography and want it to be included in my future but i still have a lot to learn and would love all the help and advise i can get 
x
I'm sorry - I didn't explain it very well!
Photoshop Elements 9 is a programme you can buy for your computer (Elements is a lot cheaper then buying the full Photoshop programme), to enable you to adjust your images. There are free programmes you can download from the internet (Gimp is one, but there are others).
Of course, we all try to get things right when we take the photo, but sometimes a little help can really bring the image to life!
ooh right... thank you do u happen to know of any free ones? i dont have like a bank account and stuff so i cant by online and my parents dont tend to like the idea either? 
Hi Storm.
The free imaging software FastStone has been recommended on here. Maybe you could download it and give it a try?
Let us know, in the Junior Group forum, how you get on with it.
Hi,
Thank you... i shall take a look... will let you know
oh right haha.. i have downloaded the software and i have managed to work something out... i cant talk in the forum thing as it crashes i wilol sort it and then reply thank you soo much xx
Nice looking image I do like the water droplets adds a lot to the image very well done from you
james
having trouble uploading another pic... saying connection reset stuff
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