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This image was done using a Fuji finepix a205 which is a low end point and shoot camera. it is a 2 mega pixel with a 3x optical zoom. Keep in mind that traditionally you can not use lenses and filters with a point and shoot camera. With this I have done the opposite.
I used a sears 49mm C.S. (cross screen) filter. I did not use a tripod all this was done very carefully and with steady hand.
I just happened to have noticed that the sun was reflecting off this water droplet, my intention was to enhance it and make a rainbow sort of effect with the filter. I thought that if I could pull it off that I woud possibly have the best shot I ever took,thus far this has happened.
When I started out on this photo I did manage to waste about 70 shots to get one that I was happy with. It took a lot of steadiness to hold that filter up to the lens and carefully turn it to get the rainbow/diamond like effect. I did not editing in software this was all done manually with the camera. So i do hope you all like it
Zoya

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Guest - Nov 24, 2007 06:34 PM EDT
Thank you :)

Guest - Nov 22, 2007 08:17 PM EDT
This picture is awesome Zoya....

Guest - May 03, 2007 08:42 PM EDT
Thank you. This is my all time favorite photo to have the pleasure of doing

Guest - May 03, 2007 02:11 PM EDT
Stunning pic, Zoya.

Guest - Oct 24, 2006 11:59 PM EDT
I like this. Sort of brings to mind a Diamond in the rough, Very nice photo

Guest - Jul 25, 2006 07:06 PM EDT
WOW this is amazing.

Guest - Jun 22, 2006 09:42 AM EDT
Simply a wonderful piece of work. YOu have a wonderful talent. THank you for sharing it with all us :)

Guest - Jun 20, 2006 04:09 PM EDT
this is wonderful and very eye pleasing.

Guest - Jun 11, 2006 03:58 PM EDT
thank you all for the comments. been a while since I looked at this photo.. my goal this year is to top this. Let's just see if I can Z

Guest - Jun 08, 2006 10:15 PM EDT
This is a very well composed photo. A bit of a rare one at that. You have done exceptionally well considering what you had to use to accomplish this

Guest - Jun 07, 2006 11:46 PM EDT
gorgeous photo.

Guest - May 09, 2006 05:40 PM EDT
wow its amazing how something as simple as a raindrop can be so beautiful...i really like this pic it shows such un-noticed beauty!

Guest - Apr 03, 2006 02:41 PM EDT
beautiful photo. Wow I like this one a lot

Guest - Mar 29, 2006 02:47 PM EDT
HOW DO I ORDER A COPY OF THIS PHOTO. THIS WOULD GO GREAT IN MY LIVING SPACE

Guest - Mar 28, 2006 03:33 PM EDT
This is a very well composed brillaint photo

Guest - Mar 12, 2006 08:58 AM EDT
Nice photo!! I just wish I could read the previous comment.

Guest - Feb 26, 2006 12:06 PM EDT
how on earth did you do this. No way has to be a computer done image. I can not see how you can do this with a camera

Guest - Feb 26, 2006 09:37 AM EDT
one of the best. NO THE BEST photo on here. can't wait for the warmer weather to return

Guest - Feb 26, 2006 09:05 AM EDT
this is by far one of the best photos I have seen on here. Very well thought out and planned. Gorgeous

Guest - Feb 08, 2006 07:15 PM EDT
this is simply stunning. Very creative

Guest - Jan 08, 2006 06:17 AM EDT
VERY NICE AND WELL DETAILED PHOTO. THIS IS STUNNING AND BRILLIANT.

Guest - Jan 04, 2006 08:05 AM EDT
Great. Beautiful.Good job.

Guest - Dec 18, 2005 12:05 PM EDT
c'est magnifique

Guest - Dec 16, 2005 02:50 PM EDT
It is a magical crystal.

Guest - Nov 17, 2005 01:56 PM EDT
Magical shot, you can almost touch that drop !

Guest - Nov 17, 2005 10:34 AM EDT
This is truly a work of art. Gorgeous well thought out and very detailed

Guest - Sep 20, 2005 04:19 PM EDT
this must hav taken you a while. browsing though the comments left this looks darn near impossible for hte equipment you have. so terrific job at accomplishing this

Guest - Aug 26, 2005 10:12 PM EDT
WOW Thank you for the great compliment.. Well if you go by text book photography well then I should not have been able to do this. This was done with a Fuji Finepix A205 Point and shoot camera. I also have a cross screen filter that I carefully held up to the lens until I got this to come out the way I wanted it to. This took me about 50 shots Just for this one. Thanks again Zoya

Guest - Aug 26, 2005 08:53 PM EDT
Woah. I'm only in high school, taking a photography course, and our teacher is too ignorant to show us any photos like that. Bravo!

Guest - Aug 22, 2005 06:59 AM EDT
Great photo. This is an a plus in my book Well done

Guest - Aug 21, 2005 03:33 PM EDT
Beautiful! It captures the beauty and fragility of nature!

Guest - Aug 21, 2005 12:32 PM EDT
This is great. I bet a lot of work went into this one. I can't find a thing to pick it apart for. So excelelnt job very well done!

Guest - Aug 21, 2005 06:51 AM EDT
gorgeous photo. WOW I like how this is done

Guest - Aug 07, 2005 07:08 AM EDT
Very pretty. stunningly gorgeous

Guest - Aug 01, 2005 11:12 AM EDT
Awesome beuatiful stunning gorgeous Great job

Guest - Jul 31, 2005 12:42 PM EDT
Such a neatly done photo. Found this one while searching for something else on google. Cool

Guest - Jul 31, 2005 05:58 AM EDT
This is a great photo as everyone else said WOW effect :)

Guest - Jul 29, 2005 05:24 AM EDT
This photo certainly has the "Wow" factor!!! Good job Zoya!

Guest - Jul 26, 2005 07:30 AM EDT
eXCELLENT PHOTO HAVE TO AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSES COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ONE

Guest - Jul 26, 2005 01:55 AM EDT
I really like this photo. Like everyone else seems to think, the light on the water droplet really makes this photo. Well done!

Guest - Jul 24, 2005 06:28 AM EDT
No way did you take this with a point and shoot camera.. not possible. You must have a better camera than you are letting on. as the shot itself is excellent. I just can't see how you did with a point and shoot

Guest - Jul 19, 2005 11:51 AM EDT
Spectacular photo. Well done

Guest - Jul 12, 2005 11:47 AM EDT
Guess it has been a while since i visited my own photo LOL Thank you all for the compliments Commets. Thanks Grahameg. This did take me quite a while and lots of shots to get this just right

Guest - Jul 12, 2005 01:39 AM EDT
Can't add much more to the above comments except, WOW Great Shot. Not only is the effect great but the definition as well.

Guest - Jul 10, 2005 07:05 AM EDT
this is great.. if the whole world sparkled as nicely as this I bet it would be a friendlier place. This is so gorgeous and for some reason speaks volumes to me I found your link in your yahoo profile so had to check it out. Excellent photos you have and a great eye as well

Guest - Jul 05, 2005 01:30 PM EDT
Now this is gorgeous

Guest - Jun 27, 2005 11:20 AM EDT
Very beautiful photo. It has a very enticing quality to it

Guest - Jun 26, 2005 09:29 AM EDT
Nice gorgeous well done. And you did this with a point and shoot by holding up the filter to the camera. great stunt and it paid off!

Guest - Jun 19, 2005 11:39 AM EDT
What a spectacular thing to see. I love it Gorgeous

Guest - Jun 15, 2005 07:35 AM EDT
Go for it Joe. All You need is a cross screen filter and your camera. Just make sure your light source is bright, And you got yourself a fine shot Can't wait to see it Z

Guest - Jun 14, 2005 09:27 PM EDT
What a beauty!! Its shots like this that make me want to be a photographer. You've given a new amateur something to shoot for. (Excuse the pun).

Guest - Jun 12, 2005 09:53 AM EDT
This is stunning. Gorgeous What more can I say except I love it

Guest - Jun 07, 2005 11:02 AM EDT
This is the best shot I have seen in a while. A lot of time and patience I am sure went into this one

Guest - Jun 05, 2005 07:59 AM EDT
Thank you all. Now I have to top this one heheheh Z

Guest - Jun 04, 2005 11:51 PM EDT
Suprelative shot!

Guest - May 29, 2005 08:38 AM EDT
very clear and beautiful shot. I am amazed by this one Excellent

Guest - May 17, 2005 11:10 AM EDT
Great use of the cross screen filter. You did an outstanding job with this photo. What Fuji finepix do you use. it appears to take excellent photos. K

Guest - May 15, 2005 05:27 PM EDT
very unique and gorgeous photo

Guest - May 13, 2005 04:30 PM EDT
Thank you Silvester, Marlene. TK, Cross Roads, Kathleen and Yvonne. Wow been a while since i noticed comments up here.

Guest - May 13, 2005 10:13 AM EDT
this is absolutly stunning.

Guest - May 11, 2005 03:42 PM EDT
I have to agree with everyone this is gorgeous. Would love this hanging in my house

Guest - May 11, 2005 02:29 PM EDT
Excellent photography in this shot. a lot of hard work by the sounds of it

Guest - May 09, 2005 11:19 AM EDT
This is the best shot on here. How ever you got that is amazing

Guest - May 08, 2005 08:25 PM EDT
I can't stop looking at this one! I love this shot!

Guest - May 02, 2005 03:59 PM EDT
cool I found another one with that flare like thing on it. Exactly how do you do it is it in the software or something you do with the camera

Guest - Apr 06, 2005 04:15 PM EDT
What a cool photo. I see a second flare type thing on the bottom right. cool shot how did you do this one?

Guest - Apr 04, 2005 08:43 AM EDT
Thank you all Vicki I am glad you like this. I do try hard LOL

Guest - Mar 31, 2005 04:16 AM EDT
Hi Tam - was just reading your related post in Group - this is an excellent example of a star lens.I'm so glad you're showing us what incredible work you can do with a little ingenuity.

Guest - Feb 19, 2005 03:39 PM EDT
I like that rain drop too. Carol

Guest - Jan 24, 2005 10:33 PM EDT
I have to agree with Guns when he says an amateur could not have possibly taken this shot. Excellent stuff

Guest - Jan 22, 2005 11:00 PM EDT
This is a neat shot. Not bad for a point and shoot camera with a lens held up to it. Excellent

Guest - Jan 02, 2005 02:08 PM EDT
stunning What a beautiful photo.

Guest - Dec 28, 2004 11:03 PM EDT
Thank you

Guest - Dec 28, 2004 05:56 PM EDT
this is great. What an awesome effect you got with the lens.

Guest - Dec 22, 2004 01:36 AM EDT
thnak you Guns. this was a shot that used a grid lens only name on was sear c.s. So not usre what it actually stands for. That is how I git teh lens falre on that. Mind you my camera is not a SLR type just a pina nad shooot taht I have been psuhing the limits on. I am so glad you like this one. was pure luck on my PArt thanks Tam

Guest - Dec 21, 2004 07:31 PM EDT
Zoya... That is so GOOD! I don't believe amateurs can take photos as good as this. Then I must definitely demote myself from the position of an amateur myself. Please check out my gallery and I am sure you will like my photos better when you know that the bad quality is due to a bad scanner and not a bad photographer ! [;->] http://www.thelensflare.com/u_greatguns.php Hope this link works, else I am on the site as great_guns. REgards -Guns

Guest - Sep 16, 2004 06:08 PM EDT
Thank you.

Guest - Sep 16, 2004 02:49 PM EDT
lovely, Tam!! have been interested in one of those lens for awhile now, gonna get one : )

Guest - Sep 16, 2004 08:36 AM EDT
I love this. I like the sparkle of the water dropplet!

Guest - Aug 18, 2004 08:22 AM EDT
It is an add on in only that I had a sepcial effects lens to help me out. it is a SEARS 49mm S>C> lens. if you aim it at something bright (like the rain drop), it will give you this rainbow type effect to it. Glad you all liked it Z

Guest - Aug 17, 2004 06:18 PM EDT
is the flare an add on element - the drop looks like an uncut diamond.

Guest - Aug 16, 2004 11:58 PM EDT
Great shot Zoya!

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