# Between showers

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-showers/47054>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** plant-life\
**Created:** [June 19, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-showers/47054 "2025-06-19T16:21:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![John\_Tobias](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@John\_Tobias](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Tobias)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-showers/47054/1 "2025-06-19T16:21:06Z")

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![IMG_0889V1x-SharpenAI-focus.jpeg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/7/2725e173775f4248e980d0f5576f4e6cd4624f34.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

My neighbor has a flower garden filled with beautiful subjects. After a heavy rain storm I went over to the garden with the hope of getting shots with rain drops on the plants. Was able to take several frames before the next storm came through.

### Specific Feedback

Is it appealing, should the crop be tighter. I was attracted to the rain drops on the green stems.  
Should I have cropped them out?

### Technical Details

Canon R10  
Sigma 16-300mm @ 233mm  
1/250 @ 7.1 ISO 100

hand held from car

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-showers/47054/2 "2025-06-19T21:31:13Z")

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I like this as posted, John. Despite the beauty of the flowers, the drops are the star of this show. Your choice of depth of field worked very well here.

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**Author:** ![John\_Tobias](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@John\_Tobias](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Tobias)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-showers/47054/3 "2025-06-19T21:49:17Z")

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Thank you for your comments.  
John

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-showers/47054/4 "2025-06-19T23:24:36Z")

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John: With subjects like this it’s hard to know where to crop. Faced with this same scene I would probably tilt the camera up a bit and have more flowers and less stem but that’s personal taste and this does work for me as is. The drops are indeed the stars of the show as @Dennis_Plank mentioned and they are rendered very nicely. Well done. \>=))\>