# Water on Rose Leaves **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** weekly-challenge\ **Created:** [May 11, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-on-rose-leaves/21706 "2021-05-11T13:38:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Barbara\_Graham](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/barbara_graham/32/30687_2.png) [@Barbara\_Graham](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Barbara_Graham)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-on-rose-leaves/21706/1 "2021-05-11T13:38:45Z")
![Water on Rose Leaves](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/4/a416f14d659db49520ab553b3c95dbc843425304.jpeg) There was too much beauty to photograph on this day. Cliche or not, I’m a sucker for water drops. ### Specific Feedback Requested General feedback. ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No 1/640 sec at f/7.1 0 EV Aperture, pattern, ISO 2500 348mm Canon EOS 7D Mark II, 100-400mm + 1.4x III ###### @barbjgraham ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-on-rose-leaves/21706/2 "2021-05-11T13:50:21Z")
Barbara, the red and green tones work well. I find myself wishing for sharpness in more of the drops in front, a smaller aperture MIGHT have helped that, although with this much magnification, closing the aperture doesn’t add a lot of dof. ---
**Author:** ![Barbara\_Graham](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/barbara_graham/32/30687_2.png) [@Barbara\_Graham](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Barbara_Graham)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-on-rose-leaves/21706/3 "2021-05-11T13:53:44Z")
@Mark_Seaver Thanks, Mark. In looking at it I see that I could actually cut the photo off just above the bottom group of leaves and have the same photo only smaller and sharper! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Siciliano](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/tony_siciliano/32/36124_2.png) [@Tony\_Siciliano](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Tony_Siciliano)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-on-rose-leaves/21706/4 "2021-05-11T16:43:01Z")
Lovely image! My only suggestion: a little more print below the bottom center leaf. ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_Norris](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jon_norris/32/81061_2.png) [@Jon\_Norris](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jon_Norris)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/water-on-rose-leaves/21706/5 "2021-05-12T03:09:10Z")
Hi Barbara. I love the red and green tones in this shot and those top water droplets look incredible. I don’t know whether conditions would have allowed it (would need to be no movement of the leaves) but focus stacking could have been an option but tricky to do with this specific subject.