Flower after a rain

[bucknduck]

The clouds disappeared and the sun appeared giving me about 20 minutes of sunlight to work with before it finally disappeared for the day. I took a few shots in my backyard and thought this was an interesting one with the reflection in the raindrop of other flowers in the garden. I enjoy macro photography and would like to get feedback as to what I could have done to make this shot a better outcome, have more "pop". Please let me know if I need to provide any additional information. Thank you very much for your feedback.

EXIF:
Camera: Canon XSi
Lens: reverse lens adapter, 50mm Pentax
Flash: No Flash
Tripod: Yes
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1sec.
White Balance: Shade
Exposure Program: Manual



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[cindy.marnell]

I love the reflection in the drop. it's gorgeous!

[bucknduck]

I really appreciate the feedback. I read a thread on DPS about Levels and went home last night and adjusted the image using Levels and this is what I came up with. I like how the colors in the raindrop "pop" a little more is this version. Do you think I went overboard with the adjustments?

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[cindy.marnell]

I don't think so, I think it brings out more color and detail in the flower, which is the dominant part of your picture. What if you cropped it a bit to bring out the drop more and draw the eyes to it. Something like this:

From Drop Box

[bucknduck]

I noticed that my eyes were not drawn to the water drop as easily in the second photo since the image was not cropped down as far as the original one. I agree that cropping it down even more puts the attention on the bottom raindrop. Thank you again.