I love how dew drops could reflect and refract light in such a way that make themselves sparkle. This is what I want to communicate in the photo. I?d like viewers to think of crystals, or jewels from the image; and feel the liveliness of morning among grass blades. Even with a macro lens, I need to crop to zoom in on the subject. In photoshop, I decided that the screen blending mode achieved the right level of lightness.

Hi Yung. You have certainly crated a eycatching photo with a lot of interesting details and lighting effects. Perhaps too many details, because I am getting confused with the array of details, bokees, halos and other lightning effects and my eyes can't find a resting place. Then there is a straw on a prominent and central place in the image, but no jewel or water drop on it, and since the jewel theme is of importance in this photo I think this is a draw back. The concept of this photo is great. I would however, reshoot the photo in order to create a image with fewer elements and a more simple composition. One final thing. It looks on my screen as if you have perhaps pushed things a little too far in photoshop. I think I can see strange artifacts here and there and halos close to some of the straws, but it could also be part of the bokeeh. As stated earlier, you have created a fine image and I am shure you can do even better in next try. Kindly Jakob

I think this photo is a great attempt and I love the light and colour in the image. I like the way that you have composed the image taking into account the rule of thirds as the eye is instantly drawn to large raindrop in the forefront and that is the natural focal point of the image. Sadly, that raindrop is partially obscured by a blade of grass which detracts from it's attraction. The raindrop above and to the left is clearer and unobscured and is the most attractive aspect about the image, but the eye isn't drawn there. I like the circles of light that form the bokeh, but looking at the image as a whole, it is very chaotic and no part of the image is clear and sharp. The way I would improve this image would be to have done a little gardening before you took it. I would set up your shot and study if through the lens to see what is attractive and unattractive about the image and what elements you want to bring out in the image. I would want the raindrops to be in focus and sharp, so I would adjust my equipment as necessary in order to get that. Doing this may also increase the 'sparkle' from the sun that kisses each raindrop. I would then have gently removed some blades of grass without disturbing the raindrops which you want to be an integral part of the image. So firstly, the composition is important and then the clarity and sharpness of the focal areas (the raindrops). With less disordered elements in the image and the focal points in focus this image would be superb. I have been practising these shots myself and the suggestions above are what I now tell myself. It was and is a huge learning curve for me and it is only by taking not so great shots that great shots are born.

i love the crystal matching between the bokeh and  the drops , however i think the drops lack sharpness and the reflection on them is almost out of focus, i usually focus on one drops and take the shot and then go the next one till i finished shoot them all , then i stack them in Photoshop ,i end up with all my drops sharp and have a clear reflection on them...hope this was helpful 

Hello Mohamed Egami,

 thank you  Phylis for your guidance ..first i want to apologize that i could not put my critique in a proper way.. i have two reasons for that..first I'm very new here and I'm not familiar with the  of critique techniques  , i tried to share my advice but that seems does not work, i will put your advice into my heart and try to improve my style and rephrase my observation in a better way , the second thing is that i'm not good at English so it is a little bit hard for me to express my self in a deep way, that is why i put my observation in simple points..i hope u will be patient with me till i make it right :)

Thank you. Look for an OE Mail from me later to explain how you can get some help with translation.

Macro photos with large bokeh are ones of my favourite and yours fits that category really well. I like the bright and happy mood of a sunny summer day, early in the morning that your photo conveys.