At the moment we have fabulous weather already, but sometimes you still get an afternoon full of rain and wind. Since Ella hates the combination of cold and wet, she loves to take rain shots through our living room window. We felt that these two fitted together very well as a diptych.

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• To me this is like something you would see under a microscope, but more sensuous and interesting.I like the combo of focus and (de)focused!!I also like how you simplified it in black and white, so that the contrasting shapes are emphasised rather than colour.
  fotojo @ 2006-May-23 11:08
• Lovely shot. The muted tones are wonderful.
  Heath @ 2006-May-23 11:30
• very nice love the lighting and the colour
  ? sìkò @ 2006-May-23 13:03
• Yup - the two pictures work well together. Well done!
  peter @ 2006-May-23 13:16
• Great combo of shots!
  Michael @ 2006-May-23 13:25
• Very nice, but I favour the shot to the right. Very nice and calm lighting.
  thukai @ 2006-May-23 13:48
• nice, very nice...you combined very well two photos...
  Marius Muscalu @ 2006-May-23 14:39
• Wow, great composition.
  Frank @ 2006-May-23 15:57
• like both the contrast and the similarities. works well.
  david @ 2006-May-23 16:20
• The contrast with the blurred/bright and super sharp/dark. This is great example of opposites, very interesting.
  Steve LLamb @ 2006-May-23 17:30
• Great frame... Beautiful compositions, lovely lightning!
  Michael
  19 Seconds Of Spring @ 2006-May-23 17:32
• Love it!
  Nicola @ 2006-May-23 17:48
• Tolle Bildidee und perfekte Umsetzung...einfach toll!
  holger @ 2006-May-23 18:12
• A beautiful breakdown of focus and clarity. Very nice.
  Justin Gaynor @ 2006-May-23 18:26
• Love the tones
  PaulB @ 2006-May-23 18:44
• Wow! Cool shots... I love the gradient on the right one.
  - Martin
  What The Heck Journal @ 2006-May-23 19:42
• mmm...rain is wonderful, but only when it's warm enough outside not to get pneumonia from it :D the right picture is so sharp, is that from a window really?
  Minna @ 2006-May-23 19:56
• wonderfuls shots
  
  really expressive and well done
  fabrizio @ 2006-May-23 20:44
• Interesting how much is actually happening in those two shots : rain will never be the same. Like them both.
  AG @ 2006-May-23 21:42
• Very nice. Wonderful tones.
  Otto K @ 2006-May-23 22:14
• I like these equally, which is very rare. The bokeh is cool and the droplets to the right are also cool. Great choice of post processing.
  mooch @ 2006-May-23 23:52
• Dreamy capture!!
  tetsu @ 2006-May-24 10:08
• One word, Sweet.
  
  Okay have to add that I give you a coveted "I Likey"
  
  Suby
  Suby @ 2006-May-24 12:06
• love the contrast between the 2 images, but myself i would prefer them as separate shots ;) .. love the clarity of the drops on the right, & of course i love the psychedelicness of the left one
  
  both are very nice
  ;)
  MrC @ 2006-May-24 12:46
• So simple, yet so elegant. It has a dream-like ambience to it, and the tonal palette is perfect.
  Brandon @ 2006-May-24 17:27
• WOW! AMAZING! I'm speechless. This is fantastic work. beautiful tones, sharpness, and DOF. Perfect execution. Regards, Brent
  Brent Vermilyea @ 2006-May-25 03:06
• I've always wondered how to get shots like these. They are soooooo amazing. Now who took this? Seb or Ella?
  Jide Alakija @ 2006-May-25 10:54
• Excellent combination! Lovely tones! The right one is amazing: how the dark levels go into lighter levels from left up to right bottom... nice!!
  Kris @ 2006-May-25 16:13
• perfect marriage of those two shots!
  jj @ 2006-May-26 17:58
• Thanks everyone :)
  
  @Minna: Yes, both where shot from our living room window, the right one against the sky.
  
  @MrC: As standalone pictures they didn't pass our strict QC ;) Luckily we had the idea with the dyptich.
  
  @Jide: Ella took the left one, the right shot is mine.
  Sebastian @ 2006-May-28 10:15
• A good idea. Both pictures work well together. Nice one.
  garyx @ 2006-May-29 09:44
• killer combination again, you really do some great work.
  shane j montgomery @ 2006-May-31 01:35