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Bulgari Aqua
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Challenge: Product Shot II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Studio
Date: Mar 19, 2010
Aperture: f/16.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 19, 2010

I promise I won't try this again. Had to clone out gazillions of microscopic droplets (and their multiple reflections) - not to mention the myriads of lint (due to the electrostatic character of the acrylic glass surface. Hope it was worth the effort.

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Thanks for your votes and comments, I'm flattered.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 124
Avg (all users): 7.6294
Avg (commenters): 8.5652
Avg (participants): 7.2917
Avg (non-participants): 7.8000
Views since voting: 8625
Views during voting: 367
Votes: 143
Comments: 38
Favorites: 9 (view)


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10/19/2010 09:03:59 AM
WOW!!!! It's like I'm looking in a magazine!
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04/04/2010 07:04:44 PM
Congrats on your new PB Oliver
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04/02/2010 11:56:59 AM
The King of product shots gets his Blue :-). Nice work!!!, (no manner what color the ribbon is)..Lol
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03/30/2010 09:19:46 AM
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03/29/2010 07:12:30 PM
Still not keen on the water splash lol but a cracking shot non the less, well done on the ribbon
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03/29/2010 10:10:11 AM
"clone out gazillions of microscopic droplets "!
I admire your patience.(thumb up)
If I have the same spirit, my entry in other challenge would be better.
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03/29/2010 08:20:44 AM
Congratulations on your bug winning!!! This one was one of my favorite shots. Well done.
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03/29/2010 05:07:11 AM
A big congratulations Oliver on the well deserved Red. This one was amongst the best in the challenge for me.
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03/29/2010 12:24:34 AM
Wonderful shot Oliver - I'm getting good at picking you - only your other half had me confused :)
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03/29/2010 12:22:31 AM
congratulations! nice image!
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03/29/2010 12:20:31 AM
Oliver... great shot.... great score and a well deserved ribbon... Congrats...

Raj
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03/29/2010 12:13:20 AM
Beautiful work! Well done! Can't wait to see if you've entered the Orange challenge!
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03/29/2010 12:03:29 AM
Great editing by the way
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03/29/2010 12:02:58 AM
Thought this would get the blue...Oliver, you are blitzing this year! Well done! Three ribbons now for 2010
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/28/2010 04:16:54 PM
Beautiful!
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03/28/2010 03:10:14 PM
Lovely, with the drop action a wonderful bonus
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03/28/2010 01:23:31 PM
Great shot. Perfect work. 10
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03/27/2010 03:09:54 PM
This should finish really high. It's one of the best product shots and you have a big water drop. Hard to compete with all of that!
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03/26/2010 11:16:45 PM
Beautiful! I wish the water drop was a tiny bit sharper--it was difficult to tell what it was at first.
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03/26/2010 12:41:04 PM
I really love this shot. The product color and the background work very well together. The splash on the right is a very nice touch.
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03/26/2010 10:14:38 AM
One of my favorites of the bunch. Love everything about it, the colors, sharpness, the water, composition. Besides I wear this cologne. A winner definitely.
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03/25/2010 10:18:43 AM
This is a photograph wich is complete and perfect from beginning till the end *10*
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03/24/2010 06:05:24 PM
Cool splash there. The blue cast is nice too. (Bump)
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03/23/2010 03:33:14 PM
good choice of colors and gloss - i just wish the Bulgari was a bit more prominent - tipping the round object up a bit so we see the whole name.
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03/23/2010 09:40:04 AM
One of the best in the challenge, great work.
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03/23/2010 02:29:03 AM
Looks like one of our pro members... just gorgeous, color, composition, clarity, splash - it's all there.
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03/22/2010 04:30:29 PM
would look great even without the water drop - 8
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03/22/2010 02:04:19 PM
Nice composition but I'm not keen on the water splash or what appear to be softbox reflections.
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03/22/2010 12:10:32 PM
Amazing show of your lighting capabilities. That touch of water drop and the crown shape it makes, adds great value to the image. Hope this does well.

In my opinion, you could have cleaned the tiny droplets in the highlight areas.

Raj
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03/22/2010 11:19:08 AM
Very accomplished execution. Amongst best in challenge. 8
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03/22/2010 11:09:42 AM
Outstanding clarity in this shot. Front page material!!
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03/22/2010 09:27:07 AM
wow this is really professional, did you just rip this out of beauty product catalogue ?. Bravo an eight from me
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03/22/2010 07:16:39 AM
Sharpness, color and contrast are all spot-on. A lot of attention must have gone into those reflections!
Nice use of the water drop to add interest (hope you don't get slaughtered in voting because of it!).

Not 100% convinced by the composition of this shot. Had the potential to be a blue ribbon, but I put it equal second - 8.

I'm probably wrong, but I'm going to guess that this is Oliver's.
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03/22/2010 06:05:45 AM
This is superb work and can go straight in any glossy magazine. Congrats on the ribbon already! 10!
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03/22/2010 05:32:54 AM
really nice, but the softboxes reflections distract quite a bit
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03/22/2010 05:17:26 AM
Very nice! A few photos so far with the same theme (ie water drops on mirror finish). This is, however, one of the better ones as far as composition, focus, exposure etc. What pushes it above the rest is the subtle capture of the droplet crown. A fav & 9 from me - good luck!
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03/22/2010 12:28:23 AM
excellent ! 9
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03/22/2010 12:11:37 AM
the winner...congrats on the blue in advance...10 from me
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