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Challenge: Water Bottle (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Studio
Date: Mar 15, 2011
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250 th
Galleries: Action, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2011

Yes, the top of the bottle is out of focus. Why? To achieve a sharp splash I had to keep the flash output as low as possible (higher output = longer flash duration = blur), so I had to choose a rather wide aperture. In real life, this would have been solved by composing two exposures.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 121
Avg (all users): 7.0307
Avg (commenters): 7.8947
Avg (participants): 6.6923
Avg (non-participants): 7.1307
Views since voting: 4470
Views during voting: 462
Votes: 228
Comments: 36
Favorites: 4 (view)


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03/26/2011 12:32:17 PM
Congrats on the ribbon.
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03/26/2011 10:52:12 AM
That's a fabulous water bottle photo! Award worthy in every sense!
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03/24/2011 12:42:28 PM
Congrats on your red. Very nice indeed.
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03/23/2011 05:11:15 PM
Yehh I guessed right :-)
Great picture, well done
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03/23/2011 04:34:49 PM
I gave this an 8 but I didn't think this entry would do as well as it did mainly because it doesn't have enough depth of field for the top of the bottle and it stood out to me as a flaw and I was wondering what the reasoning for this was. It looks like the majority of people liked it and that is all that matters. Congratulations!

Just read your description. I guess having those FlexTT5 pocketwizards which allow you to shoot with high-speed sync would have solved your depth of field problem yet giving you sharp splashes.

Message edited by author 2011-03-23 16:45:26.
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03/23/2011 04:27:25 PM
O,H2... beautiful composition and technique. Congrats!

Message edited by author 2011-03-23 16:28:06.
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03/23/2011 11:27:39 AM
Wonderful technique and fine result.
congratulations on your placement.
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03/23/2011 09:32:04 AM
Originally posted by gyaban:

Just wondering: why didn't you simply raised the ISO, especially with a 5D2? This would have allowed for a narrower aperture, wouldn't it?


Absolutely true, but I wanted the back edge of the table to be blurred as much as possible. And when I looked at the shot on the camera display it seemed to be enough DOF for the bottle. Reshooting was no ootion timewise.

Message edited by author 2011-03-23 16:31:16.
03/23/2011 09:08:15 AM
Oliver, very high quality photo as usual. Congratulations on the ribbon!

As for the DoF debate, the top of the bottle being out of focus did not bother me: in fact, I liked it, because it puts the emphasis even more on the splash's sharpness.

In order to obtain everything in focus, obviously, composing 2 exposures would work, as you explained. Just wondering: why didn't you simply raised the ISO, especially with a 5D2? This would have allowed for a narrower aperture, wouldn't it?
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03/23/2011 06:38:34 AM
oooh!! Thanks for the explanation! I'm reading the speedlighter's handbook, and I just read the part about higher output = longer duration. But I hadn't put it together with equaling more blur (I haven't experimented that much, yet...) What a wonderful nugget of info!

Great shot! I didn't notice/care about the bottle top. :D

Congrats on the red!!
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03/23/2011 06:11:47 AM
Originally posted by bassbone:

Oliver - excuses! excuses! I did notice the bottle top out of focus and it did cost you a point or two. It is amazing how such a small detail as DOF can make the difference.

Anyway - good work as always - at least the splash is in focus. One of these days you will get a hang of studio stuff ;-P


No need for excuses, peter, I knew it would be noticed when I submitted. Regarding the studio stuff - ahem, that's what I make a living from, so if I ever got the hang (I doubt that), I would still have to do it ;-)
03/23/2011 06:06:01 AM
Oliver - excuses! excuses! I did notice the bottle top out of focus and it did cost you a point or two. It is amazing how such a small detail as DOF can make the difference.

Anyway - good work as always - at least the splash is in focus. One of these days you will get a hang of studio stuff ;-P
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03/23/2011 12:47:44 AM
Congrats on the red Oliver. Great image. I like the cool blue color and the condensation on the bottle and glass.
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03/23/2011 12:07:20 AM
Yup. Awesome.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/22/2011 09:00:43 PM
refreshhhhing. I like the slight black tint, adds some good contrast.
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03/22/2011 02:00:30 PM
really refreshing when you see it..nice timing..
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03/20/2011 07:05:20 PM
Looks like a lot a takes ,but the fianl result is a really nice splash
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03/20/2011 01:06:55 AM
This is technically very good, you've lit it well, given it an interesting background, and frozen the water droplets completely! the one thing my eye is drawn to however is the out of focus tip of the bottle.
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03/19/2011 09:25:23 PM
Come back to say that I'm pretty sure this will ribbon. Great photo, if there was a label on the bottle the company would buy it lol :P
I think the tilt here works as well, something I would never think of doing.

This looks a bit like the work of h2 or maybe hahn23
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03/19/2011 10:01:20 AM
nice clean studio shot
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03/18/2011 07:52:04 PM
Nice advertising pic 8
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03/18/2011 03:30:40 PM
I like the angle of the glass and bottle.
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03/18/2011 10:01:56 AM
Great clarity, well done. Makes me thirsty.
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03/18/2011 08:01:32 AM
The top of the water bottle is slightly out of focus.
03/18/2011 12:13:45 AM
Nice... well done, lovely capture and sharpness. Background works great.
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03/17/2011 05:39:56 PM
Splashy, refreshing, really nice.
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03/17/2011 05:32:11 PM
Another What DPC loves the most - done well of course. 7
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03/17/2011 03:42:52 AM
Finally! Something worth looking at in this challenge! Nice work.
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03/16/2011 09:59:13 PM
Very nice. The bottom left corner is my only nitpick. If it were all ice, I'd score it one better.
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03/16/2011 04:02:31 PM
Love this shot.
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03/16/2011 03:23:37 PM
this challenge winner :) nice lighting, and shot!
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03/16/2011 12:43:00 PM
Refreshing! I like!!
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03/16/2011 12:24:08 PM
Makes me thirsty just looking at it! Well done.
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03/16/2011 09:55:48 AM
Love this!!
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03/16/2011 09:18:53 AM
Very nice. I like the lighting and the water drops.
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03/16/2011 12:13:11 AM
Oh very well done, only the 3rd I've seen, but sure this is a ribbon winner alreadly, all the best.
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