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I Found My Thrill
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ShaneBlake


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Liquid In Motion (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
Location: My Kitchen Table
Date: Jul 6, 2014
Aperture: 18.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Macro, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 6, 2014

 On Blueberry Hill

[Jul. 8th, 2014 09:54:40 AM]

I spent about 45 mins with a plate full of heavy whipping cream, 4 blueberries, and a strawberry. I had a large bowl of water to wash the berries between takes and a towel to dry them.

Lighting was a large silver reflector two feet over the plate, clamped to a chair, and lit by two SB-600's sitting behind the plate pointing up at the reflector. (really wish I'd snapped a picture of the setup...)

I tried drops with a syringe, but they never really came out, then tried dropping the fruit, then added the spoon, then gave up and took what I had.

I believe this was the one and only time I tried the blueberry in the spoon.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 96
Avg (all users): 6.8023
Avg (commenters): 7.7692
Avg (participants): 6.4082
Avg (non-participants): 7.3243
Views since voting: 2206
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 86
Comments: 34
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/14/2014 11:42:36 PM
Congratulations! Great shot - and great pay off for your persistence.
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 07/14/2014 09:02:00 PM
Beautiful capture. And it looks tasty too. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 07/14/2014 11:34:32 AM
Originally posted by IreneM:
This is excellent. Huge congrats on your yellow, Shane.


Coming from the undisputed master of such shots, I take this as the highest praise.

;)
 07/14/2014 11:21:44 AM
This is excellent. Huge congrats on your yellow, Shane.
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 07/14/2014 10:47:30 AM
Originally posted by Melethia:
Good stop motion - amazing how the blueberry has no cream on it at all.

you should see the ones who have:-)
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 07/14/2014 10:37:41 AM
Degree of difficulty on this one is Way High.
congratulations on your persistence and success.
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 07/14/2014 08:39:06 AM
Great job, when I saw this I knew my drop photo was beat.
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 07/14/2014 07:45:32 AM
Congrats!!!!!
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 07/14/2014 06:26:15 AM
Wonderful shot and result. Congrats
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 07/14/2014 05:13:30 AM
I knew this would be near the top. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 07/14/2014 02:50:14 AM
Great image and result. Congrats
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 07/14/2014 02:16:32 AM
Congratulations on your second ribbon!! Just a few weeks apart, you're on a roll!

Great image, for sure!
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 07/14/2014 02:00:31 AM
There ya go! Congrats.
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 07/14/2014 12:27:42 AM
I see you have found your thrill.. Getting ribbons.

:)

Well done dude.
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 07/14/2014 12:21:45 AM
Very nice job and finish and I admire your perseverance. Congratulations on the ribbon.
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 07/14/2014 12:18:28 AM
Congratulations on the ribbon. That blueberry looks really yummy.
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 07/14/2014 12:15:03 AM
"Missed it by that much..."

07/14/2014 12:12:49 AM
127 entries without a ribbon, and then you go back to back. Nice!
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 07/14/2014 12:06:25 AM
Congratulations on the ribbon. I love the texture on the blueberry.
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 07/14/2014 12:01:54 AM
Great shot! Sorry you just missed a new PB!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/13/2014 11:54:38 PM
Very clever, nice to see something different
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 07/13/2014 11:19:33 PM
Beautiful. I love the sharpness of the splash.
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 07/13/2014 08:42:37 PM
Fabulous and the best title ever!
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 07/13/2014 12:16:40 AM
well this is a real nice entry good title and oodles of movement
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 07/12/2014 08:39:56 PM
Oh. Excellent.


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 07/12/2014 12:15:54 AM
Good stop motion - amazing how the blueberry has no cream on it at all.
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 07/11/2014 12:11:28 PM
Nailed it.
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 07/11/2014 11:32:04 AM
So beautiful. The white is awesome. What a great photo. Even the blueberry is perfect!
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 07/10/2014 09:48:25 AM
i couldn't help but start singing along in my head with Nina Simone (you're my thrill), made me smile as i watched this image.
a 9 from me.
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 07/07/2014 09:47:43 PM
Well executed. Attractive image. Must be the first take for the blueberry - no milk on it yet. Not voting yet.
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 07/07/2014 11:32:24 AM
one of my favorites
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 07/07/2014 09:17:07 AM
Impressive details
I suppose a lot of persistence to accomplish this image
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 07/07/2014 04:11:16 AM
it's hard to get these, well done.
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 07/07/2014 02:18:43 AM
Yes, this is cliche and overdone, but it is really well done and as such I am giving you my top pick (9).
As far as I know, this could be your very first attempt at this type of shot, and you just spent 6 hours straight on it. Just because it has been done before, doesn't have to mean it has been done by YOU before, and you did very well.
The moment, the lighting and the focus are spot on!
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