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True Apothecary
True Apothecary
Artan


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Challenge: Refraction of Light (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
Location: Home
Date: Mar 30, 2006
Aperture: f22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4 elephants
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2006

 I really struggled for a suitable image on this challenge.

I have been away from home so in my hotel room I experimented with a number of different themes including bottles, wine glasses, and mirrors. I played with numerous shaped abjects but for me none of them had the simplicity of this tear drop.

I know that this style has been used a number of times before, and even by me last week in the déjà vu challenge. I tried to develop a different approach using colour.

The plan was to have the tear drop in a different predominant colour to that of the background. I think the concept works!

The problem for me was trying to get all the glass in focus. I tried over 200 shots to get this.

The target at the top of the tear drop is also the same as the one at the bottom, refracted from both the background and the top bulb at the same time. This means that there is no actual true point for focus, so no amount of depth of field can solve the problem, as the image is not actually there.

This was shot at f22 to try and get DOF, however rather stupidly I had the camera set at 20 secs. I remembered this after I had pressed the shutter, so I counted 4 elephants and then covered the lens.

I liked the result so kept it….

"O true apothecary!
Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." - Romeo and Juliet

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 161
Avg (all users): 6.8396
Avg (commenters): 7.5714
Avg (participants): 6.3611
Avg (non-participants): 7.0153
Views since voting: 2975
Views during voting: 431
Votes: 268
Comments: 17
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 04/15/2006 06:37:06 PM
Great image Ian, the things you do in your hotel room!!
Your really clever with these images, well done, congrats on your placing!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/10/2006 05:38:30 PM
Very cool looking,good compositions and colors combination.
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 04/09/2006 08:23:11 PM
interesting shot, great for this challenge, love the colours and the comp...just a little on the soft side focus wise
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 04/08/2006 09:06:06 PM
Good photo, not sure about the title..."Apothecary - One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist." Source: yahoo dictionary.
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 04/07/2006 06:54:09 AM
Very cool and retro, i like it a lot!
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 04/06/2006 10:33:27 PM
Very, very nice. The colors are terrific.
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 04/06/2006 09:14:55 PM
Magnificent, but I am sure you knew. Good luck.
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 04/06/2006 08:28:33 PM
I like the combination of blue and white.
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 04/06/2006 06:04:13 PM
Very nice colors, and I like the shapes!
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 04/06/2006 09:55:54 AM
nice twist on this one -- like the bold, simple colors and composition
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 04/06/2006 06:49:34 AM
Nice crisp and sharp. Bumping up!
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 04/05/2006 09:32:48 PM
wow! crystal clear and sharp as a tack!
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 04/05/2006 03:18:27 PM
Imaginative, aesthetic, clever, effective....
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 04/05/2006 01:28:40 PM
I have two favorites in this challenge - this is one of them! :-) 10
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 04/05/2006 11:34:12 AM
great use of color
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 04/05/2006 07:22:21 AM
Are those Newton's rings?

A very clever and effective capture.
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 04/05/2006 01:25:33 AM
Incredible. Not much more to say than that. :)
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