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Challenge: Green II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Melbourne Australia in my bathtub
Date: Jun 5, 2006
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Water, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2006
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I spent all day trying to get this shot in the bathtub using the built in flash on my Nikon D200 as my SB600 isn't working.
Man, was the place wet! I tried a 30mm 1.4 and the 50mm 1.8, but it wasn't till I almost gave up and tried the Sigma Macro 105 2.8 that I was happy with any shots. I like the water in this and the lighting is fairly good. I also like the way the splash makes a spiral around the bottle.
The reflections in the bottle bothered me, but, what could I do??? No studio.
Basic editing...USM, colour balance, levels, saturation, neat image, border, curves, resize for web, final USM...submit...
By the way, I am not even a big alcohol drinker! This was left over from our son's 21st...
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06/17/2006 03:18:46 PM |
Hey there Hotpasta, Greetings from the Critque Club.
Great shot, well executed concept and the border works in this instance as a means to contain the action. The border even acts to push the viewer inward nice subtle touch.
They play on words in the Title is a welcome asset. The colors all work well together, however the more critical dpc'ers may nit pick about how the Green background overpowers the (I believe Stella's come in a green bottle) subject of foreground object.
Possibly your intention (I can see that) was the green water and not the bottle at all. Many weekend warriors of DPC would focus on the bottle/action that is taking place.
To confirm my Observations (Opinion) I will bring a shot down and study it locally, as I did with yours.
I honestly believe the biggest contributor to your score was that it seems a bit soft. Possibly a faster shutter would have sharpened it up a bit, but the shoot as it stands I might have done one more sharpen after the resize to clear up the lettering on the labels, doing so also sharpened the water droplets and that edge (little wave) that surrounds the bottle. Again I beleive that a touch of sharpen might have brought this up a whole point in the challenge.
When I studied the shot, just after the sharpen (which added a little contrast on it's own) I also went into to Levels and darkened just a tiny bit and then added a bit more contrast by sliding the upper right handle in levels to the left just a bit. The greens seemed to jump out a bit more.
This is a really great concept/composition and I know it was a bit of work to get that feel you were looking for. The voters as usual probably wanted to see a little more pop and sharpness.
Still this is a great job at not so easy a subject.
Andy |
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06/14/2006 01:09:42 PM |
cheers neighbor! nice score, i think we both should have done better. always next time.. right? my take on your shot was on the low end (4) sorry. i liked the splash a lot, but the choice of a brown bottle and the heavy reflection off of the bottle were too much. i think a green or clear bottle would have been more effective, though that reflection is always difficult to deal with (no studio). also all that movement never lets your eye settle into the shot, for instance if the bottle had perfect/crisp focus and appeared motionless (yours is close but a little fuzzy) it may have had more impact. otherwise...like i said we both should have done better. happy 21st to your son. peace.
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06/12/2006 03:51:15 PM |
| Nice splash image. Water kinda has an unnatural green to it though. How many images did you take to get this one? |
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06/10/2006 10:16:15 PM |
| That brings back memories. Well done. |
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06/08/2006 06:43:07 PM |
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06/08/2006 02:53:18 PM |
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06/07/2006 11:20:21 PM |
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06/07/2006 04:14:08 AM |
| I really like this.. the label is crisp, the water drops are perfect and I love the swirls in the water. My only comment would be on the orange circle above the label on the bottle - a little distracting. |
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06/07/2006 01:25:10 AM |
| Nice work this could be in a magazine |
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