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Blueberry Splash!
Blueberry Splash!
scarbrd


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Color on Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Houston, TX
Date: Jul 23, 2006
Aperture: 11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Abstract, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2006

 I know, I know, this has been done to death. I've been wanting to try this for a while. Many many tries to get a good one.

Blue food coloring in milk for the background

Lit by 2 strobes, dropped 2 blueberries at a time to achieve the splash with a full berry in the shot.

Open in RAW, increase sharpness and saturation slightly.
In PS, cropped
adjust color density on blueberry
size for DPC
Neat Image
add border
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 239
Avg (all users): 6.5000
Avg (commenters): 7.9130
Avg (participants): 6.4937
Avg (non-participants): 6.5022
Views since voting: 1874
Views during voting: 434
Votes: 310
Comments: 27
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 08/02/2006 04:14:40 AM
I like the extra berry in this shot.
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 08/02/2006 03:56:11 AM
Congrats on your top 20 finish! shoulda placed higher...
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 08/02/2006 01:12:56 AM
Great counter play of subject matter. Lovely colors, too. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/01/2006 08:29:00 PM
Bravo, well done
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 08/01/2006 05:40:56 PM
Yay! A blue one that is not boring!! Very nice, very nice!
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 07/31/2006 10:56:26 PM
very cool - the slash shape is nice - love the colors.
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 07/31/2006 12:24:10 PM
I like the simplicity of this picture, yet it is complex at the same time. Great shot!
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 07/30/2006 06:11:15 PM
I like the picture but I don't understand it. Why is there a slash before the blueberry hits? Nevertheless, I don't have to understant it tolike it. I like the liquid's color, I like the drops and I like how everything is in focus.
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 07/30/2006 12:08:08 AM
fantastic...I can't complain at all about this.

however, I've got one suggestion that may have made this already stellar shot even better.

adjust the lighting slightly so that the shadow of the blueberry isn't competing with the splash for it's place in the frame. that is to say, the shadow could easily be an element all its own here, but it's partially masked by the splash. I think ideally you could have three independent and equally interesting elements at play.
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 07/29/2006 11:48:07 PM
Super neat!
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 07/29/2006 02:46:27 AM
lovely.
But I would've liked to see actual 'splashing' berry as the main subject, though I don't know why.
Great color, though.
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 07/28/2006 11:53:44 PM
"Blue! It's the latest for this FALL!" ;)
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 07/28/2006 05:20:59 PM
really cool.
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 07/27/2006 01:49:10 PM
nice capture.
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 07/27/2006 11:09:52 AM
10 from me!
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 07/26/2006 10:54:48 PM
Is this taken from underneath the splash? Very crisp, clean image
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 07/26/2006 08:34:00 PM
I really like this one.....
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 07/26/2006 06:52:52 PM
nicely done. I'm sure you'll score high with this one, but this type/style of shot is, in my opinion, overused on DPC. cliche.
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 07/26/2006 06:01:06 PM
Mmmmm that blue liquid looks tasty.

Great shot. How many frames did it take to get this one?
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 07/26/2006 05:35:58 PM
YUM this looks De-lish
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 07/26/2006 05:32:49 PM
Some may argue that a blueberry is purple, but it's close enough for me... I really like the composition and capturing the right moment. Did another blueberry drop first?
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 07/26/2006 02:22:16 PM
Pleasant, cool image. Well executed, Good job.
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 07/26/2006 09:47:44 AM
awesome capture!
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 07/26/2006 08:43:42 AM
can't wait to read the background on this shot. Very nice.
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 07/26/2006 05:16:32 AM
excellent, except for the shadow of the berry, should either be not there or harder IMO - 8
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 07/26/2006 01:42:50 AM
super! great shape in the splash...well done
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