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Still Drop
Still Drop
Firenzesca


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Still (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
Location: Firenze
Date: Mar 25, 2007
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 25, 2007

Still life of a drop.

Taken inside home.

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Place: 138 out of 276
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Avg (commenters): 6.4286
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Views since voting: 707
Views during voting: 254
Votes: 160
Comments: 9
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04/09/2007 06:13:03 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Great capture! Whether the subject fits the challenge or not is open to discussion, and depends on different people's interpretations of the challenge. I'd say it does, as the drops appear still, even if they are in fact in mid-motion.

I think the droplets are well captured, and look very good. However, in terms of the rest of the picture, I think there are a number of things that could have been improved.

Composition seems quite well balanced. However, an off-centre subject tends to look more dynamic than a centered one, so maybe positioning the drops more to the right would have helped? Also, I'm not sure if this is the best POV to take the picture from. Maybe a side view of the tap would have been better than one from the bottom? You can also use that in your composition, and maybe position the curve of the tap so it leads the viewer towards the main subject (like along a diagonal)

The lighting could have been better. The shadow behind the tap is really quite distracting, and it could have been disposed of by pointing a lamp towards the background. Also, the background seems very noisy, which you can get rid of in basic editing using Neat Image or similar software.

Anyway, hope this helps. Message me if you have any questions.

Jelena
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/01/2007 04:14:55 PM
Impressed u caught the drop/drops.
03/31/2007 02:58:37 AM
Neat picture, but the drop is really in motion, not quite still.
03/31/2007 12:44:48 AM
great capture
03/29/2007 10:34:18 PM
nice capture
03/29/2007 03:59:23 PM
Lighting is to harsh on faucet and shadow is distracting.
03/29/2007 10:51:41 AM
This seems far too over-sharpened.
03/29/2007 01:25:46 AM
WOW just wow the lighting is a lil off to me but still WOW
that is a great shot
03/28/2007 02:31:53 AM
i love photos of water droplets! this one is nice.


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