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The famous refraction
The famous refraction
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Yellow IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Kitchen table
Date: Jan 15, 2008
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.6 sec
Galleries: Still Life, Water
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2008

 Soooooooooooo well well well, where do I start? I did quiet alot outtakes for this usually I only take loads of shots last minute and bam submit it, this time I started very early in the week...
Started off with this:

Then completly came off from there, I had never done the water refraction thing so I decided I could work on that see how it goes... started off pretty bad I would say hahahaha:
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At first the yellows weren't coming out as I wanted so that has been tweaked on lightroom...:
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But having the extra time allowed me to correct all the mistakes I could see on it, so here some other outtakes:

[thumb]//farm3.static.flickr.com/2129/2195693623_72962c5f05_m.jpg[/thumb] 1st attempt on adding the highlight... by this time the water had started to create bubbles!! Grrr:
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Finally here's the wonky original:

Didn't do alot of editing, just used the direct positive option on lightroom, cropped, unsharp mask and save for web!

I am very proud of this I am hoping for a 6+ score! OR ELSE!!!! ahahahaha =]
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POST CHALLENGE:
Oh look at that: so many letters form the site...this wouldn't be complete without me doing a booboo... I chose the wrong icon hhahahahahaha (the clever dumb balance was restored)

Ah woooooooohoooooooooo I'm sooooooooooooo happy I got a 1st page entry, thought it would do good but not THIS good. Thanks to all comments and support!





Statistics
Place: 10 out of 273
Avg (all users): 6.4122
Avg (commenters): 7.5789
Avg (participants): 6.0241
Avg (non-participants): 6.5922
Views since voting: 2849
Views during voting: 418
Votes: 262
Comments: 39
Favorites: 4 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/09/2017 04:52:09 AM
Originally posted by Cyrilda:
Beautiful! I hope you've made some money on this. It's truly a work of art.

Not really. Lost the original file :-(
 04/05/2017 10:59:27 AM
Beautiful! I hope you've made some money on this. It's truly a work of art.
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 01/29/2008 12:00:08 PM
Congrats on the top 10! Beautiful setup and shot. Keep up the great work.
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 01/23/2008 07:39:59 AM
Great job. The lines add energy and interest to this. Congratulations on 10th place!

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 01/23/2008 06:12:07 AM
Congrats on a Top 10 finish!
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 01/23/2008 05:22:47 AM
Congrats on top 10. Fantastic image.
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 01/23/2008 05:04:01 AM
Originally posted by Techo:
Very crisp and clear, with wonderful lighting and an excellent reflection. I like that you've highlighted the glass from the left, gives off a very nice effect with the reflection.
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Edited for grammar ;)

well spotted with the typo... I liked it better when it said "crips" hahaahha ;]
 01/23/2008 05:02:14 AM
Originally posted by MAK:
No BOOBOO this time girl... very well done on the top 10 and new PB score.. ROCK ON!


Yeah! I told you I didn't make a booboo on the scores thread xD PROOF IS RIGHT HERE (apart from me confusing the icons and made a mess of the details bit)
 01/23/2008 05:00:34 AM
Originally posted by Pug-H:
Congratulations on your Top 10 for the first time. Keep plugging away like that and I won't feel my vote for your Membership will be wasted. ;-P

Oh great I have that on my back now don't I?! Thanks ;]
 01/23/2008 04:53:30 AM
No BOOBOO this time girl... very well done on the top 10 and new PB score.. ROCK ON!
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 01/23/2008 03:37:27 AM
You should start early in the week more often. ;) Nice pic, well deserved top ten. Congrats on your PB too.

edit: typos

Message edited by author 2008-01-23 03:38:17.
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 01/23/2008 02:30:55 AM
congrats on your highest rated photo!
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 01/23/2008 01:55:28 AM
Way to go Luana, this is great. Love the composition and the colors.
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 01/23/2008 01:50:58 AM
TOP 10!!!! Well-done, Luana.

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 01/23/2008 01:40:12 AM
Congratulations on your Top 10 for the first time. Keep plugging away like that and I won't feel my vote for your Membership will be wasted. ;-P
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 01/23/2008 01:16:12 AM
Congrats on top 10!
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 01/23/2008 01:12:36 AM
Well done Luana! congratulations on your top ten and PB. Had no idea you were trailing ;)
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 01/23/2008 12:47:33 AM
nice work, congrats on the PB!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/22/2008 11:50:51 PM
amazing crispness and overall quality
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 01/22/2008 11:06:30 AM
very good clarity, nice idea and composition, wonderful reflections.
Only the tones look mor green than yellow to me on my monitor
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 01/22/2008 09:30:13 AM
Why do these darn cliche shots always look so good?! :-) You pulled it off quite nicely (except for the minor dust/dirt in the reflections on table). Good luck in the challenge.
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 01/21/2008 03:37:39 PM
wow its almost fake looking nice job
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 01/20/2008 12:43:21 AM
you can't go wrong with these types of images. Good Luck.
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 01/19/2008 08:49:21 PM
I like the use of the stripes to accentuate the refraction.
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 01/19/2008 11:56:38 AM
Very crisp and clear, with wonderful lighting and an excellent reflection. I like that you've highlighted the glass from the left, gives off a very nice effect with the reflection.
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Edited for grammar ;)
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 01/19/2008 10:18:24 AM
NIce crisp shot! Love the symmetry and the colour tones.
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 01/17/2008 09:48:59 PM
nice reflection and color. =)
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 01/17/2008 09:30:24 PM
Coool.
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 01/17/2008 08:46:25 PM
Sharp and clear, even if it is a cliche.
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 01/17/2008 04:18:05 PM
Though I have seen a lot of images like this here, the lighting and sharpness is awesome.
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 01/17/2008 12:50:07 PM
This subject is becoming a tad cliche, but this is very well done all the same. I like that each glass has its own thing going on. A seven for you.
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 01/16/2008 11:24:21 PM
Very cool use of repeating lines, color, reflection. Great form. The glasses are so shiny it makes me want to smudge them. :) Great shot!
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 01/16/2008 09:54:32 PM
Interesting with the varying water levels creating different patterns.
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 01/16/2008 08:07:04 PM
9 -- Love the reflection
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 01/16/2008 02:31:59 PM
I really want to not like this but I really love it! The lines and the refraction suck me in from both symmetries. Nice take on what I think is sometimes a cliche shot.
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 01/16/2008 11:22:06 AM
great shot!! i love the reflections
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 01/16/2008 07:11:39 AM
Like the concept and reflection.
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 01/16/2008 06:56:49 AM
awesome image
really stands out i'd be surprised if its not top 6
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 01/16/2008 12:17:18 AM
very nice having the stripes in there...I like it and the lighting is nice, but it lacks originality...7
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