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Patience and perseverance
Patience and perseverance
IreneM


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Challenge: Self Portrait Without People (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: My kitchen
Date: Feb 28, 2009
Aperture: f16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500 s
Galleries: Macro, Water
Date Uploaded: Mar 3, 2009

 I love the comments, thanks so much. tvsometime I promise you I'm not a “flighty, transparent person with garishly colorful ideas”....(at least I don't think so ;-) It's because I do these images by hand and it takes many hours work to get them, so the image and title describe me to a "T". Yes, I'm an extremely stubborn, pig-headed, determined, patient person ;-)
The image was at 8.3 after ten votes then took a horrendous dive to 5.7. It's great that it ended on a 6+ score because I love it to bits.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 157
Avg (all users): 6.3182
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.2653
Avg (non-participants): 6.3386
Views since voting: 3902
Views during voting: 368
Votes: 176
Comments: 22
Favorites: 14 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/30/2009 05:24:53 PM
I've been looking at some Martin Waugh (SP?) shots, Irene, and I think he'd be proud to call this one of his. It is truly spectacular. In fact, I like it more than any I saw on his website. I watched him working on a water drop collaboration on a Discovery Channel show, amazing. I'm thinking I have to try for myself. I think you're the master of water drops, for sure. Very inspiring.
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 03/12/2009 10:59:41 PM
Irene!!!! Congrats on top 10! Love the title ... ooo ... ya ... LOVE the water droplet :)
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 03/11/2009 07:29:51 PM
WHAT! those 1's are brutal, this is totally 'YOU' Irene. congrats on top 10
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 03/11/2009 11:49:48 AM
If this isnt a self portrait of IreneM I dont know what is. The water drop has become synonymous with you. Congrats on another stunning image, and a fine result.
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 03/11/2009 03:47:21 AM
Very attractive image Irene. Colors are fantastic and you hit the nail on the head with the self portrait. It is not as tack sharp as some of your other images, but still more than good enough.
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 03/11/2009 01:47:19 AM
Congrats on a top ten finish Irene.
Your patience and perseverance paid off!!:-)
Great shot,I really liked this one.
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 03/11/2009 01:04:16 AM
it is gorgeous, and looks like a crown, which you should be wearing as you are Queen of waterdrops!!
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 03/11/2009 12:37:21 AM
This is one of your best Irene. Great work.
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 03/11/2009 12:06:40 AM
wow...original...didn't know it was you.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/10/2009 11:23:17 PM
is that you Irene? great colors btw
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 03/10/2009 10:01:54 PM
You're patient and you persevere in order to get a nice shot. But considering the shot itself, and not the act of taking it... to me this says you're what everybody expects, you're perfect, you're a type-A personality. Because unfortunately the commonality of this type of shot here at DPC has colored my perspective.

When I think about it more than just on first glance, though, my thoughts are different and deeper. It's a very lovely shot. The colors make me think happy and warm things about the self behind the photo and I feel that the self is vibrant and fun, ready to experiment or to take on the day.
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 03/10/2009 12:26:31 PM
Irene? lol i love this stuff!
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 03/08/2009 02:54:14 PM
the bottom part almost looks like caramel...
hum
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 03/08/2009 10:42:38 AM
Better than most splash photos but the image doesn't reflect the title and I can't relate this to a "self portrait" unless you are a flighty transparent person with garishly colorful ideas. Well maybe this says more about you than you (or I) know.
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 03/05/2009 09:02:23 PM
AWESOME!
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 03/05/2009 02:00:28 AM
Wow !!!
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 03/04/2009 11:34:19 PM
nice colors and nice splash
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 03/04/2009 06:14:30 PM
posthumous? :P
to get this photo, you definitely need those traits!
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 03/04/2009 01:59:58 AM
Wonderful!
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 03/04/2009 12:58:36 AM
Has to be IreneM! what a stunning image
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 03/04/2009 12:32:38 AM
I guess the patience an perseverance is in learning how to do drop shots. This shot should do well even if most don't see any relation.
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 03/04/2009 12:20:10 AM
water drops really have to be exceptional to get a good score because of the overwhelming amount of them we see around here. The colors used really make this one stand out, well done.
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